Africa-focused technology, digital and innovation ecosystem insight and commentary.
The African Tech Conversations series features relaxed in-depth chats that Andile Masuku has with leading entrepreneurs, innovators and thought-leaders who are intimately involved in Africa's tech scene. #ATRUC
Parole is a podcast that brings stories of opportunities of what is happening around the world with a focus on Africa. Stories that will inspire us and the world. Africa is already the future. Other podcasts : Sporteve podcast (@sportevepod) | African Tech Roundup | Future of Money Follow on : IG @nyamoyaboyi | Twitter @anyboyi
#AndilesTake is an ad hoc podcast by sense-maker, storyteller, (African) tech and innovation fan, interviewer, profiler and community-builder, Andile Masuku. Andile is Co-founder at African Tech Roundup and serves as Head of Community at Founders Factory Africa. Follow him on Twitter @MasukuAndile.
This special piece of podcast storytelling offers a compelling glimpse into the heart and mind of one of Africa's most gifted multi-hyphenate technological innovators, Babusi Nyoni. Babusi is a Zimbabwean creative technologist, social entrepreneur and gqom producer with an extraordinary personal story. He is a self-taught tech pro whose project cre…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
ATRUC S2 EP3: Journey Into The Cryptoverse With Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwisisa Chidembo
41:30
41:30
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
41:30
Standing in for Musa Kalenga on this African Tech Conversations instalment is Andile Masuku, whose day job is serving as Head of Community at Founders Factory Africa (FFA). Andile extends a recent lunch break exchange he had with his FFA colleagues Hope Ditlhakanyane (Head of Venture Sourcing) and Nzwisisa Chidembo (Head of Engineering) at the offi…
Ethiopian | Co-founder of Addis Fine Art Website : Boyi Studios Social Media : IG (@nyamoyaboyi) - Twitter : @anyboyi - Linkedin You can support me via Patreon --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S11 EP3: How do you vet the investment worthiness of blockchain startups?
11:48
11:48
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
11:48
This is the final episode of a three-part UNAJUA Series focused on the Blockchain Africa investment opportunity, featuring venture capitalist Hope Ditlhakanyane and venture builder Nzwisisa Chidembo. In their respective roles at hybrid investor, venture builder and accelerator company, Founders Factory Africa (FFA), Hope and Nzwi have recently coll…
Ugandan | Co-founder of Kugali Media IG : @nyamoyaboyi | Twitter : @anyboyi | Linkedin | Boyi Studios --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S11 EP2: Crypto as a personal investment opportunity? ft. Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwi Chidembo
10:30
10:30
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
10:30
This is the second episode of a three-part UNAJUA Series focused on the Blockchain Africa investment opportunity, featuring the passionate South African venture capitalist Hope Ditlhakanyane and seasoned Zimbabwean venture builder Nzwisisa Chidembo.In their respective roles at hybrid investor, venture builder and accelerator company, Founders Facto…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S11 EP1: Is African VC into blockchain tech? ft. Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwisisa Chidembo
15:15
15:15
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
15:15
This is the first episode of a three-part UNAJUA Series dealing with investing in African blockchain tech. And we're stoked because it's the first to feature two voices.The first voice you'll hear is that of Hope Ditlhakanyane. Hope is a venture capital pro helping African tech founders land the resources and support they need to build and scale th…
P
Parole

1
Episode 48 | Nicolas Pompigne - Mognard
1:22:10
1:22:10
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:22:10
Gabon | Fondateur & Président du groupe APO | Site Web Réseaux Sociaux : IG | Twitter | Linkedin You can support via Patreon --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Rwanda x Kenya | Founder of TAP Magazine | You can support my podcasts via Patreon Social Media : IG | Twitter | Linkedin --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
A
African Tech Roundup


1
BONUS: Can PAXFUL deliver on being Africa's 'Uber for money'? feat. Ray Youssef
56:16
56:16
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
56:16
