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Glocal CitizensEpisode 204: Raising Digital Economies with Eric Osiakwan Part 2Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week on we’re moving into the new year with some wise words and insights in Part 2 of my conversation with Ghanaian investor and developer of new businesses, Eric Osiakwan. With 25 years of experience spanning 32 countries in Africa gained through a number of successful tech start-ups, Eric is a leading pioneer of internet in Africa. Having worked in multiple countries building internet service providers (“ISP”) and ICT businesses, some of his successful exits include iBurst in South Africa, One2Net in Uganda, and BusyInternet in Ghana, to name a few. Eric also founded and ra...2024-01-091h 01
Glocal CitizensEpisode 200: Angel Fair Africa @10 with Eric Osiakwan Part 1Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week, we interrupt our scheduled Part 2 conversation with Suki Fuller to give some shine to a milestone event taking place in Cape Town, South Africa. Co-founded by my guest, Ghanaian, Eric Osiakwan, Angel Fair Africa, happening November 28th - December 1st, brings selected and curated entrepreneurs to pitch to a room of angel investors with the intent of doing deals. Eric is an entrepreneur and investor with 25 years of ICT industry leadership across Africa and the world, He has worked in 32 African countries setting up ISPs, ISPAs, IXPs and high-tech startups. He Co-Founded...2023-11-2850 min
My Village PodcastEpisode 42: How to raise capital for your startup with Erick Osiakwan and CK JaphetIn this episode, we explore how entrepreneurs can raise capital for their startups with Eric Osiakwan managing partner of Chanzo capital and CK Japheth the team lead at the innovation village.2021-10-0749 min
Venture The WorldE4: Eric Osiakwan - Goes From Connecting Africa To The Backbone of the Internet to Investing In The Founders Building On Top of ItEpisode 4 explores the world of Venture Investing & Building Africa's Technology Backbone with @EricOsiakwan, Partner at Chanzo Capital and his journey to building the African venture capital firm. Chronicling his early days as a networking engineer & a true infrastructure technologist which was critical in bringing much of Africa online by bring down the cost of data, building the connections between national internet service providers (ISPs) & also the sub sea cables on both sides of the African continent. And wading deep into his pan-African business development and investing portfolio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out...2020-08-2700 min
AFRICA: Changing the NarrativeShowcasing Brilliant African Innovations Against COVID-19A pitch competition to showcase and support African entrepreneurs who have developed solutions to support Africa’s fight against the coronavirus. Entries are evaluated primarily on their impact against the virus and the viability of delivering the product or service. Financial sustainability is of secondary importance. Entrepreneurs will “pitch” their ideas, and will be questioned by a judging panel comprised of a seasoned group of innovation investment experts.
Welcome Address by Professor Tarun Khanna, Harvard Business School
Judges Panel inclues Juliet Ehimuan, Director - West Africa, Google, Andile Ngcaba, Founding Partner and Chairman Convergence Partners, Eric Os...2020-05-271h 27
AFRICA: Changing the NarrativeShowcasing Brilliant African Innovations Against COVID-19A pitch competition to showcase and support African entrepreneurs who have developed solutions to support Africa’s fight against the coronavirus. Entries are evaluated primarily on their impact against the virus and the viability of delivering the product or service. Financial sustainability is of secondary importance. Entrepreneurs will “pitch” their ideas, and will be questioned by a judging panel comprised of a seasoned group of innovation investment experts.
Welcome Address by Professor Tarun Khanna, Harvard Business School
Judges Panel inclues Juliet Ehimuan, Director - West Africa, Google, Andile Ngcaba, Founding Partner and Chairman Convergence Partners, Eric Os...2020-05-271h 27
#CitiTrends#CitiTrends S06 Ep14: COVID-19 and the African Digital EconomyMy guest. on the show this week - Eric Osiakwan, Managing Partner of Chanzo Capital, Entrepreneur and Investor with 15 years of ICT industry leadership across Africa and the world - joined the show to share insight into what an African economy needs to be doing to digitise in these times of a pandemic. What critical blocks need to be laid to ensure a viable digital economy is sustained and grown.
Enjoy the show. 2020-04-2952 min
#CitiTrends#CitiTrends S05 Ep20: The K.I.N.G.S. concept - Digitising the African EconomySerial Entrepreneur and investor Eric Osiakwan was my guest on the show to talk about the his K.I.N.G.S. concept and how crucial it is for African countries to digitise their economies to speed up their development. 2019-07-3157 min
The Global Startup Movement - Startup Ecosystem Leaders, Global Entrepreneurship, and Emerging Market InnovationAn Updated KINGS Thesis on Africa's Startup EcosystemsEric Osiakwan is the Managing Partner of Chanzo Capital, a growth capital firm investing both capital and mentoring in high-tech startups and scaleups in Kenya, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa ( (http://www.kingsofafrica.info/)" of Africa's digital economy.
