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African Tech Roundup
African Tech Roundup
African Tech Roundup

Africa-focused technology, digital and innovation ecosystem insight and commentary.

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Episodes

Innovating Venture Building Support: David Ogundeko on Funema’s Vision for Backing African Ventures

Episode overview: In this conversation, David Ogundeko shares the journey of Funema, an impact-focused alternative investment firm operating for nine years... more

25 Apr 2025 · 50 minutes
Adapt or Be Left Behind: Marie Lora-Mungai on AI and the Future of African Filmmaking

Meet Marie Lora-Mungai, expert advisor in African creative industries and sports business and founder of Restless Global - whose 20-year... more

06 Apr 2025 · 29 minutes
From Policy to Independent Media: Fatu Ogwuche on Creative Storytelling in Tech

Episode overview: In this conversation, Fatu Ogwuche shares insights into her transition from working at Meta and consulting for Nigeria's... more

21 Mar 2025 · 42 minutes
Carrier Neutral: How Unicorn Factory Aims to Open Up Africa’s Internet Infrastructure

This episode features an engaging conversation with Rob Bergman, Chief Investment Officer at Unicorn Factory, exploring the nuanced intersection of... more

21 Feb 2025 · 26 minutes
Inside Money & Moves: Tinashe Mukogo On Merging Corporate Expertise With Independent Media

Episode Overview: This episode features a relaxed, peer-to-peer conversation between two media entrepreneurs—African Tech Roundup co-founder and executive producer Andile... more

07 Feb 2025 · 57 minutes
Joshua Bicknell On How Balloon Ventures' 'Boring Business' Portfolio Drives 0.5% Of Uganda's GDP

Episode Overview: This episode features a deep conversation with Joshua Bicknell, co-founder of Balloon Ventures, exploring how the organisation evolved... more

25 Jan 2025 · 41 minutes
Ochuko Ogra On Backbone Connectivity Network's (BCN) Nigeria Growth Strategy

This episode features a brief check-in with Ochuko Ogra, Chief Transformation and Strategy Officer at Backbone Connectivity Network (BCN), sketching... more

17 Jan 2025 · 10 minutes
Alan Knott-Craig Jr On Life After Mxit's Royal Fail (2016)

Listen in as Alan Knott-Craig Jr, son of Alan Sr, the pioneering co-founder and first CEO of Vodacom, one of... more

09 Jan 2025 · 51 minutes
Building Bridges: Maya Horgan Famodu's Silicon Valley-Africa Crossing Playbook (2017)

Episode overview This unfiltered 2017 archive dialogue captures Maya Horgan Famodu (Founder and Partner, Ingressive Capital) before she became known for... more

26 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
Talent Tales: Ethiopia's Quiet Tech Rise vs Nigeria's Developer Gold Rush (2018)

As we wind down 2024, we're diving into our archives to serve up some memorable throwback conversations. Whether you're a long-time... more

12 Dec 2024 · 27 minutes
Why Carbon CEO Chijioke Dozie Is Ditching Nigeria's Free Banking Playbook

Meet Chijioke Dozie, the co-founder steering Carbon through Nigeria's increasingly noisy neobank scene. In this candid chat with Andile Masuku,... more

05 Dec 2024 · 19 minutes
Ambar Van Der Wath Unpacks Baobab Network's $20K Toe-Dipping Investment Proposition

Ambar van der Wath—who leads investor relations at one of Africa's leading accelerator slash VC firms, Baobab Network—discusses with Andile... more

28 Nov 2024 · 15 minutes
Koltronics Nigeria's Lanre Kolade and the inside story of Google's Equiano cable landing in Togo

This episode features an illuminating dialogue with Lanre Kolade, Chairman of ConnectedCompute, CEO of Koltronics Nigeria and former CEO of... more

21 Nov 2024 · 19 minutes
This Is Connectivity a la VC With Accion Venture Lab's Jasiel Martin-Odoom

This episode features a candid conversation with Jasiel Martin-Odoom, Africa Investment Officer at Accion Venture Lab, exploring the intersection of... more

14 Nov 2024 · 33 minutes
Victor Mapunga On Building From First Principles In Africa's 'Tech Graveyard'

In a landscape where African tech startups often chase buzzwords and quick wins, some founders are taking a more fundamental... more

07 Nov 2024 · 1 hour,
Britam Director Shares Strategy on Modernising Insurance for Africa's Digital Age

In a rapidly evolving financial services landscape, traditional African insurers are racing to modernise their operations and product offerings to... more

31 Oct 2024 · 30 minutes
Safaricom Ethiopia's Network Chief on Building Network Infrastructure From Scratch

In October 2022, Safaricom launched its telecommunications services in Ethiopia, marking a major milestone as the first private operator to... more

17 Oct 2024 · 18 minutes
Future in the Humanities EP 1/3: Touching Brains

In the opening episode of the Future in the Humanities podcast mini-series, titled "Touching Brains", Wits University research collaborators Sahba... more

26 Sep 2024 · 26 minutes
Future in the Humanities EP 2/3: Everybody Gets a Conspiracy

In this episode, Wits University media researchers Samuel Olaniran and Iginio Gagliardone guide an audio tour into the complex world... more

26 Sep 2024 · 17 minutes
Future in the Humanities EP 3/3: Slave Ride

In the third and final episode of the Future in the Humanities podcast mini-series, titled "The Gig Economy's Hidden Costs",... more

26 Sep 2024 · 25 minutes
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Koltronics Nigeria's Lanre Kolade and the inside story of Google's Equiano cable landing in Togo
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This episode features an illuminating dialogue with Lanre Kolade, Chairman of ConnectedCompute, CEO of Koltronics Nigeria and former CEO of CSquared, exploring... more