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Founders Connect is on a mission to document the stories, journeys and ideologies of leading and emerging African entrepreneurs and operators. The podcast aims to create meaningful insights that can be shared and beneficial to other founders, entrepreneurs, knowledge seekers, consumers and the world in general - targeting a wide variety of audiences.
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Bayo 'Lion' Adedeji is the current Group CEO of Wakanow, Africa's one-stop shop for cheap flights, hotel reservations and airport pickups. Before Wakanow, Bayo was a Senior Finance Manager at Amazon, in charge of fulfilment supporting product teams in 16 countries.During his segment at #FoundersConnect Live in London, Bayo shared his insights on th…
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Tosin Eniolorunda is a leading innovator in the African Fintech space. He is the founder and CEO of Moniepoint Inc, a global, all-in-one, digital financial services provider with operations in Nigeria and an ongoing expansion into other emerging markets. Since 2019, Moniepoint Inc. has powered over a million businesses, offering payment, banking, c…
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“My own rule to networking is to give. You gain when you’re a giver” In this episode of Founders Connect, Damilare Ogunleye, founder of Foodlama, shared his insights during his Keynote session in London about the importance of networking for growth especially as an entrepreneur. Tune in!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po…
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In this Founders Connect episode, our host, Peace Itimi, sits down with the incredible Femi Iromini, the brain behind the YC-backed Moni Africa. Get ready for a candid conversation that goes beyond the boardroom!What's on the agenda?- Femi's backstory- Overcoming lending challenges in Africa- From Geology to Crowdfunding: Femi's fundraising journey…
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Obi Emetarom is a serial tech entrepreneur who has focused his entire career on the Fintech space in Africa. For his first venture in 2004 he co-founded Parkway Projects to provide fintech solutions for commercial Banks in Nigeria. After exiting, he cofounded Appzone in 2008 and since then has created several innovative startups within Appzone.In N…
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Tosin Eniolorunda is the co-founder and CEO of Moniepoint (previously TeamApt), a global, all-in-one, digital financial services provider with operations in Nigeria and an ongoing expansion into other emerging markets. Since 2019, Moniepoint Group’s technology has powered over a million businesses, offering all the payment, banking, credit, and bus…
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Eloho Omame is the co-founder of First Check, a Venture Capital firm giving women-led companies their first seed investments. Before First Check, she was the MD and CEO of Endeavor, a company dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs to scale. In this Founders Connect interview, Eloho shares her unique journey and all the varied facets that have contri…
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Born in Togo, and raised in Ireland, Joe Kinvi, the founding partner of HoaQ club, has lived a bold and audacious life. In this episode of Founders Connect, he walks us through the many changes and decisions he made that have pushed him to success. From learning english to working at E&Y, starting Touchtech (acquired by Stripe) and founding HoaQ. T…
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For over a decade, Fola Olatunji David has been immersed in the Tech and Business world. He has worked in so many different industries, from IT and consulting to e-commerce and education. He has also contributed immensely to the business scene in Africa through his work in VC. In this episode, Fola shares his experience working at Amazon Web Servic…
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Damilare is a top technology and digital marketing professional who lives in the UK. He is the founder of Foodlama, a browser Extension that helps you easily find food that matches your preferences when shopping for groceries online. Before Foodlama, he co-founded Hazina, a company that delivered product samples from fast-moving consumer goods (FCM…
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Softcom is a thinking company that gives companies the tools to help them grow by giving them access to better banking, helping them sell and receive payments seamlessly, learn and grow. In this Tell-All interview, Yomi Adedeji, Softcom’s CEO and Co-founder, shares his story. Growing up in a Nigerian family with parents who gave him a level of inde…
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Meet Kemi Olawoye, the Founder and CEO of BabyMigo, a Nigerian femtech startup founded in 2017, which is increasing the amount of access families have to to quality information surrounding pregnancy and parenthood. They have amassed over 250,000 users on their platform, and are steadily growing. In this interview, Kemi shares her story. Growing up …
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Erika Brodnock is an award-winning entrepreneur, philanthropist, angel investor, and keynote speaker. She is the founder of Kami, an app that provides support and counseling for working parents. Before Kami, she founded Karisma Kidz, a company focused on producing games and toys for kids. She is also the Co-founder and Head of Research for Extend V…
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Bradley Want is the VP of Growth at Kuda, a fintech company operating in Nigeria and expanding to other countries which has over 3 million customers worldwide and is valued at $500 million as at August 2021. In this episode of Founders Connect, we discuss diverse areas of mobile company growth, Bradley’s experience working at Kuda, growth stacks an…
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Meet Kemi Olawoye, the Founder and CEO of BabyMigo, a Nigerian femtech startup founded in 2017, which is increasing the amount of access families have to to quality information surrounding pregnancy and parenthood. They have amassed over 250,000 users on their platform, and are steadily growing. In this interview, Kemi shares her story. Growing up …
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Peter Bunor Jr. is the Co-founder and Growth Lead at Field Intelligence, a pharmaceutical supply chain that helps governments and businesses grant access to healthcare in the fastest-growing parts of the world. He shares his life journey with us in this episode of Founders Connect. From being born into the family of a Nollywood veteran actor to bec…
