The Startup Leap Podcast

🎙️On this episode of The Startup Leap, we sit down with Raffi Salama, CEO & Co-Founder of Passionfruit, a B2B marketplace connecting top-tier freelance marketing talent with leading global brands like PepsiCo, Mars, and HSBC. 🚀 Key Takeaways: 💼 Discover how Raffi's journey—from working with David Beckham to building Passionfruit—was driven by luck, hard work, and smart strategies. 🎯 Learn t...

🎙️This week on The Startup Leap, we sit down with Sabrina Del Prete, Founder of KORE Labs—a pioneering company transforming how financial institutions design and launch digital products.🚀 Key Takeaways: 💡 Sabrina's bold leap: From senior roles at top banks to founding KORE Labs, Sabrina shares her journey of turning an innovative idea into a successful fintech startup. 🌍 Empowering Fintech: Dis...

In our latest The Startup Leap episode, we talk with Marta Krupinska, Co-founder of CUR8—a groundbreaking climate tech company focused on carbon removal and tackling the $1 trillion climate challenge. Marta's journey from fintech to tackling climate change is filled with lessons about innovation, inequality, and the power of purpose-driven businesses. ⁠🔗 Learn how CUR8 is pioneering the future of...

On this episode of The Startup Leap, we have a conversation with with Ed Robinson, Co-Founder of Stash—a fintech platform valued at over $1bn empowering over 6 million customers and disrupting the traditional investing space. Stash has raised over $300 million in funding and employs 300+ people, making it easier for everyday individuals to start investing. 🚀 Ed shares his journey from Australia t...

🎙️ In this week's episode of The Startup Leap , we have a conversation with Oluwaseyi Sosanya, Co-founder and CEO of @GravitySketch – a groundbreaking Augmented and Virtual Reality Tech startup shaking up the design world! ✨ From growing up inspired by his engineer grandfather, to building with his hands in his early career, Oluwaseyi's journey is filled with creativity, innovation, and bold move...

🎙️ This week we’re excited to bring you the incredible story of Louise Hill, Co-founder of GoHenry a European fintech startup helping over 2M+ children learn practical money management skills they can apply in the real world! 🌍💡I 1 in 5 UK kids ages 10-12 use a GoHenry Card. Louise shares her leap from Operator to Founder of her first startup, an e-commerce business. 🚀 How she started GoHenry,...

🎙️ This week we’re excited to bring you the incredible story of Co-Founder of Max, Tayo Bamiduro building for the $15bn Electric Vehicle Market. Tayo discusses his leap with co-founder Chinedu post his MBA at MIT Sloan, the early days, learning to pitch, accelerators, learning to pitch, raising debt, building a scalable EV technology and logistics startup, many more! Join us on this refreshing epi...

This is the startup leap story of the amazing Julia Collins, a four-time founder, one of which was a unicorn. Julia's current startup has raised a $16.8 round for Planet FWD, a technology company helping consumer businesses reach net zero. What’s in this episode? Who is Julia? Growing up and early entrepreneurship family influences Origins from Deep South (South Carolina and West Virginia) to San...

🎙️ This week we’re excited to bring you the incredible story of Richard Robinson, an ex-lawyer turned Founder of Legal -Tech startup RobinAI. Robin AI has raised over $30million, has 95 customers, 7 of the Fortune 500. Has over 100+ employees in London, and New York, with major global funds as clients. 🔑 What’s in this episode? From Debate Championship To Lawyer Building A NightClub App The Eurek...

🎙️ This week we’re excited to bring you the incredible story of Sameh Saleh, a three-time founder who’s taken his passion for building businesses to new heights. From founding a dating app that led to a major acquisition to launching the fintech startup MNZL, Sameh's journey is a masterclass in entrepreneurship. 🌍✨🔑 What’s in this episode? From Egypt to Malaysia: How Sameh's early life and care...

🎙️ This week Yvonne and Maria bring you the unstoppable Michelle Kennedy, the powerhouse founder behind Peanut—the app that’s transforming how women connect across all stages of their experience; Fertility, Pregnancy, Motherhood, Menopause, you name it! With over 3 million users and counting, Michelle’s journey from lawyer to tech founder is nothing short of inspiring. Episode Highlights: From the...

🎙️ In our first guest episode, we sit down with three-time founder Timothy Armoo @timarmoo, who shares his inspiring Leap story, starting his company while still at university and later starting @Fanbytes, which he sold for 8 figures at the age of 27. Episode Episode Highlights: Childhood and Early Influences: Discover how his journey from humble beginnings in Ghana to the UK fuelled his ambitions...

🎙️ In our second "Meet the Host" episode, we sit down with the amazing @YvonneBajela who shares her inspiring journey from working at Goldman Sachs to living and investing across the globe, from Japan to Israel and now being a Partner at LocalGlobe Episode Highlights:- Childhood and Early Influences: From humble beginnings in South London to learning about financial markets from as young as 8. Car...

🎙️ In our first "Meet the Host" episode, we sit down with the incredible Maria Rotilu, who shares her inspiring Leap story, transitioning from Operator (Uber&Branch) to Investor (Oxford Seed Fund, Octopus Ventures), and now Founder and General Partner at Openseed VC. Episode Highlights: Childhood and Early Influences: Discover how Maria's upbringing in Nigeria shaped her entrepreneurial journe...

Your Hosts; Yvonne and Maria share what to expect as you listen to The Startup Leap (TSL) It promises to be packed with insights, real-life stories of entrepreneurs who took the bold step to launch their own companies. TSL your go-to podcast as you transform your business dreams into reality. Considering taking the leap to entrepreneurship? Want to learn from the stories of founders? Then this is...