This throwback bonus episode features a chat with Ray Youssef taped in 2019. Ray is Co-founder and CEO of Paxful, a US-headquartered peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace he dubbed at the time the "Uber for money" with a mission to “make the poor rich”. (A rambunctious ambition, to be sure.)That year, Ray was one of the speakers at the Blockchain Africa…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
ATRUC S2 EP2: Convening 'Blockchain Africa' proponents with Sonya Kuhnel
44:42
44:42
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
44:42
This African Tech Conversations episode features Sonya Kuhnel. In 2014, Sonya co-founded Bitcoin Events, a company that hosts some of South Africa's leading cryptocurrency and blockchain events - not least, the annual Blockchain Africa Conference. Sonya is also the Co-founder at Xago, a startup offering an XRP cryptocurrency exchange, gateway and p…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S10 EP3: Should you set up a DAO? feat. Justin Irabor
5:38
5:38
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
5:38
Thinking about starting or joining a DAO? In the last of a three-part share focusing on how DAOs work, Nigerian creator, scientist and knowledge worker Justin Irabor offers a handy take about whether or not you should.OP-ED: How African Digital Currency Innovation Found Roots in a Village by Michael Kimani for Kenyan Wallstreet (kenyanwallstreet.co…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
BONUS: Binance is bullish on the 'Blockchain Africa' opportunity feat. Emmanuel Babalola
25:25
25:25
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
25:25
Self-taught software developer and serial digital product creator Emmanuel Babalola is Director for Africa at the world's largest crypto exchange, Binance. Emmanuel is also the interim CEO of a social payments app for cash and crypto called Bundle. In this conversation with Musa Kalenga, Emmanuel shares a little bit about his personal Web3 journey …
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S10 EP2: How do you set up a DAO? feat. Justin Irabor
4:37
4:37
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
4:37
This is the second of a three-part share explaining how DAOs work. In this episode, Nigerian creator, scientist and knowledge worker Justin Irabor offers pointers on setting up a DAO.OP-ED: How African Digital Currency Innovation Found Roots in a Village by Michael Kimani for Kenyan Wallstreet (kenyanwallstreet.com/sarafu-communi…al-currencies/)EDI…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S10 EP1: Why DAO? feat. Justin Irabor
5:30
5:30
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
5:30
This is the first episode of a three-part UNAJUA series that explains how Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) work.Nigerian creator, scientist, and knowledge worker Justin Irabor presents the series. On this podcast, Justin tackles the question, Why DAO? by offering reasons why anyone intent on building valuable things on the Web would …
Nigerian | Chief Digital Officer at Bank Of Kigali | Founder & Director of Brük Oil Mills | You can support my podcasts via Patreon | Social Media : IG | Twitter | Linkedin | Book recommendation : The Sovereign Individual --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app…
Ghanaian | CEO of Afripods Afripods Podcasts : Parole | Sporteve | African Tech Roundup | Legally Clueless | Africa Podfestival You can support my podcasts through Patreon Social Media : Linktree --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
A
African Tech Roundup


1
ATRUC S2 EP1: You Had Me At Blockchain with Michael Kimani
52:26
52:26
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
52:26
In this instalment of African Tech Conversations, Michael Kimani talks Musa Kalenga through his somewhat unlikely personal blockchain journey—a story that begins with a laptop, $600 and repurposed writing skills and leads to the birth of the Blockchain Association of Kenya.Michael is a Kenyan blockchain enthusiast, data wrangler and entrepreneur ba…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
African Creative Business, Today S1 EP2: Ayanfe Olarinde - Visual Artist
31:31
31:31
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
31:31
This is the second episode of the African Creative Business, Today (ACBT) capsule mini-series, which explores in-trench personal and professional realities at the intersection of creativity, business, and technological change.In this podcast, Nigerian visual artist Ayanfe Olarinde talks about how her art journey emanated from personal scribbles gra…
