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The Pitch Room AfricaUncensored: Salmine Sassi, Innovation SpecialistSidi Saccoh and Salmine Sassi explore the journey of self-discovery, the challenges of entrepreneurship, and the importance of community and mentorship. Takeaways Self-discovery is a continuous journey that shapes our paths. Family expectations can create pressure but also support. Unlearning is crucial for personal growth and development. Building a strong support system is essential for success. Networking and relationships are key to entrepreneurial success. A growth mindset is necessary for overcoming challenges. Feedback should be filtered and analysed critically. Community involvement enhances personal fulfillment and growth. AI has the potential to transform entrepreneurship...2025-03-011h 40
The Pitch Room AfricaUncensored: Tomi Davies, Founder Lagos Angel Network, Africa Business Angel Network & DiaglocalIn this episode, Tomi Davies, a trailblaser in the African tech ecosystem, sits down with Sidi Saccoh to discuss his journey—from his family background and early education to the challenges of investing in Africa. He shares insights on navigating corruption, the role of language and colonial history in shaping African identity, and the power of angel investing in driving entrepreneurship and innovation.💡 Key Takeaways:✔ The realities of investing in Africa and how failure shaped Tomi’s approach✔ How African founders can transition into investors✔ The impact of AI on Africa’s future tech ecosystem✔ Why local...2025-02-211h 28
The Pitch Room AfricaUncensored Series: Uwem UwemakpanThe Uncensored series brings together experts to discuss what is happening on the African continent deeply.
This series featured the Head of Investment for Launch Africa Fund II, Uwem Uwemakpan.2025-01-201h 34
The Pitch Room AfricaPitch Room Africa with Oladimeji Ajegbile, Co-Founder and CEO FotoPoolWe sat down with Oladimeji Ajegbile, the genius designer with more almost 200 million views and millions in downloads of his original African depicted stock designs.
Oladimeji Ajegbile is a UX consultant and business leader with a proven track record of building successful ventures and inspiring creativity in others. Beginning his entrepreneurial journey at the age of 15, Oladimeji founded his first company, offering on-demand high-quality printing services for architecture students. This venture evolved into a successful business supplying art materials, architecture modelling materials, and scale figures, generating $50K in revenue by the time he was 19.
With a deep love for...2024-08-051h 07
The Pitch Room AfricaPitch Room Africa with Chioma Udoh, Lead Product Manager ADRWe sat down with one of Africa's finest Product Manager, Chioma Udoh.
Chioma Udoh, is a Lead Product Manager at Automation Done Right USA and an Associate Director at Founders Institute Lagos. She brings over seven years of experience in leading dynamic teams across various industries in technology. Her leadership has been instrumental in the creation of software products that are not only user-friendly but also foster sustainable, product-led businesses.
Her professional journey has seen her make significant contributions to diverse sectors such as Digital Healthcare, Banking, Cleantech, Martech, Edtech, and HRtech. C...2024-06-2658 min
The Pitch Room AfricaPitch Room Africa EP 10 with Uwem Uwemakpan Investments at Launch Africa VC Fund IIIn Episode 10 of the Pitch Room Africa, we spoke to Uwem to determine the technical requirements investors are looking at in this climate.
Uwem Uwemakpan is a seasoned ecosystem builder and investor, currently serving as the Head of Investments at Launch Africa VC Fund II. With an unwavering commitment to supporting early-stage startups, Uwem is at the forefront of driving entrepreneurship in Africa’s dynamic business landscape.
Previously, Uwem played a pivotal role in the success of Ingressive Capital, where he led operations and investments. During his tenure, he oversaw the growth and impact of a $10m Fund I an...2024-06-141h 26
The Pitch Room AfricaPitch Room Africa with Obinna Okerekeocha, Director of Content for Moniepoint IncIn this episode, we spoke to the Obinna Okerekeocha about the impact of storytelling in selling African art.
He is a Creative Director, Creative Executive, Producer, Documentary Filmmaker, Art Director, Multi-media Artist (Video & Sound), AV Editor, Photo & AV Manager, Graphics & Motion Designer, Film Music Composer, Storyteller, Creative Entrepreneur, Creative Community Builder & Creative Adventure seeker.
Having spent almost 2 decades in the African workspace in various creative capacities, I have had the unique opportunity of building Nigerian super-brands in Advertising, 24hrs News, Energy, Philanthropy and Content Creation + Curation + Broadcast.
As the Brand Programs Manager at TEF (Tony Elumelu Foundation), He produced...2024-05-101h 11
The Pitch Room AfricaPitch Room Africa EP 8 with Amanda EtukIn this episode, we sat down with Amanda Etuk Co-Founder and CEO of logistics startup, Messenger.
The Logistics market is one of the largest markets in the world and with it comes a lot of complexities so we spoke with Amanda to discuss her journey in the industry and explore her take on its future.2024-04-1847 min
The Pitch Room AfricaPitch Room Africa Ep 7 with Sahil AffriyaIn this episode we sat down with an ex- Venture Capital investor turned operator, who is the founder and CEO of Shiprazor.
In this conversation, we explore the logistics industry in Africa and trace the background of the amazing founder building the rails to support the growing industry in South Africa and Kenya.
