My Tech Story Africa

On this episode of "After Hours, in partnership with Tanqueray Africa," we speak with Christabel Ojuok, co-founder of Nesti, about what it actually takes to build credit access for the 86% of Kenyans the mortgage system was never built for. Nesti started as a property and mortgage marketplace, matching customers with affordable home loans and vetted properties, cutting house-hunting from...

On this episode of "After Hours, in partnership with Tanqueray Africa," we speak with Jermaine Craig, founder of Kwanda, about what it actually takes to build a collective fundraising model that survives contact with reality. Kwanda launched in February 2020 with a simple premise , pooling small monthly contributions from the African diaspora to fund social entrepreneurs on the continent. Then COV...

On this episode of "After Hours, in partnership with Tanqueray Africa," we speak with Mbula Nzuki, founder and managing partner of MN Legal, and convener of the MNL Africa Leadership Circle, about what it actually takes to build a law firm from scratch, do business across a fragmented continent, and create the kind of rooms where Africa's story gets written by Africans. Seven years a...

In a world where digital platforms are becoming the gateway to services, opportunities, and economic participation, businesses need to know exactly who they're dealing with. But when verification systems are too slow, too complex, or simply not built for African realities, real people get locked out and real businesses lose customers. Alice heads to the Africa Tech Summit 2026 to gain first-ha...

In a world where digital payments have become part of how money moves every day, small merchants, roadside stores and growing businesses depend on transactions that simply work. But when systems go down, networks fail and payment infrastructure can't keep up with demand , who's doing the work to keep commerce moving? Alice heads to the Africa Tech Summit 2026 to gain firsthand insight into...

In a world where sending money across borders should be effortless, cross-border payments remain one of the most expensive and fragmented parts of the global financial system , but how are African businesses navigating that complexity, and who is building the infrastructure to fix it? Alice heads to the Africa Tech Summit 2026 to find out firsthand how the rails beneath global commerce are being r...

On this episode of "After Hours, in partnership with Tanqueray Africa," we speak with Serigne Fall, the founder of LOOKA Research, a company focused on solving one of Africa’s most overlooked challenges in tech, research operations. Drawing from firsthand experience inside research agencies, he breaks down why, despite having strong frameworks and smart consultants, many companies still struggle t...

On this episode of My Tech Story Africa, Alice Kanjejo sits down with Will Green , entrepreneur, angel investor, and ecosystem builder with over 20 years of experience working across South Africa and the globe .Will opens up about why relationships, not pitch decks, are the real currency of the startup world. From the origins of his now-iconic Will Green's Walk , a Friday morning hike up Lion's He...

On this episode of After Hours, in partnership with Tanqueray Africa, Alice Kanjejo sits down with Florent Nduwayezu, a climate tech investor and venture capitalist who has backed over 10 startups across Africa, for a conversation that challenges everything you think you know about building and funding tech businesses on the continent. Having worked on the ground in rural solar energy across multi...

On this episode of My Tech Story Africa, host Alice Kanjejo sits down with Angela Mukami, Senior Product Manager at M-KOPA, for an eye-opening conversation about the realities of building financial products for everyday people across Africa. Angela pulls no punches as she unpacks what truly separates thriving Buy Now Pay Later models from those that collapse. From product design flaws and oversell...

On this episode of My Tech Story Africa, host Alice Kanjejo sits down with Dr. Doris Change, founder and CEO of Elite Leadership and Governance Centre, for an inspiring conversation about redefining success, breaking barriers, and loving your Mondays. She describes herself as "the workplace whisperer," and is on a mission to transform how people experience work. With a startling statistic that onl...

On this episode of My Tech Story Africa, Alice Kanjejo sits down with Paul Kimani, CEO and co-founder of WorkPay, to explore the intersection of technology, financial inclusion, and dignified employment across Africa. Paul shares the remarkable journey of building HR and payroll infrastructure that spans over 30 countries, processing payments for hundreds of thousands of employees monthly from cor...

On this episode of My Tech Story Africa, host Alice Kanjejo sits down with Nzwisisa Chidembo , founder and Ceo of Riskbloq with over 18 years of experience building payment infrastructure and blockchain solutions across Africa. His journey began early,starting work and university at 16, shaped by watching his father pioneer telecommunications across Africa. Those formative experiences taught him t...

