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This podcast explores relevant conversations around tech in Africa, from the perspectives of different stakeholders in the tech eco-system, with the goal is to reach people at various levels in tech; from the newbie trying to scale or pivot, to the tech experts. Each episode of the podcast has versatile and experienced personalities who share valuable insights for positive impact on everyone who listens.
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Growth Strategies for Tech Startups Part II
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What does it take to create and implement a successful startup growth strategy that enables growth and success? Founder and Tech PR Consultant at Abiola Bonuola Communications, Abiola Bonuola, walks us through this episode with a focus on how marketing communications and media management can help tech startups grow.…
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What does it take to create and implement a successful startup growth strategy that enables growth and success? The Growth Manager at MyStash, Odunmolorun Osineye, walks us through in this episode.By whatthetechafrica
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Metaverse, NFTs and Web3 are three words that have dominated the Tech space in 2022. A Blockchain/Bitcoin/Lightning Developer, Raphael Osaze Eyerin, helps us better understand what these words mean in this episode.By whatthetechafrica
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After Nigeria exceeded expectations in its handling of the covid-19 pandemic, the health tech startup industry (electronic health records, telemedicine etc) in the country has shown some potential. Mopelola Lauretta Hamza, Founder & Co-owner, Yalanda, in this episode, speaks to the issues, challenges and opportunities involved in digitizing healthc…
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Does Africa Need Another Fintech Company?
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Does it seem like there is a Fintech company everywhere you turn? In 2021, Statista reported 576 fintech startups with headquarters in Africa and more than $2 billion worth of investments have been raised from 2021 to 2022 alone by Fintechs. Onyinye Oguego, Cofounder at MyStash, opens this season with an answer to the question, Does Africa Need Ano…
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Global Expansion For African Tech And Its Impact
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African startups are taking the risky bet of expanding beyond the continent for growth and profits. In 2020, Nigerian mobile money service announced, Paga, announced expansion plans to Mexico and the Philippines as part of a $10 million funding round, while Swvl, the Egyptian bus-hailing service, has also expanded to Pakistan where it currently ope…
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Which African Country Could Become The Next Silicon Valley
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Silicon Valley is a region in the South San Francisco Bay Area, made notable by the number of technology companies that started and are headquartered there, including Apple, Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Facebook, Netflix and other Fortune 500 companies. It sets the gold standard as a tech hub, so there is little wonder that so many locations around the …
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How Did Lagos Become Nigeria’s Tech Capital
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Eko, as Lagos is called by the locals, has been dubbed by some as the Silicon Valley of Africa, with investors from around the world coming to invest millions of dollars yearly and producing some of Africa’s best startups such as Iroko TV, Jobberman, Flutterwave, Paystack and more. This episode of What The Tech Africa, the Senior Special Assistant …
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Digitalising The Economy: Is Crypto The Future Of Money?
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The Crypto industry as a whole has seen a momentous year of growth heavily spurred by the entrance of institutional investors adopting bitcoin and African tech enthusiasts are not far behind. For now, it serves mainly as investment purposes, but can it disrupt financial institutions to become the future of money? The CEO of Bitnob, Bernard Parah, g…
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The Impact of Tech On Entertainment Industry
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The advancement of technology has helped people all over Africa numerous ways. One area that has seen a paradigm shift is the entertainment industry. Sure, entertainment can, in one form or another, be traced back to the dawn of man. However, Technology has lifted entertainment to a whole new level in Africa. An international phenomenon who blossom…
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The role of the media in the society in cannot be overemphasized. In the past, there were less tech blogs, tech podcasts, and tech channels. More than ever, before telling stories of the Africa tech, how does this impact the ecosystem? For an insight, Media Executive and Tech Analyst, Victor Ekwealor, shares his perspective on this.…
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How I Got Funding To Scale My Tech Startup?
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One of the fundamentals of successfully scaling a tech startup or any business in general is to raise capital to fund and grow your concept. However, this happens to be one of the greatest challenges for tech founders in Africa who have amazing ideas to make the world a better place but have limited funds. Akan Nelson of Evolve Credit is on this ep…
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African startups raised a meagre $400 million in 2015 compared to the $2 billion that came into the continent in 2019. In 2020, tech startups funding surpassed $700 million and this figure is expected to rise in the coming years. However, the big question is “Where is this tech money coming from?” Relationship Analyst at Ingressive Capital, Ayobami…
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With the continuous rise and growth of tech companies across Africa, now more than ever, it is important to have the skilled talent to keep the ecosystem succeeding. Unfortunately, research has shown that Africa is losing some of its best tech minds to the western world and there is currently a deficit of suitable tech talent. The Executive Directo…
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Women have come a long way in the workplace in terms of what roles they are involved in. Stereotypical men’s jobs such as plumbing, building and working in the military have become more popular for women. However, women still make up a very small percentage of the IT and Technology sector with just over a quarter of these roles being occupied by wo…
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Groundbreaking technological inventions are being released in Africa and world over. But, how did we get here? Listen! as Engineer Imabong Akpan takes us through the journey of the evolution of tech.By whatthetechafrica
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Are there opportunities in tech for everyone? What prospects exist for one who doesn’t code or have a background in technology? Tech Business Consultant & Mentor, Nwanne Nwonwu, discusses in detail about the opportunities in tech.By whatthetechafrica
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Tech in Africa is thought by many to be the new oil money. So, if you are yet to pay attention to what’s happening in the industry, how it is evolving and how it affects you, you are may just be missing out on the new big thing wrong. In this premiere episode of Season 1, Software Engineer, Valentine Oleka, tells us How To Get Into Tech.…
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