Read about Sahil
https://www.savant.co.za/sahil-affriya-from-eir-to-vc-and-then-to-entrepreneur/ 2024-04-121h 01
The Pitch Room AfricaThe Pitch Room Africa with Joe KinviFor this episode, we sat down with one of the continent's most influential angel investors Joe Kinvi. When Joe and his partner started off the HoaQ community it was in a bid to enable themselves to make sound decisions as investors. A few years later the community is one of the continent's most influential Angel syndicates with more than 100 Investments. Joe spoke to us about angel investing, his journey and the future.
Joe Kinvi (CA) is the founder of PLTFM, a multi-asset investment platform for Africa and Africans in the Diaspora. He also leads HoaQ, an investor...2024-03-2949 min
The Pitch Room AfricaPitch Room Africa with Steven Freidmutter, Renowned Investor & Startup AdvisorIn this episode, we sat with one Africa's prominent angel investor Steven Freidmutter
Steven is a successful entrepreneur and trusted advisor with experience spanning 40+ years. In recent years, he has been actively involved in the venture capital world with a focus on Africa and under-represented founders.
He's an investor and advisor with Chloe Capital, a venture firm investing in startups with women founders and diverse management teams. Steven is also an investor with Astia Angels a global angel group investing in female founders. His major focus at this time is as an investor and senior advisor to African startups AM...2024-03-151h 00
The Pitch Room AfricaPitch Room Africa with Arome Ibrahim Founder and CEO Immersive Tech AfricaWe sat down with the Founder and CEO of Immersive Tech Africa for our Episode 4.
Arome Ibrahim is a seasoned Business Analyst and Product Strategist with a rich background spanning over three years. His expertise lies in devising and implementing strategies that bolster business growth, software development, and product innovation.
Ibrahim's portfolio is distinguished by his mastery of product leadership, data analysis and visualization, adept communication, and innovative thinking, complemented by his proficiency in project management. He adeptly marries these skills with an agile approach to adapt to the ever-evolving...2024-03-0851 min
The Pitch Room AfricaPitch Room Africa with Victor Olatunde, Founder and CEO SalespatOlatunde, Victor Adeoluwa is the name, of a parallel Entrepreneur with 15 years + of experience and businesses in the Food, Finance and EdTech / HR Tech Space.
As a Co-founder of a Credit-led FinTech / NeoBank, *Extramile Africa* started in 2018 / 2019 to serve the informal and non-digital markets, His brand creates access to finance for SMEs via Asset Financing Solutions.
His Sales-tech Company, *Salesplat* provides Sales Talents, Training and Strategies to organizations. The brand has worked with some of the Top Tech and Non-Tech Brands in Nigeria to get them heads of sales, growth, CX and more.
He coaches established companies and startups...2024-03-0159 min
The Pitch Room AfricaPitch Room Africa with Gbolade Okeowo, VP Kuramo CapitalIn this episode with spoke to Gbolade Okeowo Vice President of Kuramo Capital, on the African Venture Capital Market.
Gbolade Okeowo is a barrister turned Investment Banker with over 12 years of Investment Banking, Corporate Finance and Private Equity years experience across sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
He currently works as a Vice President with Kuramo Capital Management LLC - a $500m multi-asset class investment vehicle focused on investing in African businesses that have strong records of improving the lives of the African consumer whilst maintaining a clear path to delivering superior returns to investors.
Before joining Kuramo...2024-02-231h 00
The Pitch Room AfricaThe Pitch Room Africa with Esta RichardsEsta Richard Etim a.k.a Esta Richards is a Lifestyle Fitness Consultant and a seasoned speaker specialising in the health, fitness, and wellness space. With over a decade of leadership experience and a background spanning two decades in the creative field, she brings a unique and holistic perspective to her speaking engagements. Esta's expertise lies in simplifying fitness and healthy living, offering time-saving strategies, and stress management techniques through her renowned lifestyle management programs. She has worked with prestigious organizations such as GTBANK, Technovation, TEDx Calabar, and Amstel Malta, showcasing her exceptional skills as a speaker and consultant.2024-02-1439 min
The Pitch Room AfricaThe Pitch Room Africa with Segun ColeFOR OUR SEASON 1 FINALE, WE INVITED SEGUN COLE FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER AT MAASAI LTD. WE SPOKE AT LENGTH ON THE STATE OF 2023 VENTURE CAPITAL SPACES. WE EXPLORED SOME OF THE MISTAKES MADE BY FOUNDERS AND INVESTORS AND LOOKED FORWARD.
