Best Founders Factory Africa Podcasts (2024)

1
The Factory Founder Podcast EP16: Revolutionising personal wealth management through crypto-investments with Sean Andrew Sanders 45:00

2h ago45:00

45:00

In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Revix Founder & CEO & Founder Sean Andrew Sanders offers in-depth insights about live efforts to scale their crypto-investments platform in South Africa and how they are poised to take on other markets. What to look forward to in this episode: Sizing the crypto investing market in South Africa [2:15] Revix’s…

1
MENA Region Vibe Check + Lessons from Startup Tunisia 42:50

3d ago42:50

42:50

🎙️ This month's episode takes us to Tunisia, speaking to Mariem Sellami, a founder and former program manager at Startup Tunisia to understand what it’s like running a venture in Tunisia. 🇹🇳 Like most nascent tech ecosystems, the government plays an important role in the Tunisian ecosystem, with legal frameworks like the Startup Act—passed in 2019—…

1
Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP11: New Financing Models to Better Support the African Startup Ecosystem 59:42

1M ago59:42

59:42

🎙️ In this live podcast episode, recorded in front of an audience at the Founders Factory Africa offices in Johannesburg, an engaging panel discussion featuring our CEO, Bongani Sithole, alongside Meïssa Gueye, International Finance Corporation, Nicola Galombik, Executive Director, Yellowwoods Group, touch base on the African tech ecosystem, sharin…

1
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep14: Charting a Path for Meaningful Impact 31:08

1M ago31:08

31:08

🌍 Creating impact in the African tech ecosystem takes many stakeholders, and while venture dollars might grab the biggest headlines, foundation and impact partners also play a crucial role. You might even argue—correctly—that these impact partners have influenced traditional VC players and shaped how they think about investing on the continent. 🚀 T…

1
Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP10: Driving Auto Retail Forward With Carbin Africa 44:09

2M ago44:09

44:09

🎙️ CEO of Carbin Africa, Femi Oriowo, and Co-founder Fawaz Abdul go bar-for-bar with Andile Masuku (Head of Community, FFA) and Amara Muoneke (Venture Design Lead, FFA) in this podcast episode, uncovering how Carbin Africa is changing the game in the auto retail space throughout Africa and joining the Founders Factory Africa Gen F initiative workin…

1
The Factory Founder Podcast EP15: Leveraging Supply Chain Tech To Map Kenya's Medicine Route with Denis Njuguna 16:06

2M ago16:06

16:06

In this Factory Founder podcast episode, we caught up with Denis Njuguna, the CEO of JungoPharm, where we delved into the journey of JungoPharm, its beginnings, and overcoming challenges. Denis shared valuable insights into JungoPharm's growth trajectory. He discussed their customer acquisition strategies, trend forecasting in core markets, and the…

1
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep13: Brain Skills and Mental Health for Founders 30:07

3M ago30:07

30:07

📍 The end of the year's first quarter is typically a time for companies—and their founders—to take stock of what has been accomplished so far. So for public companies, we huddle over investor calls and try to understand performance. For private companies, we hope and pray a media publication somehow finds their numbers and shares them with us. 🎯 Fo…

1
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep12: Choosing The Right Funding in 2024 1:08:46

3M ago1:08:46

1:08:46

💡 Join our host, Loraine Achar, featuring esteemed panelists Bruce Nsereko-Lule (General Partner, Seedstars Africa Ventures), June Odongo (Founder & CEO, Senga Technologies), Jason Musyoka (Chief Financial Officer, Rology), as they go bar-for-bar on the topic of discussion, “The Good and Bad of Funding - Choosing the Right Capital in 2024.” 💸 📍 Cho…

1
Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP9: Coming Home to Roost with Pullus Africa 51:11

3M ago51:11

51:11

Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP9: Coming home to roost with Pullus Africa 🎙️ In this episode, Opeoluwa Fayomi, co-founder and CEO of Pullus Africa, shares her founder origin story from making extra cash doing graphic design while studying Engineering Physics in the hope of working at the National Aeronautical Space Agency to building a tech solution for …

1
The Factory Founder Podcast EP14: Innovating Financial Access for Farmers with Koya Matsuno 16:40

3M ago16:40

16:40

In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Koya Matsuno, co-founder of Vunapay, delves into the innovative world of VunaPay and its mission to transform the economic landscape for smallholder farmers. VunaPay offers instant payouts to smallholder farmers as they deliver their produce. Koya explores the implications of VunaPay's instant payout system,…