"Dirt Under Our Fingernails" was produced by Andile Masuku, Siphokazi Jonas and Brendan "Spike" Ballantine. Poetry written and performed by Siphokazi Jonas. Interview conducted by Andile Masuku. Poetry performance and interview recorded by Brendan "Spike" Ballantine. Audio mixing, mastering and sound design by Brendan "Spike" Ballantine.Andile Masu…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S9 EP3: Noteworthy African Web3 Plays feat. Michael Kimani
13:08
13:08
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
13:08
This is the third and final instalment of our three-part Web3-themed UNAJUA series featuring Kenyan blockchain enthusiast, data wrangler and entrepreneur Michael Kimani.On this podcast, Michael will draw on his live industry experience to offer examples of Web3 plays in Africa worth keeping an eye on, and he'll hint at trends in the space that he's…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S9 EP2: What Is A DAO? feat. Michael Kimani
13:46
13:46
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
13:46
On this UNAJUA podcast, Michael Kimani briefly introduces Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (commonly known as DAOs). He also shares a bit of the emerging trend of building internet businesses designed to share the commercial upside with users, explaining how internet entrepreneurs interested in building Web3 solutions would do well to lean in…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S9 EP1: What Is Web3? feat. Michael Kimani
12:17
12:17
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
12:17
In this opening episode of an UNAJUA Series focused on demystifying the ‘Web3’ trend and unpacking how it is unfolding within an African context, Michael Kimani offers ‘minimum viable responses’ to pertinent crowdsourced questions.Michael is a Kenyan blockchain enthusiast, data wrangler and entrepreneur based in Nairobi. Michael has advised numerou…
Eritrean | Senior Global Creative Strategist | COO Project Tsehigh --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Congolais | Associate Professor à Northeastern University | Next Einstein Fellow | Malaika School | AIMS | LINDA PROJECT Livres : Dr Denis Mukwege | The Solitude of Prime Numbers (Paolo Giordano)| Love and Math : The Heart of Hidden Reality (Edward Frenkel) | The Jazz of Physics : The Secret Link Between Music and The Structure of The Universe (Ste…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S8 EP3- Can Streaming Help David Take On Superstar- Feat. Yaw Asamani
12:06
12:06
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
12:06
Subscribe to the podcast wherever you listenIn the third and final episode of this music industry-themed UNAJUA series featuring Yaw Asamani, Yaw takes sets out the pros and pitfalls of music streaming and outlines the potential for smaller artists to enter the orbit of some of the world's biggest musical acts. Yaw reckons that the music industry i…
Congolese | Founder of Afric Lit Books : Americanah| Homegoing | Petit Pays --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S8E2-Are Homegrown Music Platforms Key To Profitability For African Artists-ft. Yaw Asamani
6:05
6:05
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
6:05
Subscribe to the podcast wherever you listenThe second instalment of this music tech-themed UNAJUA series featuring Yaw Asamani addresses how global streaming platforms aren't necessarily geared towards enabling African artists to cultivate sustainable livelihoods. Yaw also explains how artists might make leverage audience analytics to build and ex…
Rwandan | Founder of Shades CS | Co-host of Let's Start Now Podcast Social Media : Twitter | Linkedin Articles : Africa Needs Podcasts | Six Africa- Focused Startup Podcasts --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S8 EP1: Artists Using Tech To Stand Out In A Crowded Global Field ft. Yaw Asamani
14:12
14:12
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
14:12
In this music tech-themed UNAJUA series, Yaw Asamani taps his live industry experience to explore how African artists are using a plethora of social and technological platforms to find their voices, build audiences and monetise their art. Listen in to learn how the streaming era has ushered in lucrative opportunities for African artists to develop …
A
African Tech Roundup


1
BONUS: Scaling What Works And Ditching What Doesnt With MiWay Blink feat. Christiaan Steyn
31:40
31:40
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
31:40
Subscribe to the podcast wherever you listenChristiaan Steyn is the head of a new South African insuretech startup called MiWay Blink. In the second episode of this two-part conversation, Christiaan lets us in on developing an insuretech startup during a pandemic and building on the success of its incumbent parent company. MiWay Blink was launched …