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Mariam Jimoh is the founder and CEO of Oja, a one-stop shop for cultural foods. Oja’s mission is to radically reshape groceries and make foods from all cultures accessible from anywhere in the world. Mariam was recognised in the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 Technology list, and her company also recently raised 3.4 million dollars in funding. In this int…
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Ijeoma Akwiwu is the Chief Operations Officer and CO-Founder of Pivo, a digital bank for trade in Africa. Before Pivo, she studied law at Lagos State University, then worked for several years as a firm lawyer, before getting into corporate practice as an In-house lawyer at Gilmor Engineering. After a few years of practice, she attended the Universi…
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Preston Timeyin Ideh is Co-founder and CEO of Stears, an Intelligence startup providing data and insights on local (and global) affairs for enterprises and individuals. Stears' mission is to become the world's most trusted source of African data, insight and data collection tools for businesses, financial and policy professionals. Before founding S…
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Moe "Moechievous" Odele, is the Founding Partner at Vazi Legal and the founder of Scale My Hustle. Vazi Legal is a foremost tech-focused law firm with practices in Nigeria and the United States. They provide legal services to tech startups, venture capital funds, and other organisations. Scale My Hustle is a social enterprise focused on helping ent…
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Tomilola Majekodunmi is the Founder and CEO of Bankly, a Nigerian fintech startup digitizing cash for the unbanked. She has over ten years of experience in the finance industry, having worked as an investment banker and analyst for the majority of her career. In this Interview, Tomilola shares her journey with us, from studying physiology at the Un…
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Moses Enenwali is the Co-founder and CEO of Topship, a logistics service provider helping people send items to over 200 cities all over the world. Before Topship, he worked in Africa Courier Express (ACE) and Sendbox, experiences that influenced his decision to build. In this interview, Moses tells us more about his person, his career trajectory, h…
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Adia Sowho is the Chief Marketing Officer of MTN Nigeria, a multinational mobile telecommunications company that operates in many African and Asian countries. She is a powerhouse business expert, that is full of "masterclasses" as she says in this episode. Before MTN, Adia acquired a lot of experience working in different capacities at different co…
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Adetola Onayemi, is the Co-Founder & CEO of Norebase, a digital infrastructure startup that helps individuals expand their businesses with ease. Before Norebase, Tola worked studied Law in the University of Lagos where he graduated with a First Class, and did his Masters in Cambridge. He then worked in an Advisory role for the Nigerian government, …
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Olawale Adetula is a senior marketing professional with more than 12 years of experience in media and production, marketing strategy, and e-commerce. His portfolio is varied and interesting, ranging across different fields including Banking, Logistics, Ecommerce and more! He is the founder of TNC Africa, a media production company dedicated to taki…
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Chimezie Emewulu, is a tech founder with over a decade of experience building tech products. He is the founder of Seamfix, a people & software development company that seamlessly automates processes for productivity and revenue for over 100 million Nigerians. In this podcast episode, Chimezie sits down with me to share his experience building Seamf…
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Kennedy Ekezie-Joseph's Linkedin states that his "north star is to unlock socio-economic prosperity for Africa." He is taking steps to do this through Kippa, a package deal of financial management solutions for small businesses in Africa. Kippa gives merchants easy digital tools to help them run their businesses successfully and provides various se…
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Florence Githinji is the Regional Marketing Manager of YellowCard, a crypto company in Africa that enables its users buy and sell crypto with various payment options. She has an extensive background working in Marketing and a deep understanding of the systems in the East African region. Coming from a background in Journalism, she has established he…
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Ben Lyon is the CoFounder and CEO of Hover Developer Services, the parent company of Stax, a simple & secure way to transfer money, buy airtime, & pay bills in Africa without dialling USSD codes or relying on an internet connection. In this episode of Founders Connect, I ask Ben questions about his background, growing up in Southern America, moving…
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Jude Dike has gained so much experience as an engineer, programming professionally for 6 years. He has an Engineering degree in Computer Science from the University of Lagos and has worked on projects with companies locally and internationally revolving around Tech and Finance. He is the founder of GetEquity, a company democratizing access to Start…
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In the last year, riveting news has been circulating on a 19-year old Nigerian founder who has taken the Tech-crypto world by the horns. His name is Njoku Emmanuel, CEO and CoFounder of Lazerpay, a crypto payment gateway startup with the main aim of facilitating crypto payments around the world for businesses and individuals. Lazerpay was launched …
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Ayo Akindele is the Founder and CEO of Kyshi a payment startup that aims to facilitate transnational money transactions inorder to alleviate the inconveniences attached to sending money across borders. Before becoming a startup founder, he worked for 14 years in the Corporate world as a Sales personnel at Preqin, and was able to grow and learn so m…
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Koromone “KK” Koroye is the acting editor-in-chief and managing editor at TechCabal, a PanAfrican Publication that seats at the centre of stories and news on the tech ecosystem. She manages TechCabal’s newsroom and the team of reporters & journalists. And in her capacity as acting Editor-in-Chief, oversees the day to day activities and attends even…
