Best Tayo Akinyemi Podcasts (2024)

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Thinking Differently: A Case for Venture Building in African VC 1:14:32

1h ago1:14:32

1:14:32

On this special episode of The Trajectory Africa, we’re featuring “someone you should know”—David Ogundeko, Founder and Chief Vision Officer for Funema, a last-mile, impact-focused, alternative investment company. David has spent the last 7 years creating a model to engineer and invest in problem solving, impact creating, high growth SMEs. In the p…

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Cross Border Payments and the Alchemy of Price and Volatility 59:03

15d ago59:03

59:03

On this episode of The Trajectory Africa, we’re talking to Ola Oyetayo, Co-Founder and CEO of Verto, the first "all in one" cross-border payments platform for corporate treasuries in emerging markets. He’ll help us understand the mechanics of cross-border payments, why they're so expensive in Africa, how to improve price transparency and manage vol…

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A Wordline Playbook for Africa: from Payments Infrastructure to Solutions 1:06:34

30d ago1:06:34

1:06:34

On the previous episode of The Trajectory Africa, Wiza Jalakasi, Africa Market Development Director at EBANX suggested that infrastructure-building consumer payments businesses create value because of the sheer number of payment methods available, from mobile money to bank transfers and cards. With all these options, businesses taking consumer paym…

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The Hard Thing about (Consumer) Payments in Africa 1:03:47

1M ago1:03:47

1:03:47

On this episode of The Trajectory Africa, we’ll hear from Wiza Jalakasi, Director for Africa Market Development at EBanx, a payments processor headquartered in Brazil. He’ll shed some light on why building payment rails in Africa is deceptively hard work—from why some payment methods work better in some places than others to whether infrastructure-…

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Beyond Fintech? On building financial systems in Africa 59:33

2M ago59:33

59:33

On this episode of The Trajectory Africa’s current series, "The Engine of African Venture: A Return to First Principles", we’re laying the foundation for a deeper exploration of fintech by stepping back to understand the system(s) that fintech creates and operates in. For that, we’re chatting with Samora Kariuki, Founder of the Frontier Fintech new…

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Long arm with no mouth: The physical limits of Africa's digital economy 1:09:55

2M ago1:09:55

1:09:55

This is the first episode of Part 1 of a new series on The Trajectory Africa —The Engine of African Venture, A Return to First Principles. This series will explore what powers fundamental value creation and investability in sectors that drive the bulk of African VC opportunities. Part 1 is focused on fintech, and this episode with Abraham Augustine…

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The Engine of African Venture: A Return to First Principles 3:10

3M ago3:10

3:10

The Trajectory Africa’s second series, The Engine of African Venture: A Return to First Principles, is a two-part exploration of what powers fundamental value creation and investability in sectors that drive African VC opportunities. The first part is focused on fintech, starting from the premise that digitizing African economies is the African inv…

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Le ou La: Rightsizing Complexity when (Venture) Building in Francophone Africa 1:02:23

1+ y ago1:02:23

1:02:23

Welcome to Episode 5, the next to last of Dans les Coulisses, a series exploring VC and tech entrepreneurship in Francophone Africa, brought to you by Impact Hub Dakar and The Trajectory Africa. For this episode, we have two guests: Birame Sock and Madji Sock. Birame Sock is a technology expert with over 20 years of experience as a tech entrepreneu…

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Popping Cristal: On How to Tap Unmet Need in Francophone Markets 55:32

1+ y ago55:32

55:32

Welcome to Episode 4 of Dans les Coulisses, a series exploring VC and tech entrepreneurship in Francophone Africa, brought to you by Impact Hub Dakar and The Trajectory Africa. This episode’s guest is Tijan Watt. Tijan is a Co-Founder and General Partner of Wuri Ventures, a pan-African venture capital fund focused on pre-seed and seed opportunities…

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On Our Own?: Growing Francophone Startup Champions 49:44