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S3EP4-Does Society Need Centralised Financial Institutions To Mediate Value-Ft.Ronit Ghose
9:17
9:17
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
9:17
Subscribe to the podcast wherever you listenIn the fourth and final instalment of this blockchain-themed UNAJUA series with Citi Group's Ronit Ghose, Ronit explores the philosophical basis for backing the centralisation or decentralisation of global finance. He also tackles the notion of tokenisation and how societal consensus regarding the value o…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
BONUS- The Emotions And Economics Of Live Music Curation In A Post-COVID Scene Ft. Christine Msibi
16:47
16:47
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
16:47
Enjoy the first episode of the four-part mini-series African Creative Business, Today (ACBT) capsule mini-series in a slight change of pace. The ACBT series explores in-trench personal and professional realities at the intersection of creativity, business and technological change.In this podcast, self-titled "professional music enthusiast" and live…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
BONUS: Why would anyone launch a car insurance startup in a pandemic? ft. Christiaan Steyn
17:34
17:34
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
17:34
Christiaan Steyn is the head of a new South African insuretech startup called MiWay Blink. In the first episode of this two-part conversation, Christiaan reflects on how the COVID pandemic has delivered growth challenges and opportunities for insurance startups and incumbents alike.MiWay Blink was launched in Johannesburg, South Africa, during the …
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S7 EP3: How are mobile telcos disrupting incumbent financial institutions? ft. Ronit Ghose
9:52
9:52
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
9:52
In this blockchain-themed UNAJUA series instalment, Citi Group's Ronit Ghose talks about how mobile telcos are eagerly peddling digital banking services— disrupting traditional financial corporations in the process. Ronit also explains how blockchain tech is poised to upend mobile payment norms, ushering in a decentralised contract dispensation. Ro…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S7 EP2: Digital Money 2.0 - Whose Liability Is It Anyway- Feat. Ronit Ghose
9:23
9:23
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
9:23
Subscribe to the podcast wherever you listenIn the second episode of this digital money-themed UNAJUA series, Ronit Ghose breaks down the fundamentals of Digital Money 2.0. Listen in to hear Ronit frame terms like cryptocurrency, commercial bank money and electronic money. He also explains why the question of Whose liability is it anyway? is critic…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S7 EP1: Will blockchain-enabled fintech disrupt the global financial system ft. Ronit Ghose
8:51
8:51
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
8:51
This opening episode of a crypto-themed UNAJUA Series featuring Ronit Ghose takes a close look at how blockchain tech is (re)shaping the global financial services industry. In this podcast, Ronit answers the question, "Will blockchain-enabled fintech solutions completely disrupt incumbent financial institutions." He'll speak to some of the most sig…
Ugandan | Cofounder of Utilis Ventures Books : Principles (Ray Dalio) | Closing The Gap (Tshilidzi Marwala) Try Amazon Audible for 30 days (free trial) and enjoy a rich catalog of books --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S6 EP3: African Insuretechs- To Collaborate Or Disrupt- That Is The Question Ft. Henry Mascot
11:44
11:44
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
11:44
The final instalment of this UNAJUA series featuring Henry Mascot addresses how insurtech startups are either looking to collaborate with insurance incumbents or choosing to disrupt them. Henry cites noteworthy attributes of innovative startups that have made headlines of late. He also talks about how various 'non-financial' sectors are vying to ge…
Congolese x British | Founder of Freedom Is Mine | Founder of Afro Latina Tours Social Media : Freedom Is Mine (Youtube | Instagram) Book : AHADI by Marianne Murekatete (My) Twitter : @anyboyi | @alexnboyi |@parolepodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S6 EP2: How might insuring Africa drive broad socioeconomic impact? ft. Henry Mascot
9:54
9:54
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
9:54