Bio
Segun Cole is a Serial entrepreneur and CEO/Founder of ekocab; An On-demand Mobility marketplace for high-end rides. He started his career as a New mobility Consultant advising Governments on micromobility policies. He is an Investor and sits on the Board of various African Tech Startups. He is the President of Sta...2023-11-271h 34
The Pitch Room AfricaThe PitchRoom Africa Special: Akwa Ibom Tech week with Victoria FabunmiOur Co-Host Esta Richard sat down with Victoria Fabunmi at the Akwa Ibom Tech Week.2023-11-2017 min
The Pitch Room AfricaPitch Room Africa Special: The making of Akwa Ibom Tech WeekWe hang out with the rockstars that put together the Akwa Ibom Tech Week, to discuss what it took to put together the amazing event and the ambitious journey to the next tech destination.2023-11-201h 02
The Pitch Room AfricaThe PitchRoomAfrica Special at Akwa-Ibom Tech Week Podcast with Guest Nick MardenThe PitchRoomAfrica Special at Akwa Ibom Tech Week, a special series of conversations bringing some of Nigeria's brightest minds and ecosystem players powered by the Akwa-Ibom Tech Week2023-11-0228 min
The Pitch Room AfricaThe PitchRoomAfrica Special at Akwa-Ibom Tech Week Podcast with Guest Victoria FabunmiThe PitchRoomAfrica Special at Akwa Ibom Tech Week, a special series of conversations bringing some of Nigeria's brightest minds and ecosystem players powered by the Akwa-Ibom Tech Week2023-11-0213 min
The Pitch Room AfricaThe PitchRoomAfrica Special at Akwa-Ibom Tech Week Podcast with Guest Mark EssienThe PitchRoomAfrica Special at Akwa Ibom Tech Week, a special series of conversations bringing some of Nigeria's brightest minds and ecosystem players powered by the Akwa-Ibom Tech Week2023-11-0213 min
The Pitch Room AfricaThe PitchRoomAfrica Special at Akwa-Ibom Tech Week Podcast with Guest Kikelomo Adeyemi, Partnerships & Digital Solutions at WEMA BankThe PitchRoomAfrica Special at Akwa Ibom Tech Week, a special series of conversations bringing some of Nigeria's brightest minds and ecosystem players powered by the Akwa-Ibom Tech Week2023-11-0216 min
The Pitch Room AfricaThe PitchRoomAfrica Special at Akwa-Ibom Tech Week Podcast with Guests Inemesit Dike, Founder of Legal X and Arthur Ibik, Founder Yebox TechnologiesThe PitchRoomAfrica Special at Akwa Ibom Tech Week, a special series of conversations bringing some of Nigeria's brightest minds and ecosystem players powered by the Akwa-Ibom Tech Week2023-11-0229 min
The Pitch Room AfricaThe PitchRoomAfrica Special at AkwaIbom Tech Week Podcast title : The Big Bold Claim with Blessing Abeng and Uwem UwemakpanThe PitchRoomAfrica Special at Akwa Ibom Tech Week, a special series of conversations bringing some of Nigeria's brightest minds and ecosystem players powered by the Akwa-Ibom Tech Week2023-11-0216 min
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Funto BorofficeWE INVITED FUNTO BOROFFICE FOUNDER AND CEO OF CHANJA DATTI LTD. WE DEEP DIVE INTO AFRICA’S WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUE. WE EXPLORE AT LENGTH THE DIFFERENT OUTLOOKS IN COLLABORATION, LAID EMPHASIS ON THE URGENCY AND EXPLORE THE WORK BEING DONE AT CHANJA DATTI LTD IN SOLVING AFRICA’S WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUES STARTING FROM LAGOS.
Bio Funto Boroffice
Funto Boroffice is the founder/CEO of award-winning Chanja Datti Ltd, a waste collection & recycling social enterprise dedicated to transforming the waste in her environment to value and creating jobs. Prior to starting Chanja Datti, she sp...2023-10-221h 12
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Idongesit 'Dinstructor' EssienWE INVITED IDONGESIT THE LEAD PUBLICIST OF THE AKWA-IBOM TECH WEEK. WE EXPLORED HIS JOURNEY FROM JOURNALISM TO START-UP TECH AND LENGTHILY DISCUSSED THE UPCOMING AKWA-IBOM TECH WEEK WITH SOME OF HIS COLLEAGUES JOINING US ON STAGE.
Akwa-Ibom Tech Week:
The Akwa Ibom Tech Week is driven by a community of innovators who drive the technology ecosystem in Akwa Ibom State. We represent residents practicing tech in the state and indigenes operating in the tech space across Nigeria and in the diaspora.
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The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Hon Dr David Moinina SengehWE INVITED HON. DR. MOININA DAVID SENGEH CHIEF MINISTER AND CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE. WE TALKED ABOUT INNOVATION, THE DONE, AND THE FUTURE OF WORK TO BE DONE IN EXECUTING THE NATIONAL INNOVATION STRATEGY OF SIERRA LEONE.
io Dr David Moinina Sengeh
Dr. David Moinina Sengeh serves as the Chief Minister and the Chief Innovation Officer of the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone. As Chief Minister, his role is to serve as adviser to the President and Vice President and to work with the other Min...2023-10-011h 01
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Hon. Dr. Monica MuseneroWE INVITED HON. DR MONICA MUSENERO MINISTER FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT UGANDAN. WE SPOKE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ELEVATED THINKING AS A PROPONENT OF INNOVATION AND GROWTH IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE EXPLORED THE WORK BEING DONE BY HER MINISTRY AND THE UPCOMING NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK IN UGANDAN.
Bio Musenero Masanza, DVM, MS, MPH
Dr. Musenero is currently the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation under the Office of the President and senior Presidential Advisor on Epidemics.
