African Startup

Samuel Gebre

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What is it like to build a tech startup in Africa. We speak with the men and women building Africa's tech infrastructure.

09/06/2022

AFRICAN E-COMMERCE: Wasoko - How to build Africa's fastest growing company from a paradise island with Daniel Yu

Wasoko, Africa's fastest growing company is an e-commerce player that tries to connect mama pop shops to the retail supply chain. It has vertically integrated along the value chain for efficiency and dependability. The company raised $120 million earlier this year valuing it at over $600 million.

48 min
09/06/2022

AFRICA GAMING: Qene Games: Can games replace coffee as Ethiopia's top export with Dawit Abraham

The last in the three-part series conversation in the gaming space is with the spokesperson of the Pan African Gaming Group, a coalition of 10 companies that came together to further grow the industry in Africa in part by opening up markets in their respective regions and as a collective. Dawit is also a game developer based out of Ethiopia with some successful games including Kukulu

29 min
09/06/2022

AFRICAN GAMING: Mekan Games - How to make a world class game from Nairobi with Evans Kiragu

Evans Kiragu and his team at MEKAN games finally landed a chart topping game with the President. An overnight success takes at least 8 years of hard work and Evans tells us about his journey and how much they made from this one game. Also, what's in store for the game developers on the continent.

46 min
09/06/2022

AFRICAN GAMING: Carry1st - How to build for the next billion gamers with Cordel Robbin-Coker

African mobile-gaming publisher Carry1st is raising $20 million in funding led by U.S. private equity firm Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Google and rapper Nas earlier this year. Now, they have seen revenues grow multiple fold and a game published through Carry1st's cohort, the President, made it to the top of the charts. So, what is next for the mobile gaming space in Africa.

55 min
09/06/2022

AFRICAN E-COMMERCE: Copia - How to deliver goods where no roads go with Tracey Turner

Copia Global is a Kenyan based e-commerce platform that primarily serves the rural market. It takes orders via mobile phones and delivers them to small shops that operate as a distribution center. The company raised $50 million in its latest round and is in the process of raising further funds for expansion into West Africa as well as introducing new fintech product lines.

51 min

5 Episodes

What is it like to build a tech startup in Africa. We speak with the men and women building Africa's tech infrastructure.

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Samuel Gebre
Episodes

5
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Clean
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African Startup

African Startup

Episodes

AFRICAN E-COMMERCE: Wasoko - How to build Africa's fastest growing company from a paradise island with Daniel Yu

AFRICA GAMING: Qene Games: Can games replace coffee as Ethiopia's top export with Dawit Abraham

AFRICAN GAMING: Mekan Games - How to make a world class game from Nairobi with Evans Kiragu

AFRICAN GAMING: Carry1st - How to build for the next billion gamers with Cordel Robbin-Coker

AFRICAN E-COMMERCE: Copia - How to deliver goods where no roads go with Tracey Turner

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