Disrupt Podcast

Disrupt Africa has partnered the Jack Ma Foundation's Africa's Business Heroes Programme to release a special four-part podcast series discussing the benefits of the initiative with previous winning founders. In episode one, co-hosts Gabriella and Tom will chat to two founders running two very different startups in markets as contrasting as Egypt and Zimbabwe.

Co-hosted by Gabriella Mulligan and Tom Jackson, “The month in VC” is a new regular deep-dive into the Africa’s investment space. Produced in partnership with Katapult Africa, Grindstone Ventures and Kalon Venture Partners, each episode of the series will wrap up the latest news in African VC, profile a leading investor, and dig into a key theme or trend in conversation with partner VCs. Episode o...

Female fund managers are very much in the minority worldwide. In the US, only nine per cent of decision makers in the VC space are women. In Africa, no definitive numbers are yet available, but female fund managers are hard to come by - a big mistake for the VC world, as data clearly demonstrates a direct link between gender diversity in teams, and increased profitability. The "Diversity dividend:...

Disrupt Africa has partnered Omnibiz and MarketForce to put together a four-part podcast series on the African e-commerce and retail-tech space - where it has come from, where it is now, and where it is going. In episode four, we discuss how the ecosystem is set to come under renewed interest as youth population and income growth, infrastructure improvements, and increasing uptake start combining...

Disrupt Africa has partnered Omnibiz and MarketForce to put together a four-part podcast series on the African e-commerce and retail-tech space - where it has come from, where it is now, and where it is going. In episode three, we discuss the funding landscape for the space, and the different challenges involved with securing investment as an e-commerce startup.

Disrupt Africa has partnered Omnibiz and MarketForce to put together a four-part podcast series on the African e-commerce and retail-tech space - where it has come from, where it is now, and where it is going. In episode two, we’re talking e-commerce 2.0. We discuss how there has been a move away from efforts to achieve a consumer-facing Amazon for Africa, with entrepreneurs instead favouring regi...

Disrupt Africa has partnered Omnibiz and MarketForce to put together a four-part podcast series on the African e-commerce and retail-tech space - where it has come from, where it is now, and where it is going. Episode one looks at the challenges and opportunities presented by the sector, with weekly episodes to follow. The three subsequent episodes, to be released each week, discuss how there has...

Female fund managers are very much in the minority worldwide. In the US, only nine per cent of decision makers in the VC space are women. In Africa, no definitive numbers are yet available, but female fund managers are hard to come by - a big mistake for the VC world, as data clearly demonstrates a direct link between gender diversity in teams, and increased profitability. The "Diversity dividend:...

Female fund managers are very much in the minority worldwide. In the US, only nine per cent of decision makers in the VC space are women. In Africa, no definitive numbers are yet available, but female fund managers are hard to come by - a big mistake for the VC world, as data clearly demonstrates a direct link between gender diversity in teams, and increased profitability. The "Diversity dividend:...

Disrupt Africa has partnered Quona Capital, 10X Entrepreneur, Catalyst Fund, and Knife Capital to put together a four-part podcast series on the African venture capital space – how it works, what its dynamics are, and what is happening in the sector. “The essential guide to African VC” educates listeners in the “A-Z of African VC”, digging into venture capital, looking at its business model, how s...

Disrupt Africa has partnered Quona Capital, 10X Entrepreneur, Catalyst Fund, and Knife Capital to put together a four-part podcast series on the African venture capital space - how it works, what its dynamics are, and what is happening in the sector. “The essential guide to African VC” educates listeners in the “A-Z of African VC", digging into venture capital, looking at its business model, how s...

Disrupt Africa has partnered Quona Capital, 10X Entrepreneur, Catalyst Fund, and Knife Capital to put together a four-part podcast series on the African venture capital space - how it works, what its dynamics are, and what is happening in the sector. “The essential guide to African VC” educates listeners in the “A-Z of African VC", digging into venture capital, looking at its business model, how s...

Disrupt Africa has partnered Quona Capital, 10X Entrepreneur, Catalyst Fund, and Knife Capital to put together a four-part podcast series on the African venture capital space - how it works, what its dynamics are, and what is happening in the sector. “The essential guide to African VC” educates listeners in the “A-Z of African VC", digging into venture capital, looking at its business model, how s...