She is a diversely trained and skilled Consu...2023-09-171h 09
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with AYODEJI ADEMOLA AGBOOLAWE INVITED AYODEJI FOUNDER OF AKOWE. WE SPOKE ABOUT INNOVATION IN THE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR AND LAID EMPHASIS ON THE NEED FOR AN ACADEMIC VERIFICATION SYSTEM. THROUGH HIS WORK WITH AKOWE, AYODEJI IS PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A DIGITAL AND VERIFIABLE ACADEMIC RECORD.
Bio Ayodeji Ademola Agboola
Ayodeji is a technology entrepreneur, who provides digital services and solutions for everyday business challenges.
Ayodeji found his love elsewhere in technology and its applications. He founded a digital agency, FlyMyAds, in 2011, where they provided web development and digital marketing services to a myria...2023-09-131h 02
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Jane Egerton-IdehenWE INVITED EGERTON-IDEHEN EX-HEAD OF SALES AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST, FOR A SALES MASTERCLASS. WE SPOKE ABOUT DIFFERENT SALES STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS EXPLORED THE UNIQUE APPROACH ACROSS MARKETS.
Bio Jane Egerton-Idehen
Jane Egerton-Idehen is a Tech Executive, Author and Angel Investor. She was the Head of Sales in, the Middle East and Africa for Meta ( Facebook). Prior to that, she was the country manager in Nigeria and the regional sales director for the West African branch of Avanti Communications Group PLC. She cumulatively spent 13 years in Sales and Man...2023-08-271h 11
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Alex BakirWE INVITED ALEX BAKIR GENERAL PARTNER AT NORRSKEN ACCELERATOR. WE SPOKE ABOUT IMPACT INVESTMENT AND EXPLORE THE DISPARITY THAT COMES WITH THE FLOW OF INVESTMENT TO EARLY-STAGE FOUNDERS. WE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO DEFINE IMPACT AND ESTABLISH THE METRICS THAT DEFINE SCALABILITY IN IMPACT.
Bio Alex Bakir
Alex is currently a General Partner at Norrsken Accelerator, investing in high-impact pres-seed companies. He was previously an investor at the Omidyar Network and an operator at Planet Labs (IPO) and Rewire (acquired by Remitly). At Planet Labs, a space tech company creating real-time digital earth, he...2023-08-191h 17
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Malik AfegbuaWE INVITED MALIK CELEBRATED FILMMAKER AND VISUAL ARTIST. WE SPOKE ABOUT HIS WORK WITH THE POPULAR ELDERLY SERIES AND HOW AI PLAYED A ROLE IN ART. WE TALKED ABOUT THE CONTROVERSIES AROUND USING GENERATIVE AI IN THE CREATIVE SPACE.
Brief about Malik
Malik Afegbua is a Visionary, filmmaker, artist and designer. He is well known for his outside-the-box thinking approach by applying the use of artificial intelligence technology in the field of arts.
In January 2023, he became viral and received widespread media attention from around the world when he posted images on so...2023-08-131h 10
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Dr eMalick NjieWE INVITED DR eMALICK NJIE FOUNDER AND CEO OF ECOTONE. WE SPOKE AT LENGTH ON THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF AI AND WE WENT ON TO EXPLORE THE USE CASES OF AI IN MEDICINE. WE ALSO EXPLORED THE EXTREMITIES OF AI AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR REGULATORS TO GET AHEAD OF IT.
Brief on Dr eMalick Njie:
Dr Njie, who previously served as a senior scientist in a Nobel Prize-winning laboratory at Columbia University, was early to recognize the immense potential of AI. In 2016, he established a genetics and AI company called Genet...2023-08-071h 26
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Melvyn LubegaWE INVITED MELVYN LUBEGA CO-FOUNDER AT GO1 AND MANAGING PARTNER AT BREEGA. IN OUR CONVERSATION WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO BUILD A UNICORN, FIND THE RIGHT TEAM, EXPLORE RELATIONSHIPS WITH INVESTORS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY HOW TO APPROACH BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL STARTUP.
Brief on Melvyn:
Melvyn Lubega is an experienced technology entrepreneur and investor who has built businesses that serve customers on every continent, except Antarctica. Most notably he built and scaled Go1, a leading technology platform present in over 60 countries, which became the first South African unicorn (valued at +$2 billion) attra...2023-07-301h 20
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with GEOFREY MUTABAZIWE INVITED GEOFREY CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF KARAA. IN OUR CONVERSATION WE EXPLORED WHAT IT TAKES TO BUILD IN AFRICA A SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY. WE TOUCHED ON THE NUANCES OF YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND THE ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY OF KARAA.
Brief on Geofrey Mutabazi:
Geofrey is passionate about unlocking the economic potential of Africa by providing productive assets and technology to empower and employ youth. This is why he founded Karaa which builds electric bicycles for last-mile transportation. The Karaa electric bicycles help lower the cost of last-mile delivery for e-commerce companies and wholesale businesses in Af...2023-07-221h 21
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Ajibola OdukoyaWE INVITED AJIBOLA COO OF AFRILABS. IN OUR CONVERSATION WE EXPLORED WHAT IT MEANS TO COLLABORATE AND BUILD SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS IN AFRICA. WE TALKED ABOUT HOW AFRILABS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE THE POWER OF COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD AFRICA'S LARGEST ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM.