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Duncan Muchangi is a Venture capital investor with extensive experience working and starting African technology companies. He is the founder of Unicorn Growth Capital, an early-stage VC firm investing in the future of FinTech & Web3.0 in Africa by funding startups with innovative solutions at the core of their mission. Before Unicorn Growth Capital…
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Marvin Coleby has an interesting background. Born in Paris, raised in the Bahamas, studied in Canada, and now lives in Kenya. His global perspective has influenced his desire for Panafrican Unity and has influenced his vision for Raise, a digital equity management platform, with the aim of bringing "security, transparency and simplicity to the Afri…
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Bunmi Akinyemiju is a serial entrepreneur, investor and CEO of Venture Garden Group (VGG), a high growth technology investment holding company that has incubated and invested in fintech companies that provide innovative solutions in multiple sectors of the African economy. He is also a Founding Partner at GreenHouse Capital (GHC) - the venture arm …
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Kay Akinwumi is an entrepreneur based in London and Nigeria. He has worked as a consultant for various initiatives such as SKy, Patch, and the Labour Party, helping them build tech solutions for their users. He is the founder of Zazuu, a platform that allows migrants and businesses to send money with the best rates and remittances, and choose what …
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Ameyaw Debrah is a Ghanaian celebrity blogger, freelance journalist, and reporter. He is the founder of AmeyawDebrah.com, a thriving entertainment website and blog that publishes Ghanaian celebrity news. He earned a bachelor's degree in publishing from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. In this podcast, Ameyaw shares his life, jour…
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Odun Eweniyi is the Founder and Chief Operations Officer of Piggyvest, a secure online savings platform that is valuable for its flexible savings options. She is also a CoFounder of FirstCheck, an Investor Operative dedicated to aiding women in building companies, and the Feminist Coalition, a group of women that work together for Women's rights an…
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On Linkedin, Eyitayo describes himself as "really enthusiastic about Web3 and products that digitalize how people learn." He is the CEO of Utiva, a digital business that aims to change how Africans and people of colour enter the tech industry by assisting learners in transitioning from classrooms to on-the-job learning, and one of the pioneers in t…
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Godwin Tom is a renowned talent manager, creative entrepreneur and the Chief Executive officer at iManage Africa, a Talent & Events management company set up in 2017. Godwin Tom has worked with or managed artists like MI, Wizkid, Waje, Davido, Rooftop MCs, and many others. With 10 years in the industry and practical experience at management level f…
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Tosin Faniro-Dada is the Managing Director & CEO of Endeavor in Nigeria. Tosin is passionate about supporting entrepreneurs and helping them scale, not just for the immediate impact this has on their organization but more for the multiplier effect, which confers on the larger society and economy. She has worked with entrepreneurs in various life-cy…
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Big Cabal, which publishes the tech and youth publications, TechCabal and Zikoko. TechCabal provides the reporting, data and events that will help the world understand technology and tech business in Africa, while Zikoko creates high-engagement content around culture and what it means to be young in Africa today. Tomiwa has taken Big Cabal through …
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Abdulhamid Hassan is the CEO of Mono, a data startup that is “powering the internet economy” in Africa. Mono is the modern financial infrastructure for Africa, backed with $17M from Tiger Global, Entree capital, Target global, DST, SBI Group, and powering companies like Carbon, Tangerine, Renmoney, Identitypass and so much more. Mono is currently l…
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Babajide is an experienced professional whose mission is to help founders build long-lasting technology-enabled companies in Africa. His experience spans tech, banking, and consulting. Babajide previously worked as a Community Manager with Andela, had stints in Access Bank and Phillips Consulting and is the ex-country manager of Safeboda. Currently…
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Michael Trojan Okoh is a 22-year-old creative developer, co-founder and CTO at The Peer. The Peer is a technology company with a bold mission—to help businesses and Apps enable business-to-business transfers for their customers with their API infrastructure. In this podcast, Trojan as he is fondly called, talks about learning to code at a young age…
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Lotanna Nwose is a web technology enthusiast and techpreneur who is one of the 3 co-founders of Ghanaian startup, InvestSika where he is in charge of partnerships and operations. InvestSika is on a mission to make investing accessible to all Africans. And it is starting in Ghana, one of the leading countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Lotanna spe…
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Bernard Parah is a Tech entrepreneur who is very passionate about solving monetary difficulties using Bitcoin technology. He is the CEO of Bitnob, a technology and financial services company that lets users buy, save and invest in bitcoin. Bitnob offers a ton of other options, like loans, Dollar-Cost-Averaging plans, and many much more. It also ope…
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Temitope Ekundayo and Ibukun Oloyede are the Co-CEOs of Printivo, a print-on-demand startup that enables small and medium enterprises to print items. Its core offering is its ability to help anyone, regardless of location or size, print items without the hassles of traditional solutions. Temitope and Ibukun’s new responsibility as joint CEO is to s…
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Toba Adeyanju is a business development expert who is currently creating magic in the music industry. He is the CEO of Ejoya Music, a fast-rising music technology company that creates tools for musicians to distribute, market and monetise their content. In this video, Toba talks about his background, his journey into the entertainment business, sta…
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