We are joined today by Tarneem (Nina) Saeed, CEO of Cashi. Cashi is an operator of digital payments borne out of Alsoug, a digital marketplace platform intended to provide financial and classified services in Sudan. The company's platform allows users to list their products on the platform and provides a financial wallet for transactions, enabling users to buy, sell and rent different products of their choice. Cashi recently received $5mil in funding from institutional investors, the first and largest of its kind in over 30 years since sanctions were lifted in Sudan. They are on a mission to not only reshape the landscape of startups in the region but transform the entire e-commerce value chain and provide the first platform of its kind to facilitate plug and play digital payments in the country. 

About The She-Suite Innovators Podcast

A series in which May Olatoye (Cornell Tech MBA Candidate 2022) interviews female-led startup founders across emerging markets starting on the continent of Africa.  She takes us on a journey discussing the origins of their venture ideas, the challenges and opportunities in entering emerging markets including the improving landscape of venture funding being made available. We take a special focus on women that have raised $1M+ in seed investing, looking at a spectrum of startups from Kenya to Nigeria and Cameroon.