We have now come to the end of season 3! It has been such an exciting journey, one I hope you enjoyed as well. Please listen to my review of the season, what you can expect from next season and when we will be returning.

#66, Doing venture investment in Africa. How to validate your assumptions. Steve Grin, Managing Partner at Lateral Capital

Feb 4th, 2019 57m 12s

Steve Grin is the Managing Partner at Lateral Capital, a firm that invests in early and growth stage opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa. Their Fund backs technology-enabled businesses that profitably solve significant pain points across critic

#65, Why generating capital is important for African startups. Thesis on exits and how to manage corporate funds. Dustyn Winder, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Akili

Jan 28th, 2019 37m 20s

Dustyn Winder is the co-founder and managing partner at Akili.Vc Akili is a pre-seed to Series A fund tailored for Africa. Their philosophy is based on the belief that there are very interesting problems that are often difficult for entrepren

#64, On building an online marketplace in Africa: not as easy as it looks. Adam Grunewald, CEO & Co-Founder at Lynk

Jan 21st, 2019 1h 11m

Adam Grunewald is the co-founder and CEO of Lynk, a platform designed to provide technology-based solutions for the massive informal labour sectors in Kenya. Adam has worked at Google as a project manager on new and emerging projects in the

#63, Lesson in humility. Building business in emerging market. Ekechi Nwokah, CEO & Founder at Mines.Io

Jan 14th, 2019 1h 28m

Ekechi Nwokah is the CEO and founder at mines.io, a startup that provides technology infrastructure which enable local institutions such as banks, mobile phone operators, retailers in emerging market to offer credit to their customers. Mines

#62, Afonja, 18th century Oyo Empire and the dynamics of power with Tunde Leye. Author, Afonja The Rise

Jan 7th, 2019 1h 38m

Tunde Leye is the author of four novels, including his latest: Afonja, The Rise. He began his writing as a blogger during his mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Tunde ran this blog for three years during which he wrote seven seri

#61, Teaching girls how to code. How to democratise opportunities. Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, Founder at Pearls Africa Foundation

Dec 17th, 2018 1h 33m

Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin is the founder of Pearls Africa Foundation. Pearls Africa Foundation is a non-governmental organization that provides young girls living in underserved communities through training in technology, skill acquisitions a

#60, How ALAT team built a new bank from the old. Why innovation requires bold leadership. Nnamdi Azodo, Product Owner at ALAT

Dec 10th, 2018 1h 1m

Nnamdi Azodo is a product owner at ALAT by Wema bank, Africa’s first mobile-only bank. ALAT is a fully digital bank in Nigeria, designed to help customers save more. A savings account can totally be opened in 5 minutes with a debit card deliv

#59 Olumide Soyombo

Dec 3rd, 2018 1h 3m

Olumide Soyombo is the Co-Founder of BlueChip Technologies. BlueChip Technologies is a systems integrator specialized in Data Warehousing, Analytics and Business Intelligence Solutions. Olumide is also the co-founder at Leadpath Nigeria, a seed

#58, Investing in the African tech ecosystem. Lexi Novitske, Principal Investment Officer at Singularity Investments

Nov 26th, 2018 51m 36s

In 2012 Lexi Novitske moved to Nigeria from The United States. Lexi worked for Verod Capital Management, a Nigeria-based private equity firm. Prior to joining Verod, she had spent her career developing an expertise in financial services through

#57, Bootstrapping, testing assumptions and building for growth. Frederik Obasi, Co-Founder at Hypebuzz

Nov 19th, 2018 1h 12m

Frederik Obasi is the co-founder of Hypebuzz, a platform that connects top-tier influencers with businesses looking to build their brand and expand their reach. Frederik is also the co-founder and MD of Colour Me Digital, an African sports

#56, Conversation with Joe Abah: governance, reforms and complexities. Country Director at DAI

Nov 12th, 2018 1h 31m

Dr Joe Abah trained as a barrister in Nigeria. Afterwards, he gained extensive experience in the governance sector, working on public sector reform programs for the U.K. Prime Minister’s Office. He has spent more than 10 years managing gove