1
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep11: Balancing Funding Pressure with Solving Customer Pain Points 39:56

4M ago39:56

39:56

🎙️ In this episode, we talk about how founders can focus on solving real problems instead of building ventures that prioritise fundraising first and solving user pain points second. With fundraising harder and founders finding themselves in a pinch, the macro seems to be exerting overt influence on how founders position and build their businesses. …

1
Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP8: Exploring the Intersection of Events with Tech Ecosystem Momentum 34:15

4M ago34:15

34:15

Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP8: Exploring the Intersection of Events with Tech Ecosystem Momentum In this episode, Kadi Diallo, Portfolio Manager for the Africa Tech Festival, talks to our Head of Community, Andile Masuku, about the importance of events as a driver of tech ecosystem momentum. Kadi unveils the secrets to organising communities through c…

1
The Factory Founder Podcast EP13 - Optimising Order Fulfillment & Retail Distribution in Africa with Ope Onaboye 31:49

4M ago31:49

31:49

In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Ope Onaboye, Co-founder and CEO of Renda Africa, unveils the curtain on building the end-to-end fulfillment infrastructure that businesses require to be able to scale across Africa and shares personal anecdotes and insights into his journey as a founder. Renda's mission is to simplify order fulfillment and r…

1
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep10: Lessons from the African Early Stage Investor Summit 2023 1:11:30

5M ago1:11:30

1:11:30

🇿🇦 This month's podcast was recorded at the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit 2023 (AESIS 2023), held in Cape Town between 30 November and 2 December 2023. Featuring sector heavyweights Aly El Shalakany (Advisory Board Member, AESIS), Eleni Gabre-Madhin (Chief Innovation Officer, UNDP Africa), Tracy Kimathi (Founder, BARIDI), Ben White (Director a…

1
Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP7: Hacking Africa's Startup Ecosytem 38:39

5M ago38:39

38:39

Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP7: Hacking Africa's Startup Ecosystem Abderrahmane Chaoui, Chief Exploration Officer at Sendemo, lets us into his world of journalism, network building, and reporting on the African tech ecosystem. Sendemo is a research-based consultancy for African startup ecosystems, offering services like ecosystem assessment, market res…

1
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep9: Zambia ecosystem insights + Lessons from Cellulant 32:44

5M ago32:44

32:44

🎙️ In this month’s podcast, the final one for the year 2023, we talk about how iteration leads to success and also touch on the Zambian tech ecosystem. Gilbert Lungu, the Country Manager for Cellulant, one of Africa’s “OG” fintech startups that has raised $55 million to date. Lungu has the chops to help us understand the Zambian tech ecosystem, hav…

1
The Factory Founder Podcast EP12: Driving inclusion through smart addressing with Timbo Drayson 32:24

5M ago32:24

32:24

In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Timbo Drayson, Co-founder & CEO of OkHi, shares personal anecdotes and insights into building their revolutionary smart addressing system to reduce fraud in financial services and enable financial inclusion. OkHi's mission is to empower and include individuals without an address to access critical services l…

1
Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP6: Navigating Technical Debt In Early-Stage Startups - Product Validation 29:13

6M ago29:13

29:13

Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP6: Navigating Technical Debt in Early Startups: Product Validation In this final episode of a two-part series on the Not So Secret Sauce Podcast, Kevin Odongo, Senior Software Architect at Founders Factory Africa, and Fabian Elliot, Africa Startup and Venture Capital Business Development Manager at Google Cloud for Startups…

1
The Factory Founder Podcast EP11: Thriving beyond borders through healthcare with Sam Baddoo and Sidi Saccoh 35:36

6M ago35:36

35:36

In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Sam Baddoo, Founder & CEO of Fleri and COO, Sidi Saccoh, expand on their vision to create a world that allows immigrants to thrive and flourish, and not just survive in their countries of adoption. One of the biggest challenges for migrants living in the diaspora, away from the countries they were born or gr…

1
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep8: Investing within Francophone Africa’s tech ecosystem 43:00

7M ago43:00

43:00

African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep8: Investing in Francophone Africa’s tech ecosystem 🎙️ In this month’s episode of the African Pre-seed Podcast, Lorraine Achar speaks to Benoit Delestre, Managing Partner at Saviu Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage startups in Francophone Africa. Yep, you read that right… Francophone Africa, a…

1
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep7: Is Fintech the one true ecosystem vertical? 57:24