In this bumper edition of the podcast, Tom and Gabriella are joined by representatives of Flutterwave, Kuda and ImaliPay to discuss Nigerian fintech funding, while Justin Drennan of South Africa's Parcelninja discusses his company's recent acquisition. Episode also includes a wrap of all the latest African tech startup happenings, while Pieter Erasmus of South African fintech startup Ctrl “pitches...

Tom and Gabriella are joined by Johan Bosini from the fintech-focused Quona Capital to discuss the founding round raised by Nigerian startup Cowrywise, while Philip Kiracofe from Startupbootcamp AfriTech discusses the return of Africa's premier corporate-backed accelerator programme. Episode also includes a wrap of all the latest African tech startup happenings, while Adetolani Eko of Nigerian dat...

Gabriella and Tom dig into the data from the newly-released African Tech Startups Funding Report 2020, which tracks a record year for investment into the ecosystem, and are joined by EchoVC's Eghosa Omoigui to discuss the US$85 million funding round announced by Kenyan AI company Gro Intelligence. Episode also includes a wrap of all the latest African tech startup happenings, while Vincent Edigin...

Tom and Gabriella present Disrupt Africa’s 12 African startups to watch in 2021, and are joined by Timbo Drayson of Kenyan digital addressing startup OkHi. Episode also includes a wrap of all the latest African tech startup happenings, while Louis van Biljon of South Africa’s eVuna “pitches the pod”.

Gabriella and Tom are joined by Lexi Novitske of Acuity Ventures and Aaron Fu of Sherpa Ventures. Episode also includes a wrap of all the latest African tech startup happenings, while Sydney Aigbogun of Nigerian fintech startup Cashbox “pitches the pod”.

Tom and Gabriella are joined by angel investor Zach George, and Antoine Paillusseau of South African AI startup FinChatBot. Episode also includes a wrap of all the latest African tech startup happenings, while Amahle Ntshinga of South African e-commerce startup Luntu (www.luntu.co) “pitches the pod”.

Tom and Gabriella are joined by Peter Njonjo of Kenyan agri-tech startup Twiga Foods, and Dr. Emmanuel Okeleji from Nigerian HR-tech startup SeamlessHR. The episode also includes a wrap up of all the latest African tech startup news, while Olamide Akomolafe of Kenya-based e-health startup Nadia (www.nadiaapp.com) “pitches the pod”.

Gabriella and Tom are joined by Maelis Carraro of the fintech-focused Catalyst Fund, and Craig Buckley from South African prop-tech startup reOS. The episode also includes a wrap up of all the latest African tech startup news, while Moses Kimani of Kenyan agri-tech startup Lentera (www.lenterafrica.com) “pitches the pod”.

Gabriella and Tom are joined by Etop Ikpe, CEO of Nigerian automotive technology startup Autochek, and Kofo Samusi, COO at corporate-backed accelerator Founders Factory Africa. The episode also includes a wrap up of all the latest African tech startup news, while Emmanuel Chatina of Malawian e-health startup Ocliya (www.ocliya.com) “pitches the pod”.

Gabriella and Tom are joined by Emeka Ajene of West African startup Gozem as it transitions into a "super app" for Africa, while Frans Kronje of South African AI startup DataProphet takes us through his company's $6 million Series A round. The episode also includes a wrap up of all the latest African tech startup news, while Apollo Eric of Kenyan P2P remittances startup BitLipa(www.bitlipa.africa/...

Gabriella and Tom are joined by Paul Kimani of Kenyan HR tech startup WorkPay in the wake of the company's US$2.1 million funding round, while Jon Stever of i4policy tells us why Startup Acts are increasingly being put into place across the continent. The episode also includes a wrap up of all the latest African tech startup news, while Adeshina Adewumi of Nigerian retail-tech startup One Kiosk Af...

Tom and Gabriella are joined by Tevis Howard and Tiffany Card from Kenya-based conservation-tech startup Komaza to discuss the company’s US$28 million Series B investment, while Philani Sangweni, managing director of newly-founded South African VC firm E4E tells us how important it is for investors to bring more than just money to the table. The episode also includes a wrap up of all the latest Af...