#55, Government, tech and ecosystems. Akin Oyebode, Executive Secretary at LSETF

Nov 5th, 2018 1h 8m

Akin Oyebode is the Executive Secretary, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF). The fund was established to provide financial support to residents of Lagos State, for job, wealth creation and to tackle unemployment. Established in 2016, the

#54, Disrupting property rentals in Lagos. Obinna Okwodu, Founder and CEO at Fibre.ng

Oct 29th, 2018 46m 35s

Obinna Okwodu is the founder and CEO of Fibre.ng, a real estate company looking to provide middle-income tenants the option to pay monthly for rented properties. Renting real estate in Lagos is a lot of hassle especially for the demand side.

#53, Lessons from leading multinational corporations in Africa. Uche Ofodile, CEO at MTN Liberia

Oct 22nd, 2018 1h 31m

Uche Ofodile is the CEO of MTN Liberia. Uche has extensive expertise in building businesses in emerging markets. Before her role in Liberia, she was the CMO of Vodafone Ghana. In this position, she was instrumental in the transformation of

#52 (Part 2) Building an on-demand platform for African content, Tonje Bakang, Founder and CEO at Afrostream

Oct 15th, 2018 31m 41s

Tonje Bakang is the Founder and CEO of Afrostream. Afrostream is Afrostream is subscription video on demand (SVOD) which provides millions of fans with unlimited access to Afro-American and African movies and TV series. In 2017, Tonje penned an

#51 (Part 1) Building an on-demand platform for African content, Tonje Bakang, Founder and CEO at Afrostream

Oct 8th, 2018 30m 24s

#50 (Part 2) Building an on-demand platform for African content, Jason Njoku, Co-founder and CEO at IrokoTV

Oct 1st, 2018 38m 28s

Jason Njoku is the co-founder at IrokoTv, a web platform that provides paid-for Nigerian films on-demand. It is one of Africa’s first mainstream online movie streaming websites, giving instant access to over 5,000 Nollywood film titles. Jason

#49 Building an on-demand platform for African content, Jason Njoku, Co-founder and CEO at IrokoTV

Sep 24th, 2018 44m 32s

#48. Building an on-demand platform for African content, Bastian Gotter, Co-founder at Iroko TV

Sep 17th, 2018 44m 47s

Bastian Gotter is the co-founder of Iroko TV, one of the earliest, most successful and largest video on demand platform for Nigerian movies. Bastian founded the business alongside with his university flat-mate, Jason Njoku, who is the CEO of

#47. Building an on-demand platform for African content, Bastian Gotter, Co-founder at Iroko TV

Sep 10th, 2018 41m 58s

Trailer

Building the Future Season 3 Intro

Sep 3rd, 2018 9m 52s

Telling the African story is not new. For a very long time, Africans have expressed the narrative of their culture, beliefs, fears and exploits using stories passed from one generation to the next. Through oral traditions and accounts of eyewit

Building the Future Podcast : Season Two Finale

Jun 21st, 2018 10m 57s

Its been a great pleasure to do this. To have conversations with interesting, smart and awesome people who are shaping the future of Africa. This show has been one of the most exciting things I’ve done as an entrepreneur. It’s fun and I get to

Episode 46, How to launch a startup in two African countries. Prince Kwame Agbata, co-founder at Coliba

Jun 11th, 2018 27m 41s

Prince Kwame Agbata is the co-founder of Coliba, It is an early stage waste management platform that leverages on SMS to help users separate their waste, schedule and request a pickup and get waste picked at the comfort of users home. Coliba

Episode 45, Transforming African businesses through data. Timothy Kotin, co-founder at SuperFluid

Jun 4th, 2018 1h

Timothy Kotin is the co-founder of SuperFluid, a data solution platform helping businesses to harness untapped potential through predictive data analytics, business intelligence and dynamic customer insights leveraging both traditional and alt