7M ago57:24

57:24

African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep7: Is Fintech the one true ecosystem vertical? On the 2nd of November, the African Pre-seed podcast partnered with the Africa FinTech Summit in Lusaka, Zambia, to host the first-ever edition of APS Live, where our host, Hope Ditlhakanyane had three amazing guests on the couch in front of a live audience to discuss whet…

1
Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP5: Navigating Technical Debt In Early-Stage Startups - Speed vs. Quality 43:08

7M ago43:08

43:08

Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP5: Navigating Technical Debt in Early Startups: Speed vs. Quality In this first episode of a two-part series on the Not So Secret Sauce Podcast, Kevin Odongo, Senior Software Architect at Founders Factory Africa, and Fabian Elliot, Africa Startup and Venture Capital Business Development Manager at Google Cloud for Startups,…

1
The Factory Founder Podcast EP10: Transforming medical diagnostics through AI assisted technology with Ifthakaar Shaik 52:43

7M ago52:43

52:43

In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Co-founder of VitruvianMD, Ifthakaar Shaik, shares live insights about transitioning from his corporate role at a major banking institution to being the co-founder of VitruvianMD and how the journey has been so far. What to look forward to in this episode: Introduction to VitruvianMD [0:55] Ifthakaar's Found…

1
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep6: Passionate Dissent from Ada Ventures with Ebele Okobi 44:51

8M ago44:51

44:51

African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep6: Passionate Dissent from Ada Ventures with Ebele Okobi In this exciting podcast episode, Ebele Okobi, Venture Partner at Ada Ventures, shares their journey into the tech ecosystem and their insights on leadership, diversity, and more. As someone with many hats, Ebele speaks about the decisions that founders make that…

1
Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP4: Curating Network Effects To Mobilise Communities 59:42

8M ago59:42

59:42

Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP4: Curating network effects to mobilise communities This episode features Tayo Akinyemi, host and producer of The Trajectory Africa, a “pop-up” podcast that explores the pathways of venture capital and how startups form in Africa, and Ammin Youssouf, co-founder of The Colors and, critically, Afrobytes, a connection point be…

1
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep5: Uganda Vibecheck + Lessons from Roke Telkom with Peter Muhumuza 20:40

8M ago20:40

20:40

This months #APSVibecheck Podcast episode features Peter Muhumuza, CTO of Ugandan telecommunications company, Roke Telkom. In Uganda, home-grown Roke Telkom is one of the first tier three carrier-neutral data center at the forefront of cloud computing revolution, helping businesses to leverage the full potential of telecommunications backed by clou…

1
Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP3: Unlocking The Power of Community Building Practice 47:26

8M ago47:26

47:26

Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP3: Unlocking The Power of Community Building Practice Andile Masuku, Head of Community at Founders Factory Africa hosts this episode of the community practice focused episode featuring Karl Nchite, Co-founder and CEO at CatalyzU, a fellowship created to ignite collaboration between Africa's next generation of venture capita…

1
The Factory Founder Podcast EP9: Pioneering digital healthcare delivery in Africa with Peter Gicharu 37:00

9M ago37:00

37:00

In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Peter Gicharu, Co-Founder and CTO of Tibu Health, shares insights into their mission to revolutionize healthcare in Africa. He discusses the pressing healthcare challenges in Kenya, Tibu Health's innovative solutions, and their remarkable journey from inception to addressing the unique needs of their custome…

1
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep4: Algeria Fintech VibeCheck + Lessons from temtem One with Kamel Haddar 10:15

9M ago10:15

10:15

🇩🇿 This months #APSVibecheck Podcast episode features Kamel Haddar, CEO and Founder of temtem ONE, the 1st digital gift card solution for B2C and B2B in Algeria – a wide and curated offer of products and services for Diaspora and Businesses alongside a fintech offer of digital payment through QR codes and cashback programs. That's it for now. See y…

1
Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP2: SAFEs Evolution in African Early-Stage Venture Funding 37:47

9M ago37:47

37:47

Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP2 - SAFEs Evolution in African Early-Stage Venture Funding Adam Wakefield, Managing Editor at Founders Factory Africa hosts this SAFEs (Simple Agreement for Future equity) focused episode featuring Founders Factory Africa's Head of Legal, Lumi Mustapha and Deputy Head of Legal, Thando Sibanda. The African tech ecosystem is …

1
The Factory Founder Podcast EP8: Community building through data science with Ekow Duker 40:10

10M ago40:10

40:10

Ekow Duker saw a gap in the market for African data scientists who do not have access to opportunities to build their skills in data science, accrue professional experience, or find meaningful work. To bring data science, artificial intelligence, and community together into a single app, Zindi Africa was created to address this problem. In this Fac…