1+ y ago49:44

49:44

Welcome to Episode 2 of Dans les Coulisses, a series exploring VC and tech entrepreneurship in Francophone Africa, brought to you by Impact Hub Dakar and The Trajectory Africa. Impact Hub Dakar is a Dakar-based incubator that supports early stage startups in Senegal, with a mission to help investors meet scalable, early stage startups in Francophon…

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The Trajectory Africa Rewind: Principles for Understanding African Venture 1:08:02

1+ y ago1:08:02

1:08:02

Welcome to The Trajectory Africa: Rewind, the summary episode for the Trajectory Africa, a "pop-up" podcast series exploring the trajectory, or pathway, of venture capital and startup formation in Africa. Over the course of 11 episodes, the series has explored: the key characteristics of African markets; the opportunities presented by digital comme…

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Tracing Roots: The Role of LPs in African Venture Ecosystem(s) 1:02:07

2y ago1:02:07

1:02:07

Welcome to Track 11 of The Trajectory Africa, a podcast series exploring the trajectory, or pathway, of venture capital and startup formation in Africa. This episode’s guest artist is Babacar Seck. Babacar is an investor passionate about projects that drive inclusive development, from education to healthcare and financial services. As a senior inve…

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Listening with Empathy: Fundraising beyond Spreadsheets 1:08:43

2y ago1:08:43

1:08:43

Welcome to Track 10 of The Trajectory Africa, a podcast series exploring the trajectory, or pathway, of venture capital and startup formation in Africa. This episode’s guest artist is Danai Musandu. Danai is a Senior Investor Relations Associate at HPE Growth, where she leads and supports the public and investor relations function, with a focus on …

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Breaking Boundaries: Building Wealth & Community through African VC 51:51

2y ago51:51

51:51

Welcome to Track 9 of The Trajectory Africa, a podcast series exploring the trajectory, or pathway, of venture capital and startup formation in Africa. This episode’s guest artist is Adenike Sheriff. Adenike is the Co-founder of Future Africa, a fund manager that invests early in mission driven founders solving hard problems for large markets. Prio…

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Fun with VC Math: Designing Funds & Exits in Africa 1:00:21

2+ y ago1:00:21

1:00:21

Welcome to Track 8 of The Trajectory Africa, a podcast series exploring the trajectory, or pathway, of venture capital and startup formation in Africa. This episode’s guest artist is Eghosa Omoigui. Eghosa is the founder and Managing General Partner of EchoVC Partners, a seed and early-stage technology venture capital firm investing in underreprese…

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Perception vs. Reality: How Fintech is Driving Africa's Digital Economy 59:10

2+ y ago59:10

59:10

Barbara Iyayi is an entrepreneur and investor with over 16 years of experience in venture capital, growth equity, and financial services. She has founded, invested in, scaled and advised, fintech and financial services companies globally. Currently, Barbara is the CEO & Founding Partner of Unicorn Growth Capital, an early-stage VC firm investing in…

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If You Build It, They Will Come: Creating a Lending Ecosystem for African SMEs 42:40

2+ y ago42:40

42:40

Welcome to Track 6 of The Trajectory Africa, a podcast series exploring the trajectory, or pathway, of venture capital and startup formation in Africa. This episode’s guest artist is Hilda Moraa. Hilda is the Founder & CEO of Pezesha, a holistic digital financial infrastructure powering embedded finance to SMEs and institutions across Africa. She i…

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No Enterprise Left Behind: The Role of SMEs in Africa's Venture Landscape 1:08:58

2+ y ago1:08:58

1:08:58

Welcome to Track 5 of The Trajectory Africa, a podcast series exploring the trajectory, or pathway, of venture capital and startup formation in Africa. This episode’s guest artist is Kuhle Mnisi. Kuhle is a Principal at Secha Capital, which she joined to marry her finance skill with a deep passion for impact. Prior to joining Secha, Kuhle worked as…

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One Step at a Time: Sizing Consumer Markets & Enabling Consumption in Nigeria 1:16:19

