The journey so far: Faith Kabira, founder and CEO, Aleezas Published by Nelly Murungi on 14 June 2018 ‘I wish I knew that entrepreneurship was the tougher mountain to climb than employment.’
Profit-making idea: Fuelling the future using clean energy Published by Nelly Murungi on 13 June 2018 Africa’s challenge of delivering energy to every household could be solved by going off-grid.
From warehouse to patient: mPharma’s approach to increasing the accessibility of medicines in Africa Published by Gregory Rockson on 12 June 2018 mPharma is building a more scalable version of CVS Health in Africa using the Airbnb model.
Startup snapshot: Y Combinator-backed B2B marketplace wants to be the Alibaba of Africa Published by Justin Probyn on 12 June 2018 Morocco-based WaystoCap is an online B2B marketplace for businesses in Africa to buy and sell goods.
Trailblazing online shopping in Rwanda Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 11 June 2018 Yvette Uwimpaye sees untapped opportunity in Rwanda’s e-commerce industry.
The journey so far: Rob Withagen, CEO, Asoko Insight Published by Justin Probyn on 7 June 2018 ‘It’s all about agility and iteration.’
From pineapple juice to agtech: Investors hungry for a piece of Africa’s food industry Published by Jaco Maritz on 7 June 2018 Africa’s agribusiness and food sector registered strong private equity deal activity during May 2018.
From the pits to the pinnacle: A lesson in endurance for entrepreneurs Published by Jeanette Clark on 4 June 2018 Lee den Hond on how she went from feeling downtrodden to reaching the highest summits.
The journey so far: Jyoti Mukherjee, CEO, Software Technologies Limited Published by Nelly Murungi on 31 May 2018 ‘No entrepreneur comes with a perfect manual of how to run his or her organisation.’
Gerald Gondo: African urbanisation – a changing dynamic Published by Gerald Gondo on 30 May 2018 Urbanisation is synonymous with infrastructure, writes Gerald Gondo.
Meet the Boss: Bolaji Akinboro, CEO, Cellulant Nigeria Limited Published by Justin Probyn on 29 May 2018 ‘I listen to people. I am a strong believer that everyone has something to contribute.’
Côte d’Ivoire’s cashew processing sector is at the crossroads Published by Victoria Crandall on 28 May 2018 Côte d’Ivoire only processes infinitesimal volumes of its cashew crop, as the global industry is concentrated in India and Vietnam.
Matching deals on the African continent Published by Chipo Muwowo on 28 May 2018 Interview with Africa-focused digital deal origination and processing platform Orbitt co-founder and transactions analyst.
#HWMIIA Podcast: Trevor Gosling talks fintech, and how he sold his previous venture to Naspers Published by Jaco Maritz on 28 May 2018 Trevor Gosling on his early career in investment banking, launching and selling his ecommerce business, and how he grew Lulalend into the company it is today.