1
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep3: GITEX AFRICA Morocco Vibecheck 43:38

10M ago43:38

43:38

This month's special #APSVibecheck Podcast episode features live conversations from the GITEX AFRICA Morocco tech startup showcase, which shone a spotlight on the collective technological progress of Morocco, the Middle East and the Africa as a whole. We caught up with Co-founder and CEO of Impact Lab Africa, Salma Kabbaj, Africa Editor at Rest of …

1
Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP1 - Impact Investing: Driving Commercial Sustainability 59:17

10M ago59:17

59:17

Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP1 - Impact Investing: Driving Commercial Sustainability Andile Masuku, Head of Community at Founders Factory Africa, hosts this commercial sustainability-focused episode featuring Founders Factory Africa's Chief Financial Officer, Thabiso Foto, Director of Impact at Upaya Social Ventures, Shruti Goel, and Impact Measurement…

1
The Factory Founder Podcast EP7: Democratising access to healthcare in Africa with Ikechukwu Anoke 32:53

11M ago32:53

32:53

In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Co-founder and CEO of Zuri Health, Ikechukwu Anoke, offers in-depth insights about building a business at the intersection of healthtech and fintech. What to look forward to in this episode: Zuri Health's market sizing approach [0:42] The Zuri Health value proposition [4:00] Oversimplifications in African he…

1
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep2: Egypt Healthtech VibeCheck 9:55

11M ago9:55

9:55

This month's #APSVibecheck Podcast episode features Ahmed Kadous, the co-founder and CEO of Pharmacy Marts, a healthtech startup based in Egypt. While healthcare is a critical need across the continent, it can sometimes feel like healthtech doesn’t get much attention compared to fintech, e-commerce or energytech. This conversation with Kadous is fi…

1
Not So Secret Sauce S1 EP8 - Identifying and Optimising Talent in the African Tech Ecosystem 41:03

11M ago41:03

41:03

Not So Secret Sauce S1 EP8 - Identifying and optimising talent in the African tech ecosystem Sam Sturm, Chief Portfolio Officer and Co-founder at Founders Factory Africa, hosts this episode featuring Founders Factory Africa's Talent Acquisition Lead, Ololade Odunsi and Karen Adie, Founder and CEO of agritech company, Isidore. They take a dive deep …

1
The Factory Founder Podcast EP6: E-commerce solutions for Micro-SMEs in Africa with Kingley Abrokwah and Irina Oduro 25:57

12M ago25:57

25:57

Kingsley Abrokwah is the CEO of KugiGo and Irina Oduro is KudiGo's Vice President of Product. KudiGo offers its customers the complete digital commerce platform, combining #NoCode e-commerce building with seamless integrations for payments, marketing, and social commerce for micro, small, and medium-sized businesses. In this Factory Founder Podcast…

1
African Preseed Podcast S2 Ep1: The Silicon Valley Mindset 28:21

12M ago28:21

28:21

In this first episode of season two of the African Preseed podcast, Maria Pienaar, an operating partner at Unicorn Growth Capital, offers a new perspective on thinking about failure, innovation, and the societal differences that can affect founders' thinking and offers practical steps for changing one's mindset. “Failure is not seen as a disaster b…

1
African Pre-Seed #SpecialEpisode: Egypt Vibe Check + Lessons from VCs and Founders 27:12

12M ago27:12

27:12

In this special edition #APSVibecheck episode, the African Pre-seed podcast travels to Cairo, where we speak to five players in the Egyptian tech ecosystem about what is happening on the ground in Cairo and the broader tech environment. These players are Karima El Hakim, Country Director Egypt, Plug and Play Tech Centre; Diego Garcia, Investor Afri…

1
Not So Secret Sauce S1 EP7 - Success Factors for Commercial Partnerships 44:22

1y ago44:22

44:22

Secret Sauce S1 EP7 - Success factors for commercial partnerships The emergence of Fintech has disrupted legacy systems and is a key driver of digital transformation within the financial sector. Over the past decade, Africa’s financial sector has witnessed rapid growth in the size and number of fintechs and payment service providers playing in the …

1
The Factory Founder Podcast EP5: Predictive analytics for better healthcare with Alex Musyoka 18:07

1y ago18:07

18:07

Alex Musyoka is the Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Viebeg Medical. Viebeg Medical is building modern tools for stakeholders in the medical supply chain to ensure improved availability and accessibility of medical products in Africa. In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, we explore the inspiring story behind the founding of Viebeg, a …