Brief on Ajibola:
Ajibola has over a decade of international experience in technology business consulting, advisory, and business case building. He is a market and business strategist, and he’s excellent at mapping industry best practices to attain business objectives. He has experience working in the technology ecosy...2023-07-081h 37
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Cristobal AlonsoWE INVITED CRISTOBAL ALONSO CEO OF STARTUP WISE GUYS. IN OUR CONVERSATION WE EXPLORE WHAT IT MEANS TO BUILD A SUSTAINED PROGRAM THAT BUILD ENTREPRENEURS IN AFRICA AS A GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM PLAYER. WE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO 5 ENTREPRENEURS PITCH FOR THE TOP 3 FAST TRACK PRIZE AT THE PRODUCT DEMO DAY.
Brief on Cristobal Alonso:
Cristobal Alonso is the CEO of Startup Wise Guys, Europe’s most experienced B2B startup accelerator and one of the most active early-stage startup investors. He is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and global executive, with m...2023-07-011h 23
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Mubarak OsmanWE INVITED MUBARAK OSMAN CO-FOUNDER OF FISHBOWL CHALLENGE TO TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGE AND THEIR UNIQUE APPROACH TO EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURS. WE ALSO GET TO LISTEN TO PITCHES FROM DIFFERENT ENTREPRENEURS VYING TO SECURE A SPOT IN THE FISHBOWL CHALLENGE.
Brief on Mubarak:
Mubarak Osman is a dynamic entrepreneur with a strong background in private equity and venture capital in Africa. He is actively involved in identifying and supporting early-stage technology companies that are creating impact in emerging markets. As a co-founder of The Fishbowl Challenge, a global social venture launchpad empowering young entrepreneur...2023-06-242h 20
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Cem PerdarWE INVITED CEM PERDAR EXPORT SALES MANAGER AT PAKMAYA, PAK HOLDING. IN HIS ROLE, CEM LEADS THE MARKET ENTRY AND EXPANSION OF PAKMAYA IN AFRICA. WE SPOKE ABOUT TRADE IN AFRICA, THE CHALLENGES AND THE SUCCESS OF INSTRUMENTS THAT SUPPORTS MARKET ENTRY/IMPORT AND EXPORT.
Brief on Cem:
Cem is the Export Manager of Africa and a market entry expert Pakmaya. Pakmaya is one of the top baker's yeast, bread improver, bread mixes and pastry products producers in the world. Pakmaya is a market leader in many countries and its products feature amo...2023-06-171h 05
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with David OrokWE INVITED DAVID OROK FOUNDER AND CEO OF NOCODE AFRICA AND TALCONN TO TALK ABOUT THE ELEMENT OF BUILDING A TECH COMPANY WITHOUT HAVING A TECHNICAL BACKGROUND. WE ALSO EXPLORE THE ART OF CO-FOUNDING VENTURES AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BUILD AN MVP WITH NO-CODE TOOLS.
Bio
David Orok is a tech entrepreneur and serial businessman. He is the Founder of Nocode Africa and Talconn. He has a degree in chemical engineering, an MBA and is currently studying Master's in Technological Entrepreneurship at Innopolis University, Russia.
At Nocode A...2023-06-101h 36
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Uwem UwemakpanWE INVITED UWEM UWEMAKPAN FORMER HEAD OF INVESTMENT AT INGRESSIVE CAPITAL, WHERE HE DROVE THE SUCCESS OF FUND 1 (10M USD) AND FUND 2 (50M USD). WE SPOKE ABOUT THE STATE OF THE AFRICAN ECOSYSTEM AND EXPLORED THE ISSUES AROUND COLLABORATION AND THE CURRENT INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE.
Brief Uwem Uwemakpan
Uwem is an ecosystem builder and investor, dedicated to helping early-stage startups thrive in Africa’s fast-evolving business landscape. He has a proven track record of guiding entrepreneurs towards clarity and profitability, enabling them to turn their ideas into successful ventures.
As the former...2023-06-0458 min
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Oyin AdebayoWE INVITED OYIN ADEBAYO FOUNDER AND CEO OF NIYO GROUP. WE SPOKE ABOUT HER JOURNEY AND THE GENDER GAP THAT EXISTS IN THE TECH. WE EXPLORED THE NEED FOR MORE BLACK WOMEN TO GET INTO TECH AND THE CHALLENGES THAT EXIST.
Brief on Oyin:
Oyinkansola runs Niyo, a group of multi-award-winning companies that specialise in using technology to economically empower black women to be builders in the tech industry. This organisation currently has three brands: Niyo Hair and Beauty, Niyo Dapp and Niyo Bootcamps. Niyo Hair and Beauty is a technology-driven afro ha...2023-05-271h 00
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Audu MaikoriWE INVITED AUDU MAIKORI FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN OF CHOCOLATE CITY GROUP AND PIXLEY RAY STUDIOS. WE SPOKE ABOUT HIS JOURNEY AND THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY IN AFRICA FACES. WE EXPLORED THE NEED FOR COLLABORATION AND ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT BY INDIVIDUALS TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES THAT EXIST.
