Send us a textIn 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 Afri...
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Send us a textIn 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 Afri...
Send us a textIn 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 Afri...
Send us a textIn this episode: We speak with Adewale Yusuf, the founder & Ceo of TechPoint, AltSchool Africa and TalentQL . Adewale takes us through his inspiring journey from starting a photography business to becoming a major player in Africa's tech scene. He opens up about the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, battling imposter syndrome, and why sticking with it through tough times is so important.Additionally, we have our weekly Africa Startup News Digest with Giramata, where we take...
Send us a textIn this episode, Jansen Durham, co-founder and CEO of Fixa, shares the inspiring journey of building a tech startup in the heart of Africa. From the challenges of navigating the informal economy to the complexities of co-founding a business, Durham provides a candid look at the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. The episode delves deep into the innovative solutions Fixa is developing to address the needs of Africa's growing workforce, highlighting the company's mission to empowe...
Send us a textIn Part 2 of our episode with the co-founder and co-ceo of Kapsule (David Chen), we speak on the funding landscape, the VC vs VS models and the future of one of the fastest growing startups in East Africa.
Send us a textIn this episode : part 1 of 2 of our conversation with the Co-founder and Co-CEO of fast growing Health tech startup Kapsule. David talks to us about his major influences, lifestyle choices, moving to Rwanda and the every day hustle of building Kapsule.Kapsule is on a mission to drive forward the 3 A's: Affordability, Accessibility and Authenticity of healthcare around the world, starting in Africa. We also have a quick look at the Startup News making Headlines o...
Send us a textIn this episode we speak to the CEO of Digital Africa Grégoire de Padirac on the funding winter in the current startup ecosystem and how best African startups could navigate it.
Send us a textIn this episode we talk to the co-founder of Agritech company Eza Neza , Chris Irakoze on the power of riding the momentum wave. When is it the right time to notice your momentum peak up steam and how do you take advantage of it?
Send us a textIn this episode we speak to the CEO/Co-founder Vuba Vuba Albert Munyabugingo.He talks to us about his startup journey and what it has taken to grow Vuba Vuba into a fully fledged enterprise.
Send us a textIn 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.
Send us a textIn this episode; we speak to Peter Versterbacka - Founder Slush, Ex-Mighty Eagle at Rovio the creates of Angry Birds. He speaks to us on the no excuses mindset.Peter is an entrepreneur from the Finest Bay Area at the Heart of Eurasia, Helsinki, Finland. He has Branded communities co-created and initiated that includes the HP Bazaar, Mobile Monday, Slush, and Startup Sauna to name a few.
Send us a textHugo 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.
Send us a textIn 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 Afri...
