Shows
Don't Go Broke TryingThe No-Stress Guide to Investing In Nigeria Ft. YanmoIn this episode of Don't Go Broke Trying, Reni is joined by Yanmo Omorogbe, co-founder of Bamboo, to break down everything you need to know about starting your investment journey, no matter how little money or experience you have.They talk through how the Bamboo app works, what makes it trustworthy, and how you can start investing in Naira or USD with as little as ₦50k. Yanmo explains the difference between US and Nigerian stocks, the perks of managed portfolios, and how to avoid the trap of waiting for the “perfect” time to start.If invest...
2025-06-2742 min
I Said What I SaidThe "It Will Be Alright In The End" Episode ft. Yanmo Omorogbe This week, we are joined by a real baddie babe in business: Yanmo Omorogbe, co-founder of Bamboo! After barely commiserating with Jola on her cough and cold, the ladies get into some dilemmas (look out for the stolen baby name) and talk about building a financial services business and maintaining your personality and authenticity while doing it! Remember to use #ISWIS or #ISWISPodcast to share your thoughts while listening to the podcast on Twitter! Rate the show 5 stars on whatever app you listen to and leave a review. Share with everyone you know, and if you...
2024-11-132h 09I Said What I SaidThe "It Will Be Alright In The End" Episode ft. Yanmo Omorogbe This week, we are joined by a real baddie babe in business: Yanmo Omorogbe, co-founder of Bamboo! After barely commiserating with Jola on her cough and cold, the ladies get into some dilemmas (look out for the stolen baby name) and talk about building a financial services business and maintaining your personality and authenticity while doing it! Remember to use #ISWIS or #ISWISPodcast to share your thoughts while listening to the podcast on Twitter! Rate the show 5 stars on whatever app you listen to and leave a review. Share with everyone you know, and if you...
2024-11-132h 09
What's Your StoryYanmo Omorogbe, Co-founder and COO of BambooYanmo Omorogbe is the co-founder and COO of Bamboo, a digital investment platform that gives Nigerians real-time access to buy, sell or hold assets traded on the US stock exchange from their mobile phones or computers.Before becoming COO of Bamboo, Yanmo worked at the Ministry of Power in Nigeria and then worked at an infrastructure investment firm. After struggling to purchase stocks and other assets from Nigeria, she and her co-founder decided to try and fix that problem.In 2019, they launched Bamboo, and in 2022, raised $17 million in their Series A round.
2024-07-0735 min
The FlipUnlocking Gender-Smart Capital At Scale (2X Global's Jessica Espinoza)Despite research showing that female founders outperform their male peers, startups with a solo female founder or an all-female founding team raised a mere 2% of all the funding in Africa last year. There is a huge gender funding gap. How do we close it?This episode is the last episode of a five-episode series on gender lens investing, co-hosted by Eloho Omame, Founding Partner of First Check Africa, an early-stage fund backing female-led startups. Each episode of this series will explore a different level of the fundraising value chain. I...
2024-03-0737 min
The FlipThe Mastercard Foundation is Investing $150 Million into 20 Gender Lens FundsDespite research showing that female founders outperform their male peers, startups with a solo female founder or an all-female founding team raised a mere 2% of all the funding in Africa last year. There is a huge gender funding gap. How do we close it?This episode is the fourth of a five-episode series on gender lens investing, co-hosted by Eloho Omame, Founding Partner of First Check Africa, an early-stage fund backing female-led startups. Each episode of this series will explore a different level of the fundraising value chain. The M...
2024-02-2946 min
The FlipInvesting in Women is an Economic Imperative (Tokunboh Ishmael, Andreata Muforo)Despite research showing that female founders outperform their male peers, startups with a solo female founder or an all-female founding team raised a mere 2% of all the funding in Africa last year. There is a huge gender funding gap. How do we close it?This episode is the third of a five-episode series on gender lens investing, co-hosted by Eloho Omame, Founding Partner of First Check Africa, an early-stage fund backing female-led startups. Each episode of this series will explore a different level of the fundraising value chain. In t...
2024-02-2258 min
The FlipThis Angel Investor is Closing the Gender Funding Gap (Rising Tide Africa's Yemi Keri)Despite research showing that female founders outperform their male peers, startups with a solo female founder or an all-female founding team raised a mere 2% of all the funding in Africa last year. There is a huge gender funding gap. How do we close it?This episode is the second of a five-episode series on gender lens investing, co-hosted by Eloho Omame, Founding Partner of First Check Africa, an early-stage fund backing female-led startups. Each episode of this series will explore a different level of the fundraising value chain. In t...
2024-02-1534 min
The FlipWhy is only 2% of funding going to female founders?Despite research showing that female founders outperform their male peers, startups with a solo female founder or an all-female founding team raised a mere 2% of all the funding in Africa last year. There is a huge gender funding gap. How do we close it?This episode is the first of a five-episode series on gender lens investing, co-hosted by Eloho Omame, Founding Partner of First Check Africa, an early-stage fund backing female-led startups. Each episode of this series will explore a different level of the fundraising value chain. In t...
2024-02-0857 min
The Smart Money TribeDemocratizing Access to U.S Stocks with Yanmo OmorogbeOn this episode, Arese talks with Yanmo Omorogbe on democratizing U.S stocks.
2021-12-2358 min
Founders ConnectInterview with Yanmo Omorogbe, Co-founder and COO of Invest BambooYanmo Omorogbe is a Co-founder and COO at Bamboo. Before founding Bamboo, she was an Investment Associate at the African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM). Bamboo gives unrestricted access to over 3,000 stocks listed on the Nigerian stock exchange and U.S. stock exchanges, right from your mobile phone or computer.
Yanmo speaks to me about her 'accidental' journey into entrepreneurship, what growing up was like, how running Bamboo has been, their biggest wins and lessons learned.
2021-11-0832 min
The Broken Record PodcastThe Broken Record Podcast SE02EP05 - On Stocks and Investments with Yanmo OmorogbeOn this episode, Laila speaks to Yanmo about investment, running a startup and so much more
2021-01-0738 min
The Broken Record PodcastThe Broken Record Podcast SE02EP05 - On Stocks and Investments with Yanmo OmorogbeOn this episode, Laila speaks to Yanmo about investment, running a startup and so much more.
2021-01-0738 min
Fotià Network InternationalBuilding the African stock exchange W/ Yanmo omorogbe and Benjamin dada.The tenderness of our local stock market have caused many African companies to seek IPO's outside the continent. This episode seeks to discuss about the solution to making the market mature. This is link to join bamboo, I use Bamboo to invest in the US stock markets and can now buy stocks (like Apple, Amazon, Google) right from my phone! I think you'd be interested. You can sign up now in less than 5 minutes. Signup link: https://app.investbamboo.com/invite/chukwuemeka363086 . You can find the editor of the podcast okey on Instagram @auxitmedia. You can ask me questions via...
2020-09-2815 min