About this episode
Oct 2025
Tanzanian elections: What issues are young people concerned about?
33m 44s
Oct 2025
Focus on Africa: Hundreds of stolen social media identities used to spread propaganda
32m 11s
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Focus on Africa Can DRC be declared ebola free?
29m 59s
Sep 2020
Venture capital in Africa
17m 28s
Feb 2023
Getting into business: Start-up capital in Africa
18m 43s
Sep 2022
Is the startup party over in India?
26m 29s
Mar 2023
How to Raise Capital and Find Funding For Your Small Business (feat. Sika Health)
36m 47s
Nov 2023
Simple Agreement For Future Equity
6m 14s
Nov 2021
The Future of Debt: Can Fintech Fill the Gap?
36m 52s
Apr 2021
4 myths and misunderstandings about doing business in Africa | Nomava Zanazo
12m 41s
Feb 2022
Africa Startup Series – Peter Ngunyi, EarlyBird Venture Lab – Accelerating Africa’s Startup Ecosystem | #394
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4 myths and misunderstandings about doing business in Africa | Nomava Zanazo
23m 30s
Africa is the most entrepreneurial continent according to the African Development Bank.
And sometimes it seems like everyone is talking about starting a business or a side hustle.
But starting a business and having it succeed are two separate things.
As many as 80% of new businesses fail due to lack of funding according to investment advisors Shikana Group.
So, are new businesses getting the funding they need? And what can entrepreneurs do to make sure their venture attracts investment?
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The last ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been released from a treatment centre in Kasai province. Can the country now be declared free of this latest outbreak?What is behind the escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea over control of the Red Sea ... Show More
Funding for African tech start-ups is booming. But only if you’re not African. Odunayo Eweniyi, is the co-founder of the first online savings and investment app in West Africa, Piggyvest. She tells Tamasin Ford about how hard it was to convince Western based Venture Capitalists t ... Show More
The amount of accessible funding for start-ups in Africa is growing fast, but lots of it goes to the more developed economies of South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt and Kenya. We speak to business owners in Nigeria and Uganda and compare their experiences of getting into business. Nnamd ... Show More
India’s startup ecosystem is among the largest in the world, and it has grown exponentially in the last six years. Government data puts the number of recognised startups in the country at more than 70,000 this year – from less than 500 in 2016. But now funding is drying up, and i ... Show More
<p>In business, you have to spend money to make money. But you also have to have money to spend it. Hosts Austin and Jannese discuss how to decide which type of funding makes sense for your small business and explain the differences between angel investors, VC funding, crowdfundi ... Show More
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<p>When investors want to participate in a sta ... Show More
How can small businesses gain access to the working capital they need? Zach Bijesse of Payhippo and Tunde Kehinde of Lidya are trying to figure it out. Hear how new technologies are changing the future of lending for small businesses in Nigeria, Africa, and the world.With over 20 ... Show More
Business in Africa is booming -- but international companies are missing out, says emerging markets expert Nomava Zanazo. Rushing in without knowing their customers, businesses underestimate Africans and make costly assumptions about their diversity, preferences and buying power. ... Show More
Today’s guest is Peter Ngunyi, founder and CEO of EarlyBird Venture Lab, which provides growth, acquisition and funding strategy for early-stage tech startups. In today’s episode, we’re talking to someone who’s seen the growth of the continent first hand over the last 40 plus yea ... Show More
Business in Africa is booming -- but international companies are missing out, says emerging markets expert Nomava Zanazo. Rushing in without knowing their customers, businesses underestimate Africans and make costly assumptions about their diversity, preferences and buying power. ... Show More