On this episode of "After Hours, in partnership with Tanqueray Africa," we speak with Bradley Opere ,co- founder of Otto Rentals, who shares his remarkable journey from finance to building digital infrastructure for Africa's rental industry. Bradley's path wasn't about taking reckless leaps, it was strategic. After working in private equity and consulting, he recognized that...

On this episode of My Tech Story Africa, host Alice Kanjejo sits down with Ntsako Mgiba, venture builder, serial tech entrepreneur, and founder of Darkies in Tech, for a powerful conversation about building community as a catalyst for transformation in South Africa's tech ecosystem. Ntsako draws on his experience in venture building, and ecosystem development to share the journey that led him...

On this episode of My Tech Story Africa, host Alice Kanjejo brings together three leading voices in African venture capital for the podcast's first-ever VC roundtable. oining the conversation are Nick Vilelle from the Nairobi Business Angel Network (NaiBAN), Maina Murage, Principal at Norrsken 22, and Art Chupeau, Managing Partner at Baobab Network. Together, they pull back the curtain on what...

On this episode of My Tech Story Africa, host Alice Kanjejo sits down with Alisemo Mwanga, Executive Director at PAWA Africa, for an illuminating conversation about building sustainable impact in Africa's tech ecosystem. With over a decade of experience as a development economist and ecosystem player, she shares hard-won insights from her journey from conducting research on South Africa's tech sta...

On this episode of My Tech Story Africa, we sit down with Luke Naude-Lorentz, Senior Growth and Investments Lead at Mohara, a co-founder startup studio that's rewriting the rules of building businesses in Africa and beyond. Luke shares Mohara's unconventional journey, a decade-long path of bootstrapped growth that prioritizes stability over speed, quality over quick wins. Unlike the typical startu...

On this episode of "After Hours, in partnership with Tanqueray Africa," we speak with Samuel Njuguna, co-founder of Chumz and one who is deeply passionate about building products for mass market adoption in Africa. Samuel shares invaluable insights on the intersection of business, technology, and psychology, three pillars he believes are essential for creating solutions that truly resona...

On this episode of "After Hours, in partnership with Tanqueray Africa," we speak with Felix Macharia, a trained medical doctor turned crypto entrepreneur who's revolutionizing financial access across Africa through Kotani Pay, a platform enabling people without smartphones to transact in cryptocurrency via simple USSD codes. Felix's journey began in 2016 at the University of Nair...

On this episode of My Tech Story Africa, Alice sits down with Oscar Koome, an investment associate at Acumen and co-host of Mantalk.ke, to explore his remarkable journey from data protection advocate to venture capitalist and media entrepreneur. Oscar's story began with an unexpected friendship that would shape his entire career trajectory. A high school connection with the son of Cisco's General...

On this episode of "After Hours, in partnership with Tanqueray Africa," we speak with Caine Wanjau, co-founder and CEO of Digitax, a visionary product thinker quietly revolutionizing Africa's digital financial infrastructure. In a continent where over 80% of economic activity thrives in the informal sector, tax compliance remains a critical barrier to SME growth and government revenu...

On this episode of "After Hours, in partnership with Tanqueray Africa," we speak with Ingashian Gibendi, product strategist and founder of the Career Whisperer, who shares her powerful journey of redefining career success beyond LinkedIn profiles and industry accolades. After losing her father in 2022 while working at what she thought was her "dream company," Ingashian experien...

Season 4 is almost here!🚨Alice Kanjejo reflects on the transformative journey and growth of My Tech Story Africa, from a simple podcast idea to a full-fledged tech media and marketing studio. What started with Alice wondering if anyone would tune in has blossomed into a community of over 4,000 subscribers who believe in amplifying Africa's greatest digital innovators. This year marked a pivot...

On this episode of My Tech Story Africa, we sit down with James Ahere, co-founder and business development lead at Weza Interactive Entertainment, to explore the emerging African video game industry. James shares his journey of starting a gaming studio at just 23 years old alongside his brother. With his background in law and business, and his brother's software engineering expertise, they set...