Hi everyone!

Welcome to the UpStartVC Podcast, a podcast where we talk to entrepreneurs about the things they’re building and investors about the entrepreneurs they’re backing.

It is hosted by Kamo Motaung an entrepreneur and BCom Honours Investment Management graduate; and, Daryn Munnik, currently pursuing a Masters in Development Finance, with research and support from Vuyo Mzini, Tshepo Mashele, Michael Ncube and Rishabh Krishna.

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This week we chat with Zanele Matome on her mission to deliver health to the doorstep of an overlooked segment of the market through her startup Welo.

The themes we discuss are:

* Zanele’s Entrepreneurship Journey.

* The power of referrals.

* Client acquisition during Covid.

* Welo’s growth hacking strategy, business model and pricing strategy.

* Building in public and Welo’s personal touch.

* Welo’s fundraising journey.

* What Zanele would put on a billboard.

We have also put together a background research note on Welo, it is available here:

Welo research note

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Cheers

The UpStartVC Team

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