Brief Audu:
Audu Maikori is a Nigerian lawyer, entrepreneur, social activist, public speaker and creative industry expert. He is the Founder/ Executive Vice Chairman of Chocolate City Group- a media /entertainment company which is comprised of Chocolate City Media (Film, TV and content prod...2023-05-201h 37
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Katlego MokgethiWE INVITED KATLEGO FOUNDER AND CEO OF MARKET PLAYERS. WE TALKED ABOUT BOSTWANA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH AS A RELATIONSHIP TO ENTREPRENUERSHIP AND INNOVATION. WE EXPLORED HER JOURNEY AND WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT AS A FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR IN BOTSWANA.
Brief Katlego Mokgethi
Katlego Mokgethi is a visionary, leader, and doer.
She is the founder and executive director of Market Players, a Botswana-based entrepreneurship support organization working to improve the competitiveness of startups and small-medium enterprises across Africa.
Katlego believes that Africa can develop effectively and timeously through entrepreneurship and innov...2023-05-131h 23
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Tesh MbaabuWE INVITED TESH MBAABU CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF MARKETFORCE. WE TALKED ABOUT HIS JOURNEY, AND THE LOCAL RETAIL MARKET IN AFRICA, AND ATTEMPTED TO ANSWER SOME CONTROVERSIAL QUESTIONS ARISING IN THE TECH ENTREPRENEURSHIP SECTOR.
Tesh Mbaabu
He is an African serial technology entrepreneur who lives to blend commerce and technology. He is the Co-founder and CEO of MarketForce, a B2B Commerce platform that empowers over 200,000 neighbourhood merchants across 5 African markets to source, order and pay for inventory, access financing and earn more by reselling financial services in their communities. ...2023-05-061h 06
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Adesuwa Okunbo RhodesWE INVITED ADESUWA FOUNDER AND CEO OF ARUWA CAPITAL FOR A CONVERSATION ABOUT GENDER LENS INVESTING IN AFRICA. IN OUR CONVERSATION, WE ATTEMPTED TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES AROUND FEMALE ENTREPRENUERSHIP AND THE NEED TO HAVE MORE FEMALE CAPITAL DEPLOYERS.
Brief Adesuwa:
Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes is currently the Founder and Managing Partner of Aruwa Capital Management, one of the few growth equity and gender lens funds in Africa closing gender gaps across society.
Adesuwa spent 5 years as a Managing Partner of Syntaxis Capital Africa, a provider of growth capital to SMEs...2023-04-291h 03
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Sam BaddooWE INVITED SAM BADDOO FOUNDER AND CEO OF FLERI FOR A CONVERSATION ABOUT HIS JOURNEY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE THROUGH A CENTRALISE ACCESS TO PROVIDERS IN AFRICA. IN OUR CONVERSATION, WE ATTEMPTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF DIASPORA AND REMITTANCES AS INVESTMENTS IN THE SECTOR.
Sam
Sam Baddoo, founder and CEO of Fleri, grew up in Accra, Ghana and left for Morocco at age 18 on a United Nations scholarship. His experiences as an immigrant shaped his views on Pan-Africanism, immigration, and entrepreneurship, and inspired him to create Fleri, a platform for gl...2023-04-221h 32
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Meghan McCormickWE INVITED MEGHAN CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF OZÉ FOR A CONVERSATION ABOUT HER JOURNEY FROM THE PEACE CORP TO OZÉ WHILE SPEAKING ON BEING A FEMALE FOUNDER IN THE MALE-DOMINATED FINTECH SPACE.
Meghan
Meghan McCormick is a systems thinker and strategist, passionate about designing solutions that bring real value to customers, corporations, and communities. She has spent her career focused geographically on African markets and functionally on innovation strategy. She started her work as a Community Economic Development Volunteer in the Peace Corps in Guinea. During her service, she founded Guinea’s first...2023-04-161h 15
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Ian Lorenzen and Esther NdetiWE INVITED IAN LORENZEN EXECUTIVE PARTNER AT GROWTHAFRICA AND ESTHER NDETI INVESTMENT PRINCIPAL AT UNCAP FOR A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE AFRICAN ECOSYSTEM. IN THIS CONVERSATION, WE SPOKE ON THE CONTROVERSIAL SIDE OF THE AFRICAN ECOSYSTEM AND ITS GROWTH.2023-04-081h 31
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Idowu AkindeWE INVITED IDOWU AKINDE STARTUP MENTOR, COACH, INVESTOR AND FOUNDER OF BOOLEAN. WE TALKED ABOUT THE CONTEXT OF MENTORSHIP IN AFRICA AND PROVIDE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BEING FACED BY STARTUPS.
Idowu:
Idowu Akinde is a startup coach and investor who loves building and supporting startups (i.e. helping to birth disruptive/transformative ideas) by connecting people with (intellectual, social and financial) capital.
