Disrupt Podcast

Podcast on all the happenings in Africa's tech startup ecosystem put together by the team at Disrupt Africa.

DP #79: The month in fintech - episode 4

Produced in partnership with NjiaPay and Africhange, “The month in fintech” is Disrupt Africa’s regular podcast on the African fintech space. This episode catches you up on all the latest news from the ecosystem, discusses NjiaPay's whirlwind first year with CEO Jonatan Allback, and debates whether stablecoins, in spite of global controversies, can solve real world problems in Africa.

11-16
21:18

DP #78: The month in VC - episode 22

“The month in VC” is a regular deep-dive into the African investment space. Produced in partnership with Novastar Ventures, each episode wraps up the latest news in African VC, profiles a leading investor, and digs into a key theme or trend in conversation with partner VCs. In this episode, we’ll be chatting to Kiara Suttner-Tromp, partner at Cape Town-based VC firm HAVAÍC, about her career and her firm’s activities on the continent, as well as representatives from Launch Africa Ventures and E4E Africa to find out about a new innovation on the continent, the Launch Africa SAFE Purchase Agreement, which aims to change the way early-stage funds exit their investments.

06-08
24:18

DP #77: The month in fintech - episode 3

Produced in partnership with Africhange, “The month in fintech” is Disrupt Africa’s regular podcast on the African fintech space. This episode catches you up on all the latest news from the ecosystem, chats growth with Oze's Dave Emnett, and discusses Africa's burgeoning crypto and blockchain scene with DCG's Aaron Fu.

05-18
24:44

DP #76: The month in VC - episode 21

“The month in VC” is a regular deep-dive into the African investment space. Produced in partnership with Novastar Ventures, each episode wraps up the latest news in African VC, profiles a leading investor, and digs into a key theme or trend in conversation with partner VCs. The latest episode sees us speak to Aaron Fu from DCG about his career and his company's plans to scale crypto-focused investing in Africa, while we also dig into the findings of our recently-released funding report.

04-06
29:31

DP #75: Startup Success Stories and the Impact of NVIDIA Support

Produced in collaboration with NVIDIA, this episode of Disrupt Podcast sees us get inspired by two incredible startups - Per Partners and OORB – that are members in the NVIDIA Inception programme, and find out how the programme has fueled their growth. Learn more about our NVIDIA Inception program here: : https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/startups/?ncid=ref-inc-898673-Disruptpodcast

03-22
21:16

DP #74: The month in fintech - episode 2

Produced in partnership with Africhange, “The month in fintech” is Disrupt Africa’s regular podcast on the African fintech space. This episode sees us speak to Brandon Roberts, CEO of South African fintech LittleFish, and talk to entrepreneurs and investors about how fintech funding is faring in the age of the reset.

12-15
25:58

DP #73: A decade of development - a forward-thinking retrospective on 10+ years of African VC

To mark the 10th birthday of Novastar Ventures, one of the largest and most experienced VC firms in Africa, Disrupt Africa's Tom Jackson caught up with Novastar's Sapna Shah, plus founders Adetayo Bamiduro (MAX) and Jit Bhattacharya (BasiGo) to look back on 10 years of development, look forward to the future, and discuss how we can all work together to ensure the sector fulfills it potential.

12-08
36:23

DP #72: The month in VC - episode 20

“The month in VC” is a regular deep-dive into the African investment space. Produced in partnership with Atlantica Ventures, each episode wraps up the latest news in African VC, profiles a leading investor, and digs into a key theme or trend in conversation with partner VCs. The latest episode sees us speak to Zachariah George from Launch Africa Ventures, and we’ll also be discussing how we can go about getting more Africa-based investors - be they angels or institutions - backing African tech startups.

11-10
23:46

DP #71: The month in VC - episode 19

“The month in VC” is a regular deep-dive into the Africa’s investment space. Produced in partnership with Atlantica Ventures, each episode wraps up the latest news in African VC, profiles a leading investor, and digs into a key theme or trend in conversation with partner VCs. The latest episode sees us speak to Mareme Dieng, Africa lead at 500 Global, and we’ll also be looking at the positives - and indeed negatives - of Africa-focused investors having previously been entrepreneurs or operators themselves.

10-13
29:57

DP #70: The month in fintech - episode 1

DP #70: The month in fintech - episode 1 - Produced in partnership with Africhange and Onafriq, “The month in fintech” is Disrupt Africa’s new podcast on the African fintech space. This episode sees us speak to Rachel Balsham, managing director for Southern and East Africa at omni-channel digital payments platform Onafriq, and Tega Ogigirigi, head of growth at Africhange, for a discussion around cross-border payments and remittances on the continent.