2+ y ago1:16:19

1:16:19

Welcome to Track 4 of The Trajectory Africa, a podcast series exploring the trajectory, or pathway, of venture capital and startup formation in Africa. This episode’s guest artist is Abieyuwa Obaseki, a consultant at Stears Data, a division of Stears Business. Stears’ mission is to make it easy for anyone anywhere in the world to access high qualit…

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Hold the C.R.E.A.M.: Decoding Consumer Markets & Digital Commerce in Africa 55:55

3y ago55:55

55:55

Welcome to Track 3 of The Trajectory Africa, a podcast series exploring the trajectory, or pathway, of venture capital and startup formation in Africa. Jake is a Co-founder of the DFS Lab, an early-stage investor and accelerator that supports entrepreneurs to refine, grow, and launch digital commerce ventures in Africa. He is formerly a Deputy Dire…

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We Can Solve It Ourselves: The Case for African Startup Success 1:06:46

3y ago1:06:46

1:06:46

Welcome to Track 2 of The Trajectory Africa, a podcast series exploring the trajectory, or pathway, of venture capital and startup formation in Africa. It’s inspired by the concept of a mixtape, in which each episode, or “track” will feature a conversation with a “guest artist”. There is also a soundtrack for inspiration provided by (DJ) Saphir Esm…

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Don't Start a Fund? Kinyungu's New Take on Chasing Outliers 55:49

3y ago55:49

55:49

Welcome to Track 1, the inaugural episode of The Trajectory Africa, a podcast series exploring the trajectory, or pathway, of venture capital and startup formation in Africa. With the unique African landscape—market characteristics, business environment, goals, and culture—as a starting point, The Trajectory Africa aims to pinpoint a destination fo…

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Welcome to The Trajectory: Africa! 5:28

3y ago5:28

5:28

This is a brief introduction to The Trajectory Africa, a podcast series exploring the trajectory, or pathway, of venture capital and startup formation in Africa. With the unique African landscape—market characteristics, business environment, goals, and culture—as a starting point, The Trajectory Africa aims to pinpoint a destination for African tec…

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Thinking Differently: A Case for Venture Building in African VC 1:14:32

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Cross Border Payments and the Alchemy of Price and Volatility 59:03

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A Wordline Playbook for Africa: from Payments Infrastructure to Solutions 1:06:34

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The Hard Thing about (Consumer) Payments in Africa 1:03:47

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Beyond Fintech? On building financial systems in Africa 59:33

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Long arm with no mouth: The physical limits of Africa's digital economy 1:09:55

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The Engine of African Venture: A Return to First Principles 3:10

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Le ou La: Rightsizing Complexity when (Venture) Building in Francophone Africa 1:02:23

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Popping Cristal: On How to Tap Unmet Need in Francophone Markets 55:32

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On Our Own?: Growing Francophone Startup Champions 49:44

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The Trajectory Africa Rewind: Principles for Understanding African Venture 1:08:02

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Tracing Roots: The Role of LPs in African Venture Ecosystem(s) 1:02:07

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Listening with Empathy: Fundraising beyond Spreadsheets 1:08:43

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Breaking Boundaries: Building Wealth & Community through African VC 51:51

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Fun with VC Math: Designing Funds & Exits in Africa 1:00:21

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Perception vs. Reality: How Fintech is Driving Africa's Digital Economy 59:10

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If You Build It, They Will Come: Creating a Lending Ecosystem for African SMEs 42:40

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No Enterprise Left Behind: The Role of SMEs in Africa's Venture Landscape 1:08:58

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One Step at a Time: Sizing Consumer Markets & Enabling Consumption in Nigeria 1:16:19

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Hold the C.R.E.A.M.: Decoding Consumer Markets & Digital Commerce in Africa 55:55

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We Can Solve It Ourselves: The Case for African Startup Success 1:06:46

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Don't Start a Fund? Kinyungu's New Take on Chasing Outliers 55:49

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Welcome to The Trajectory: Africa! 5:28

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