Leveraging his varied background in technology and technology management, he offers startup founders a robust critique of the assumptions underpinning their ideas. With more than 1,000+ founders across 4 continents su...2023-04-011h 43
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Eyitayo OgunmolaWE INVITED EYITAYO OGUNMOLA FOUNDER AND CEO OF UTIVA- ONE OF AFRICA'S LEADING TECH EDUCATION PROVIDERS. WITH MORE THAN 90,000 MEMBERS, WE SPOKE ABOUT HIS JOURNEY AND THE FUTURE OF TECH PROFESSIONALS ON THE CONTINENT.
Brief Eyitayo
Eyitayo Ogunmola is a technology and impact entrepreneur, the founder of Utiva, who built the largest tech learning company on the continent with over 90,000 people and clients among the biggest global brands.
Eyitayo is a 2020 Facebook Community Leader, an Antler Entrepreneur, a 2020 Halcyon Incubator Fellow in the US, a 2019 Global Good Fun...2023-03-251h 25
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Guest: Ibrahim AdepojuWE INVITED IBRAHIM ADEPOJU CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF TYMS AFRICA TO DISCUSS THE WORK THEY ARE DOING TO EASE ACCESS TO COMMUNITY LENDING IN NIGERIA AND THEIR RECENT EXPANSION TO UGANDA.
Ibrahim
Ibrahim Adepoju is a technology entrepreneur and the Co-founder and CEO of Tyms Africa, a product of AjoPay Inc. AjoPay Inc is a financial technology company incorporated in Deleware, USA with the aim of providing alternative credit and finance to financially underserved micro-businesses in Africa through digital rotating savings and credit association (ROSCA).
Tyms
https://tyms...2023-03-161h 09
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Guest: Tom ChrisWE INVITED TOM-CHRIS EMEWULU FOUNDER OF SFAN. WE EXPLORED HIS HARD JOURNEY TO SUCCESS AND WAS FACED WITH THE QUESTION ON WHETHER INCUBATION AND ACCELERATION PROGRAMS IN THE CONTINENT HAVE WORKED OR NOT. TOM IS FORBES FEATURED AND ALSO NASDAQ CELEBRATED ENTREPRENEUR.
Tom-Chris Emewulu is an exceptional leader whose work has created innovative change across organizations and communities and impacted millions worldwide. He has worked with several global entrepreneurs and executives to fuel innovation at the intersection of technology and social impact, including educating +20K students about the path to gainful employment and organizing...2023-03-161h 44
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Guest: Chidi NwaoguWE INVITED CHIDI NWAOGU CO-FOUNDER OF PUBLISEER AND THE SAVVY GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR ENTREPRENEURS. CHIDI SHARED WITH US HIS JOURNEY AND HIS BRUTAL HONESTY ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AFRICA.
Chidi
Chidi Nwaogu is a serial tech entrepreneur and software developer. He founded, grew, and sold two successful tech startup companies before he turned 24. Today, Nwaogu is a co-founder at Publiseer, one of the largest digital publishing companies in Africa, as described by Konbini. He is also a co-founder at Savvy, a global fellowship program that has helped over 7,500 young individuals from 156 countries to build sustainable...2023-03-161h 44
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Guest: Zach GeorgeWE INVITED ZACH GEORGE CO-FOUNDER OF LAUNCH AFRICA AND AFRICA'S LEADING ANGEL INVESTOR TO DISCUSS INVESTMENT IN AFRICA, HIS JOURNEY, THE INVESTMENT BIAS AND LAUNCH AFRICA INVESTMENT THESIS.
Zach
Zachariah (Zach) George is a Managing Partner at Launch Africa Ventures – the most prominent and active early-stage Venture Capital Fund across Africa, solving the significant gap in the pre-Series A investment landscape in Africa. He is also the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer at Startupbootcamp AfriTech – the leading multi-corporate backed venture accelerator program in Africa. Zach is widely recognized as one of Africa’s most prominent Angel...2023-03-161h 51
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Guest: Jumoke DadaWE INVITED JUMOKE DADA THE INSPIRING NIGERIAN ENTREPRENEUR AND FOUNDER OF TAEILLO. JUMOKE SHARED WITH US HER JOURNEY AND HOW BY 26 YEARS SHE WAS ABLE TO BUILD TAEILLO INTO A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR REVENUE BUSINESS IN NIGERIA.
Jumoke
Jumoke is an award-winning Entrepreneur, International Keynote Speaker, and the founder of Taeillo an E-commerce furniture and Lifestyle brand based in Lagos Nigeria and Nairobi Kenya, 26 she had built a multi-million-dollar furniture and Lifestyle brand from zero capital a couple of years Prior.
https://dadajumoke.com/
https://taeillo.com/
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The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Guest: Blessing AbengWE INVITED BLESSING ABENG CO-FOUNDER OF INGRESSIVE 4 GOOD AND IT COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR TO TALK ABOUT BRANDING, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS AND HOW SHE HAS LEVERAGED THAT TO SAVE LIVES.
