#BuildOurAfrica Speaker Series

Scaling Success: Navigating Africa's Tech Frontier - Startup Growth, Funding, and Profitability

March 12th, 2024  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 2 mins

$175 million, african startup, binance, bitcoin, bundle, capital, crypto, employee layoffs, etherium, foreign exchange, ftx, funding, fundraising, fx, layoff, microtraction, nala, nestcoin, onboard, profitability, sam bankman-fried, sbf, tech chrunch, techchrunch, vc, venture capital, web3, yele, yele badimosi

Join us as we delve into the dynamic landscape of African tech startups with the brilliant Yele Bademosi, co-founder and CEO of Nestcoin.

Master the Art of Fundraising | Exclusive Insights with Fincra's Wole Ayodele #BuildOurAfrica

October 24th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  12 mins 55 secs

#1percentbuilt, #buildourafrica, benji fernandes, fincra, nala, wole ayodele

Learn the intricacies of fundraising in the African fintech space from the Co-founder and CEO of Fincra, a leading payment solutions provider for businesses in Africa.

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

October 10th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 5 mins

nala, startup, startups, vendease, y combinator, y-c, y-combinator, yc

Payroll Panic to Client Catastrophe: S.A.'s Trailblazing Entrepreneur Velani Mboweni #BuildOurAfrica

August 29th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  48 mins 7 secs

#buildourafrica, lula, mboweni, nala, velani

Serial entrepreneur, Velani Mboweni, is Co-Founder & CEO of LULA, a mobility scaleup providing shared transportation to companies from home to work and beyond - saving money and time. He has quietly raised millions of dollars, 4x growth, served over 250 businesses, reduced over 1000 tons of CO2 and scaled across 5 cities in South Africa.

Ken Njoroge's Entrepreneurship Journey: Overcoming Tragedy and Building Success #BuildOurAfrica

August 1st, 2023  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 7 mins

#buildourafrica, cellulant, nala

Join us for an inspiring and moving interview with Ken Njoroge, co-founder and former CEO of Cellulant. Ken shares his incredible entrepreneurship journey, from the highs of building a successful company to the devastating lows of dealing with tragedy, loss, and difficult business decisions.

Wins, Losses, and the Enchanting Entrepreneurship Journey: Mathias Léopoldie #BuildOurAfrica

July 11th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 4 mins

buildourafrica, mathias leopolde, nala, nalamoney

A #BuildOurAfrica exclusive with Mathias Léopoldie, Co-Founder and CEO of Julaya.

From Betrayal, Rogue Co-Founder, to Landmark Exit: Paul Damalie #BuildOurAfrica

June 27th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 7 mins

african tech, appruve, fintech, nala, paul damalie

An exclusive, first-time on camera account on the fall-out between Paul Damalie, the co-founder and CEO of Approve, and his former co-founder.

Trailer: From Betrayal, Rogue Co-Founder, to Landmark Exit: Paul Damalie #BuildOurAfrica

June 21st, 2023  |  Season 2  |  1 min 17 secs

buildourafrica, nala, nala money, paul damalie

This is a #BuildOurAfrica exclusive, with Paul Damilie, co-founder and CEO of Approve. Get to hear all about Paul's journey in the African tech and entrepreneurial space. Learn about his background, his upbringing, his first venture into entreprneurship and the challenges he has encountered, key among them- betrayal from his former co-founder, and the damage it brought with it.

From a Small Village to Building Tanzanias Largest Digital Agency: Edwin Bruno #BuildOurAfrica

May 19th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  43 mins 42 secs

#buildourafrica, benji fernandes, nala

Join us for an inspiring interview with Edwin Bruno, the founder and CEO of Smart Africa Group, a successful East African company with roots in Moshi, Tanzania. Edwin shares his incredible entrepreneurship journey, from the early days of starting his first business while still in university to growing a company with operations across East Africa.