Eric is a serial Entrepreneur and Investor with 15+ years of ICT industry leadership across Africa and the world. He has worked in 32 African countries setting up ISPs, ISPAs, IXPs and high-tech startups. He co-founded Angel Africa List, Angel Fair Africa and Chanzo Capital.
On this episode you'll learn:
-What African countries are catching up to the big 5 KINGS markets?
-How do...2019-07-1600 min
#CitiTrends#CitiTrends S05 Ep14: Ghana's Digital Economy - What, How, WhenGhana is in a very unique position today. A strong political framework and system, a good media landscape that is relatively free plus strong indices on the technological map. The government of Ghana is pursuing a digitised economy as well, and has commenced several initiatives to realise that dream. Some complain that the efforts seems scattered and uncoordinated. Others also feel there are components missing. What is a digitised economy made of? How can Ghana succeed in its efforts to create one? How beneficial is a digitised economy? My guest is the Managing Partner of Chanzo Capital, Eric Osiakwan. 2019-05-221h 11
African DialogueYouth Entrepreneurship in AfricaToday the African Leadership Academy alongside MasterCard Foundation hosted the Very Young Entrepreneur Education and Acceleration Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. The summit, which hosts young entrepreneurs, their parents and teachers, investors and policymakers, aims to encourage the attendants on how to harness a culture of entrepreneurship amongst young people on the African continent. The summit will also hold discussions around possible new policy positions that African governments and private corporates can adopt in promoting entrepreneurship amongst the youth.
Africa Dialogue spoke to:
• Josh Adler, vice president of Global Programs at the African Leadership Academy.
• Karidas Tshintsholo, a young entrepreneur.
• Elizab...2019-04-1526 minAfrican DialogueYouth Entrepreneurship in AfricaToday the African Leadership Academy alongside MasterCard Foundation hosted the Very Young Entrepreneur Education and Acceleration Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. The summit, which hosts young entrepreneurs, their parents and teachers, investors and policymakers, aims to encourage the attendants on how to harness a culture of entrepreneurship amongst young people on the African continent. The summit will also hold discussions around possible new policy positions that African governments and private corporates can adopt in promoting entrepreneurship amongst the youth. Africa Dialogue spoke to: • Josh Adler, vice president of Global Programs at the African Leadership Academy.• Karidas Tshintsholo, a yo...2019-04-1526 min
#CitiTrends#CitiTrends S05 EP5: Funding Your Startup with Eric OsiakwanWhen you get the chance to set up a business, one of your biggest headaches is funding.
Where do you get the money, how do you pay back, how much money will you get?
My guest this week was a serial investor, business leader and global technology icon. Eric Osiakwan is the Managing Partner of Chanzo Capital is an Entrepreneur and Investor with 15 years of ICT industry leadership across Africa and the world. He has worked in 32 African countries.
He had some incredible insight to share about what funding means for a tech sta...2019-02-1454 min
The Get InPowered Podcast: Fostering Community through Shared StoriesBringing Africa Online with Eric Osiakwan"[The mobile revolution] created wealth, it connected people, it brought people on the the grid. It also, to a very large extent, created inclusion. Now, people could talk." Eric Osiakwan is an entrepreneur and investor with 15 years of ICT industry leadership across Africa and the world. Today, he joins The Get InPowered Podcast to discuss his work across 32 African countries building the Internet infrastructure that is enabling Africa to not only join the global economy, but in many ways, to lead it. While Eric is working to transform the economic course of Africa through technology...2017-08-1146 min
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & SocietyThe KINGS of Africa’s Digital EconomyEric Osiakwan is an Entrepreneur and Investor with 15 years of ICT industry leadership across Africa and the world. He has worked in 32 African countries setting up ISPs, ISPAs, IXPs and high-tech startups. Some of these companies and organizations are Angel Africa, Angel Fair Africa , Ghana Cyber City, PenPlusBytes, African Elections Portal, FOSSFA, WABco, GISPA, AfrISPA, GNVC, Internet Research, InHand, Ghana Connect. He serves on the board of Farmerline, Forhey, Teranga Solutions, Siqueries, Amp.it, SameLogic, eCampus, Bisa App and Wanjo Foods, - some of which are his investments.
He was part of the team that built the TEAMS submarine cable...2017-04-2455 min
Shawmut Education Video BlogAfrica Internet ConnectivityThis is the second part of Shawmut Educations session at the 7th Annual Grassroots Use of Technology Conference held at UMass Boston. This video features Eric Osiakwan who is the Secretary of Afrispa. Eric provided this real time presentation while he was in South Africa. His actual base of operations is in Ghana.2007-03-2102 min