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A podcast for and about African startups, recorded at Norrsken House Kigali. We speak to founders, funders, and stakeholders from across the African startup ecosystem.
StartUps And F*Ups
English, Finance, 2 seasons, 29 episodes, 14 hours, 21 minutes
StartUps And F*Ups
English, Finance, 2 seasons, 29 episodes, 14 hours, 21 minutes
14.Taking the next step; when to scale with the Viebeg co-founder Tobias Reiter
Send us a Text Message.In this episode, Tobias Reiter, co-founder of Viebeg, discusses the growth of Africa's startup ecosystem. He shares his experience with raising $3.5 million in a pre-seed round in 2021 and the challenges he faced in raising the funding. Reiter has done two funding rounds, one in 2021 and one in 2024. The market conditions have been challenging, with funding declining in 2023 and 2024 compared to 2022. Despite this, Reiter believes that it is not impossible to raise money in Africa. He has already closed $3.1 million, but it took longer than initially expected. Tobias also shares a story about his journey as an entrepreneur, highlighting the challenges of expanding to other countries, hiring more people, and investing time into the company.Additionally, we have our weekly Africa Startup News Digest with Giramata, where we take a quick look at the startup news making headlines on the African continent.
8/21/2024 • 33 minutes, 27 seconds
Africa Startups Weekly Digest 4
Send us a Text Message.In this fourth episode of the Africa Startups Weekly Digest, Lauraine Giramata brings us the latest news in Africa's startup Ecosystem.
8/16/2024 • 7 minutes, 56 seconds
Africa Startups Weekly Digest 3
Send us a Text Message.In this second episode of the Africa Startups Weekly Digest, Lauraine Giramata brings us the latest news in Africa's startup Ecosystem.
8/2/2024 • 10 minutes, 46 seconds
4. Grass to Grace - Cynthia Umutoniwabo Co-founder Loopa
In this episode we speak to Jasiri fellow and winner of the 2023 Manga Pitch FestivalCynthia Umutoniwabo on her startup journey so far.
2/21/2024 • 23 minutes, 40 seconds
02. Building a health tech startup - Peace Ndoli (Co-founder Lifesten Health)
In this episode, we speak to the 2022 Hanga Pitch Festival winner and co-founder of Lifesten Health Peace Ndoli on the challenges and opportunities in building a health tech startup.
1/24/2024 • 28 minutes, 45 seconds
11. Moses Mukundi- CEO & Founder Eden Care
In this episode, we speak to the CEO & Founder of Eden Care Moses Mukundi on his Y Combinator experience and Eden Care's growth.
7/27/2023 • 21 minutes, 23 seconds
10. Hugo Obi founder of Maliyo Games on Building a Pan African Gaming company
Hugo Obi has built Maliyo games into a multi million dollar revenue making gaming company.He talks to us about his failures, wins aand what keeps him up at night.
7/13/2023 • 24 minutes, 6 seconds
8. Grey Jabesi CEO & Founder Crypto University
Born in Malawi. Jabesi grew up doing odd jobs in the township of South Africa.A self-taught techie, Jabesi's story of founding Crypto University is one to inspire all founders.
6/14/2023 • 25 minutes, 10 seconds
Davis Kayonga Nteziryayo CEO & Co-founder PesaChoice - Learning how to pivot.
When is the right time to pivot your Startup idea? Why is this important for a startup's survival?We speak to Davis Nteziryayo, the CEO and co-founder of PesaChoice
5/5/2023 • 28 minutes, 36 seconds
Julienne Oyler, from rejection to raising over $90 million. The Journey of Inkomoko.
After being told her entrepreneurship journey is not exceptional. Julienne talks to us about her drive, meeting her co-founder, and how Inkomoko has raised over $90 million.
4/5/2023 • 25 minutes, 37 seconds