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Akro is an early-stage accelerator for African startups - this is its podcast, which aims to provide a portal into the minds of key players in the early-stage scene for the next generation of entrepreneurs and investors. The go-to podcast for serious discussions on all things startup in Africa, we put Africa in the spotlight and provide transparency into successes, weaknesses and learnings for all who believe in innovation on the continent.
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This episode is part of a series of startup profiles we're doing to showcase the businesses in Akro's first township accelerator. This means that all the startups in this cohort either have a founder who grew up in, or is based in a township, or, that the startup does business within the township economy. This time we have on Hiten Keshave the foun…
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Startup Profile: Khangelani Business College
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This episode is part of a series of startup profiles we're doing to showcase the businesses in Akro's first township accelerator. This means that all the startups in this cohort either have a founder who grew up in, or is based in a township, or, that the startup does business within the township economy. This time we have on Rodney Roskruge, the C…
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This episode is part of a series of startup profiles we're doing to showcase the businesses in Akro's first township accelerator. This means that all the startups in this cohort either have a founder who grew up in, or is based in a township, or that the startup does business within the township economy. This time we have on Lindelo Magubane, the C…
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Startup Profile: East Jaguar International
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This episode is part of a series of startup profiles we're doing to showcase the businesses in Akro's first township accelerator. This means that all the startups in this cohort either have a founder who grew up in, or is based in a township, or that the startup does business within the township economy. This time we have on Kanya Mtsaka and Piwe Q…
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We chat to Leonard Moliki in the first of a series of startup profiles we're doing to showcase the businesses in Akro's first Township Accelerator. This means that all the startups in this cohort either have a founder who grew up in, or is based in a township, or that the startup does business within the township economy. Up first we have Leonard M…
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Alison Collier, MD of Endeavor South Africa
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Endeavor is like a startup accelerator, but they have a global presence and they are focused further down the line than Akro is, this means they work with small to medium-sized post-revenue businesses and they provide them with high quality mentorship from CEOs, entrepreneurs, industry experts and academics. This mentorship network helps select hig…
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This episode, we have on Idan Jaan who is CEO and Cofounder of Fundrr. A platform that uses tech to provide easy and simple access to finance for SMEs in South Africa. The sound quality isn't our usual standard in this episode, but it's well worth sticking with, because Idan gives us a taste of what it was like to startup and get rejected by invest…
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A Guide to Startup Funding in South Africa
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Dylan Fletcher reads an article from our blog that takes you through the basics of fundraising and where to start in South Africa.By Akro Holdings (Pty) Ltd
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Theo Kitshoff, Co-founder & Head Of Commercial at Sticitt
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Theo Kitshoff is a Cofounder and Head of Commercial at Sticitt, which aims to simplify financial services, from first principles i.e. from the customer need first. Financial Services evolved from the start around the competitive and regulatory space rather than around the actual customer need, from first principles, as Sticitt puts it. In our discu…
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Dylan Fletcher reads an article from www.venturescale.co that is a collection of quotes from the greats on how to pick cofounders... all in one place.By Akro Holdings (Pty) Ltd
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Julian Hirst, Startup Advisor & Director at WhereIsMyTransport
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Julian is a Director at WhereIsMyTransport which works in emerging markets around the world, using data and technology to improve the experience of using informal public transport for billions of people. Julian also has a long history of supporting startups and small businesses as an advisor and coach. For the uninitiated, this means that he brings…
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Tomi Davies, Angel Investor & CIO at GreenTec Capital Partners
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Tomi is a Nigerian British investor, speaker, author, entrepreneur, philanthropist and advisor to technology companies. As a tech advisor, he has outstanding experience building large-scale technology-enabled systems in the US, Europe, and Africa gained from a variety of executive leadership roles with global brands including Ernst & Young, Marks &…
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Hannah has been investing in Africa for the past 7 years, mainly as a portfolio manager in a large private equity firm and more recently in her personal capacity as an angel investor in a prominent gender angel fund in South Africa. Hannah has also recently been appointed as a senator to represent South Africa in the Grand Assembly of the World Bus…
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Dylan Fletcher reads an article from our blog, outlining the advantages of being part of an accelerator program.By Christopher Tritton
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Jason Basel explains his history, what he's up to lately and all about AKRO Accelerate. He's then put on the spot during a series of no-think YES/NO rapid-fire Questions.By Chris
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