10-06
33:52

DP #69: The month in VC - episode 18

“The month in VC” is a regular deep-dive into the Africa’s investment space. Produced in partnership with Atlantica Ventures, and Goodwell Investments, each episode wraps up the latest news in African VC, profiles a leading investor, and digs into a key theme or trend in conversation with partner VCs. The latest episode sees us speak to Tosin Faniro-Dada, partner at Breega Capital, about her career and her firm’s new Africa-focused fund, while we also dig into how a startup changes once it has secured venture capital with the help of Goodwell’s Wim van der Beek.

09-08
23:34

DP #68: The month in VC - episode 17

“The month in VC” is a regular deep-dive into the Africa’s investment space. Produced in partnership with Atlantica Ventures, and Goodwell Investments, each episode wraps up the latest news in African VC, profiles a leading investor, and digs into a key theme or trend in conversation with partner VCs. The latest episode sees us speak to Lexi Novitske of Norrsken22, and dig into the findings of Disrupt Africa's recent research publication "Diversity Dividend".

08-07
28:46

DP #67: The month in VC - episode 16

“The month in VC” is a regular deep-dive into the Africa’s investment space. Produced in partnership with Atlantica Ventures, and Goodwell Investments, each episode wraps up the latest news in African VC, profiles a leading investor, and digs into a key theme or trend in conversation with partner VCs. The latest episode sees us speak to Lavanya Anand from pan-African PE and VC firm AfricInvest, and dig deep into the current "funding winter" and when we can finally expect it to end.

07-13
20:40

DP #66: The month in VC - episode 15

“The month in VC” is a regular deep-dive into the Africa’s investment space. Produced in partnership with Atlantica Ventures, and Goodwell Investments, each episode wraps up the latest news in African VC, profiles a leading investor, and digs into a key theme or trend in conversation with partner VCs. The latest episode sees us speak to Justin Stanford from the Cape Town-based 4Di Capital about his career, company, and investment ethos, while we also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of specialisation within the African venture capital landscape.

06-02
31:06

DP #65: The month in VC - episode 14

“The month in VC” is a regular deep-dive into the Africa’s investment space. Produced in partnership with Atlantica Ventures, and Goodwell Investments, each episode wraps up the latest news in African VC, profiles a leading investor, and digs into a key theme or trend in conversation with partner VCs. The latest episode sees us speak to Emmanuel Adegboye, head of Madica, a sector-agnostic investment programme that has just made its first investments, about his career, company, and investment ethos, while we also discuss the relevance of "impact" within the African venture capital landscape.

05-05
34:41

DP #64: The month in VC - episode 13

“The month in VC” is a regular deep-dive into the Africa’s investment space. Produced in partnership with Hlayisani Capital, Atlantica Ventures, and Goodwell Investments, each episode wraps up the latest news in African VC, profiles a leading investor, and digs into a key theme or trend in conversation with partner VCs. The latest episode sees us speak to Wim van der Beek from Goodwell Investments about his career, company, and investment ethos, while we also discuss the importance of being "founder-friendly", or whether indeed that is just a marketing phrase.

04-07
31:55

DP #63: The month in VC - episode 12

“The month in VC” is a regular deep-dive into the Africa’s investment space. Produced in partnership with Katapult Africa, Hlayisani Capital, Atlantica Ventures, and Endeavor South Africa, each episode wraps up the latest news in African VC, profiles a leading investor, and digs into a key theme or trend in conversation with partner VCs. The latest episode sees us speak to Antonia Bothner from Endeavor South Africa about her career and investment ethos, while we also discuss with importance of due diligence, and how different investors go about conducting it.

03-03
32:24

DP #62: The month in VC - episode 11

“The month in VC” is a regular deep-dive into the Africa’s investment space. Produced in partnership with Katapult Africa, Hlayisani Capital, Atlantica Ventures, and Endeavor South Africa, each episode wraps up the latest news in African VC, profiles a leading investor, and digs into a key theme or trend in conversation with partner VCs. The latest episode sees us speak to Ameya Upadhyay from fintech-focused VC Flourish Ventures about his career and investment ethos, while we also discuss with investors the findings of Disrupt Africa's recent funding report, which tracked a difficult 2023 investment-wise as the global "funding winter" began to bite.

02-04
20:53

DP #61: Learning digitally - how ed-tech is boosting accessibility of education in Africa, episode 3

Disrupt Africa has teamed up with eLearn Africa to release a three-part deep-dive into the African ed-tech startup space. In episode three, we're analysing the funding and support ecosystem that is helping ed-tech startups scale, and whether more needs to be done to help the space fulfil its potential.

01-21
12:16

DP #60: Learning digitally - how ed-tech is boosting accessibility of education in Africa, episode 2

Disrupt Africa has teamed up with eLearn Africa to release a three-part deep-dive into the African ed-tech startup space. In episode two, we're digging into the potential of ed-tech, and discovering how COVID-19 was not such a bad thing for online learning on the continent.

01-14
11:16

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