In this UNAJUA episode, Henry Mascot highlights the untapped gains of Africa's insurance market. Henry suggests how technology might fuel social and economic development and offer insight into how the insurance industry is already proving to be a driver of economic growth. Finally, he touches on three innovative ways that technologies like data ana…
Burundaise | Fille de Léon Ndenzako (Diplomate) et Regina Kanyange (Fille du Roi Mwambutsa IV) | Nièce de Prince Louis Rwagasore Références : Christine Deslaurier (Chercheur) | Axelle Kabou (Le Développement en Afrique) Réseaux Sociaux : Twitter | Instagram | Linkedin --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. htt…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S6 EP1: Is Africa's insurance industry poised for a steep growth trajectory ft. Henry Mascot
12:55
12:55
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
12:55
This UNAJUA series opener featuring Nigerian insuretech founder Henry Mascot shares in-trench perspectives about Africa' growing insurance industry. Henry offers insights about the dynamics of insurance adoption, elucidating how economic development plays a vital role in its adoption. Listen in to hear why Henry believes Africa's insurance industry…
Burundais | Acteur | Metteur En Scène | Dramaturge | Directeur Artistique de Buja Sans Tabou Réseaux Sociaux : Twitter | Instagram | Linkedin --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S5 E2: Can technology disrupt Nigeria's open drug markets? ft. Vivian Nwakah
14:22
14:22
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
14:22
In this UNAJUA episode, Vivian Nwakah offers insight into the dynamics of Nigeria's open drug markets. Vivian highlights the counterintuitive ways that drug regulation affects the supply-side logistics of local and international drug producers. She believes that the intelligent use of technological solutions in the supply process will allow for med…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S5 E1: What is the state-of-play In Nigeria's healthcare sector? ft. Vivian Nwakah
14:16
14:16
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
14:16
In this UNAJUA series opener, Vivian Nwakah breaks down Nigeria's healthcare scene—highlighting the size of the sector as well as the disparity of healthcare access between the rich and less well off. Vivian Nwakah is the co-founder & CEO of Medsaf, an enterprise pharma supply chain company based in Lagos, Nigeria. Vivian is a serial entrepreneur a…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA Throwback S1 EP2: Can gaming startups compete with Facebook & Tencent? ft. Lucy Hoffman
12:37
12:37
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
12:37
Part 2 of this UNAJUA Throwback series takes us back to when Lucy Hoffman, co-founder and head of operations at the Cape Town-based mobile content development startup Carry1st, joined Andile Masuku and Osarumen Osamuyi for an extended insight-rich chat—published on March 10th 2020. (Since then, Carry1st has gone on to close a $6 million Series A le…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA Throwback S1 EP1: Does African mobile gaming have super-platform potential? ft. Lucy Hoffman
11:51
11:51
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
11:51
This UNAJUA Throwback episode takes us back to when Lucy Hoffman, co-founder and head of operations at the Cape Town-based, American mobile content development startup Carry1st joined Andile Masuku and Osarumen Osamuyi for an extended insight-rich chat (published on March 10th 2020). Since recording this conversation, Carry1st has closed a $6 milli…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S4 EP3: Can Africa's agri-supply chain be fixed? ft. Karidas Tshintsholo
20:13
20:13
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
20:13
This UNAJUA podcast is the third and final episode of a three-part series featuring agri-tech founder, Karidas Tshintsholo. In this episode, Karidas addresses how access to market might be improved for African farmers, and how the playing field might be levelled for new entrants.Prior to founding KHULA!, Karidas co-founded a South African media com…
A
African Tech Roundup


1
UNAJUA S4 EP2: Does access to certified inputs impact farmer success? feat. Karidas Tshintsholo
15:30
15:30
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
15:30
In this episode, South African agritech startup founder Karidas Tshintsholo addresses questions like What effect does access to certified inputs have on overall farmer success? and How can easier access to technical advisory & services improve yields?Prior to founding KHULA!, Karidas co-founded a South African media company called the Money Tree Gr…