1
Not So Secret Sauce S1 EP6 - Using Organic Growth Channels to Gain Your First 10-1000 Customers 19:15

1y ago19:15

19:15

Secret Sauce S1 EP6 - How to use organic growth channels to land your first 10-1000 customers Founders Factory Africa's Growth Marketer, Kate Victory-Edema (née Ovwighose), has created an Organic Growth Playbook to help founders and startups land their first 10 to 1000 customers— in the Africa-relevant, entrepreneurial context of limited time, capi…

1
The Factory Founder Podcast EP4: Addressing risk exposure for digital assets with Nzwisisa Chidembo 25:45

1y ago25:45

25:45

Nzwisisa Chidembo is the CEO and Co-Founder of Riskbloq. Riskbloq makes asset discovery as easy as possible with a simple dashboard to help customers identify the next best asset for their investment needs. In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Nzwisisa discusses Riskbloq's origin story, and lessons learned from derisking crypto and blockchain i…

1
African Pre-seed Podcast Bonus Episode: Agritech VibeCheck + Lessons from Nneile Nkholise 25:34

1y ago25:34

25:34

Lesotho-born Medtech entrepreneur and CEO of Thola, Nneile Nkholise, joins us on this Agritech-themed #APSVibecheck instalment of the African Pre-seed Podcast. Thola is accelerating auditing and global export compliance certification for farmers and their products for climate sustainability and quality standards through a mass decentralised 'Certif…

1
The Factory Founder Podcast EP3: Financial inclusion for small-scale farmers with Riches Attai 38:34

1y ago38:34

38:34

Riches Attai is the CEO and Co-Founder of Winich Farms. Winich Farms is a platform where food producers and informal processors/retailers can deal directly with one another without needing a middleman, driving efficiency in the supply chain and lowering the costs of business. In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Riches discusses how Winich Farm…

1
African Pre-seed Podcast #12: Measuring success in the African B2B e-commerce sector 29:01

1y ago29:01

29:01

In this e-commerce-themed episode, Co-Founder and CEO of Omnibiz Africa, Deepankar Rustagi, shares his insights about measuring success in the African e-commerce space and the business models that are best positioned to succeed within the broad online market. 🤔 B2B e-commerce asks that you throw away vanity metrics Hi there, Olumuyiwa here again. Y…

1
Not So Secret Sauce S1 EP5 - FFA Evolution Diaries 48:19

1+ y ago48:19

48:19

Secret Sauce S1 EP5 - Evolution Diaries Featured guests on this fifth episode of the Secret Sauce Podcast are Founders Factory Africa's (FFA) Senior Leadership Team (SLT). They are Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Alina Truhina, Chief Financial Officer, Thabiso Foto, Chief Portfolio Officer and Co-Founder, Sam Sturm, CEO, Bongani Sithole, and…

1
The Factory Founder Podcast EP2: Access to asset finance with Kaivan Sattar 30:32

1+ y ago30:32

30:32

Kaivan Sattar is the Founder and CEO of Asaak. Asaak provides asset financing to boda boda drivers in Uganda - enabling them to own their own motorcycles on credit. Drivers are also given access to microloans for fuel, smartphones, and personal loans. In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Kaivan breaks down how Asaak is promoting financial inclu…

1
African Pre-seed Podcast Episode #11: Fintech VibeCheck + Lessons from Bernard Laurendeau 17:02

1+ y ago17:02

17:02

Ethiopian tech investor and CEO of Arifpay, Bernard Laurendeau, joins us on this fintech-themed #APSVibecheck instalment of the African Pre-seed Podcast. ArifPay is Ethiopias first universal mobile Point of Sales (mPOS), an electronic payment platform designed for use by merchants, banks, and consumers in Ethiopia that any business, merchant, or co…

1
Not So Secret Sauce S1 EP4 - Shifting Narratives About Doing Business in Africa 50:30

1+ y ago50:30

50:30

Not So Secret Sauce S1 EP4 - Shifting narratives about doing business in Africa Featured guests on this episode are Adelaide Njoki, Venture Sourcing Lead at Founders Factory Africa, who identifies and vets deal pipeline opportunities and Product Lead at Founders Factory Africa, Andy Obuoforibo, who helps the early-stage startups we invest in build …

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Founders Factory Africa Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Quick Reference Guide