From Failure to Fortune: How Y-Combinator Shaped My Startup Journey - Tunde Kara #BuildOurAfrica

Tunde is the Founder and CEO of Vendease.

In his role as CEO, Tunde has embedded the core values of Adventure, Transparency, Excellence, Respect and Ownership in the foundation of all business operations at Vendease. With his leadership, the formidable Vendease team have been motivated to achieve meteoritic growth and expanded the company’s operations to 16 cities with fulfilment coverage all across Nigeria and Accra, Ghana, while serving over 4,000 food businesses.

Prior to his role as CEO, he was the Head of Playstudio, where he strategically enhanced brand reputation and presence for global brands such as Google, Samsung, General Electric and Coca-Cola in sub-Saharan Africa. He was also the CEO of RED Media - increasing sales and signing notable brands for customers like Unilever, Heineken, and FrieslandCampina.

In this episode, Tunde shares his entrepreneurship journey, the ups, the downs, and the people in his life who made his current success possible.