Blessing Abeng
Blessing Abeng is the Co-founder and Director of Communications at Ingressive for Good where she drives the mission of the edtech nonprofit to create and increase the earning power of African youth through tech training and resources for the growth of the African startup ecosystems. In I4G’s two years of existence, Blessing led the growth of Ingressive For Good from 0 to 2...2023-03-161h 50
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Guest: David OturuWE INVITED DAVIDSON OTURU PARTNER AT AELEX AND MEMBER OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL THAT DRAFTED THE NIGERIAN STARTUP ACT RECENTLY PASSED INTO LAW. WE SPOKE ABOUT THE FORMATION OF THE ACT AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR ENTREPRENEURS AND THE BROADER AFRICAN ECOSYSTEM.
David
Davidson is an experienced corporate lawyer, financier and investor. He was a partner at AELEX, a leading law firm in Nigeria and Ghana, where he headed the firm’s Startups, Innovation and Technology Practice. He is presently the Managing Partner at Nubia Capital, a US-based Venture Capital Firm fo...2023-03-161h 33
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Guest: Mark KleynerWE INVITED MARK KLEYNER CO-FOUNDER OF DREAM VC AS WE EXPLORE VC, THE STRUCTURAL BIAS, THE EXITS AND HIS WORK ACROSS THE AFRICAN ECOSYSTEM.
Mark
Mark is the co-founder of Dream VC, an entrepreneur, ecosystem builder and early-stage investor in Emerging Markets. Mark has worked within VCs in the UK, US, Europe and Africa and actively advises, coaches and mentors several very early-stage West & East African startups - who have gone on to raise upwards of $10m in Venture Financing, and joined programs like Google's Black Founders Fund Africa, PioneerApp, TechStars and...2023-03-161h 59
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Guest: David GonahasaWE INVITED DAVID GONOHASA CO-FOUNDER of TRIPESA TO DISCUSS THE WORK THEY ARE DOING TO EMPOWER BUSINESSES IN THE TOURISM SECTOR IN AFRICA STARTING FROM UGANDA. WITH DAVID WE ALSO EXPLORE THE HUGE POTENTIAL OF TOURISM AND THE FUTURE OF TECH IN THE SECTOR.
David
David is the co-founder of Tripesa a SaaS platform helping tourism, hospitality and experiences businesses access technology, payments and logistics for their growth.
Tripesa
https://tripesa.co/
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The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Olusola AmusanWE INVITED OLUSOLA AMUSAN
FOUNDER AND CEO OF VESTI TO TALK ABOUT MIGRATION FROM AFRICA AND HOW HE IS USING VESTI TO SUPPORT THE DREAM OF MILLIONS MIGRATING TO US WHILE SUPPORTING THEM WITH SOFTLANDING.
Olusola
Olusola (Olu) Amusan, is an Artificial Intelligence Evangelist, Disruptor and serial Technology entrepreneur, an UNLEASH Alumnus, HIVE Global Leader, the Author of Are You Branded or Stranded (2010, 2020), a global shaper of the World Economic Forum, a member of the Country Support Mechanism (CSM) of the Global Community Engagement & Resilience Fund in Nigeria and the...2023-03-161h 39
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Guest: Jonathan ElcockWE INVITED JONATHAN ELCOCK FOUNDER AND CEO OF COMPARISURE- THE COMPANY THAT IS DISRUPTING THE INSURANCE SPACE WITH A CHATBOT IN SOUTH AFRICA. WE SPOKE ON ISSUES AROUND INSURANCE, THE OPPORTUNITY, HIS JOURNEY AND RECENT ACCIDENT AND LEADERSHIP.
Jonathan
Jonathan Elcock is an entrepreneur, passionate about using tech to improve access to quality financial products. After studying actuarial science and working at two direct life insurance startups, he decided to start his own business. Jonathan founded CompariSure in his garage in July 2017 and has since led the business through three rounds of...2023-03-161h 27
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Guest: Ifeoma UddohWE INVITED IFEOMA UDDOH
FOUNDER AND CEO OF SHECLUDED TO TALK ABOUT FEMALE ACCESS TO FINANCE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE ENTIRE CONTINENT AND ITS FUTURE AND HOW SHE HAS LEVERAGED HER COMPANY SHECLUDED IN A QUEST TO SOLVE THIS.
Ifeoma
Ifeoma Uddoh is a social entrepreneur and the founder of Shecluded, the first FINTECH for financial growth, wellness, and inclusion for women in Nigeria. Growing up in a single-parent home after her dad died and her work experience in seed funding, where women were notably absent, ignited Ifeoma's...2023-03-161h 29
The Pitch Room Africa#ThePitchRoomAfrica with Guest Nicolas GoldsteinWE INVITED NICOLAS GOLDSTEIN CO-FOUNDER OF TALENTEUM TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF WORK IN AFRICA AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN THE CONTINENT TO CONNECT THOUSANDS OF TALENTS WITH REMOTE WORK OPPORTUNITIES AT GLOBAL COMPANIES
Nicolas
Nicolas Goldstein, is co-founder of Talenteum Africa, the 1st Social Bridging web platform in Africa. This platform helps you find, recruit and pay your employees ready to work remotely and contribute to the sustainable development of their country. Besides his main activity, Nicolas is very involved in the Tech ecosystem and startups in the Indian Ocean region and in A...2023-03-161h 28