Startup Couches

Referral as a service, Reimagining customer acquisition with ReferBox

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 18:26:50 +0000

Referral as a service, Grow your business through referral marketing

Don't waste money on Ads that don't convert, increase customer acquisition, retention, and brand loyalty with our easy-to-use API for startups.
Dammie speaks about how they are helping businesses market their products even better. Check out ReferBox here

Powering the Credit Industry with Oystr Finance

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:52:26 +0000

Speaking to Ife about allowing fintech, mobile money operators, and merchant platforms to extend microloans to their users at scale without worrying about liquidity, compliance, risk assessment, or recovery. And the gist about her TechStars journey

Prograd: A spot for GenZ people to find fintech products that work for them

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:06:31 +0000

On the couch with Marco & Ethan talking about education and financial products for young people with Prograd

Data Intelligence as a service with TownTalk

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:26:37 +0000

A data intelligence company that gathers information on weather, security, and others to help improve different sectors that lack access to these data. All starting with the insurance sector

DevOps- in-a-Box Infrastructure as Code tool for early-stage startups

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 23 May 2023 22:49:50 +0000

CEO Ankur discusses Opta and its assistance with Compliance, Cloud infrastructure, and its relevance for experts and new users.

Managing your product's life cycle from start to finish with Simplify Engineering

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 16 May 2023 12:00:59 +0000

Founders Joc & tell us how a running joke led them to build a product development company.

Tulix: A new way for African migrants to maintain financial ties with home

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 02 May 2023 14:09:13 +0000

ChatKJV and the emergence of AI tools in religion

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:40:59 +0000

Empowering various African communities with Mpower Ventures

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 09:53:27 +0000

The future of real-estate investment is fractional with Keble

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 18:28:41 +0000

Accelerator for investors in Africa with Dream VC

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Mark talks about Dream VC and the vision to bridge the gap for the investor ecosystem in emerging markets such as African markets. You can apply for the Launch into VC program, a VC crash course, or the Investor accelerator program to learn alongside a lifetime community of future trailblazers across the continent and catalyze your unique path into venture capital and angel investing.

Feedpay, the everything money platform

Lotaanna Nwose — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:59:48 +0000

Feedpay helps you save both in fiat and stablecoins, you can make day-to-day bank transfers easily using the app, and lots more. It is currently in private beta with 30 people and has already processed 2m Naira in transaction value.

Season 2 Episode 1 | What’s New In Tech

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:49:24 +0000

Afriex

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:49:18 +0000

I had a great chat with Ollie Howie a little while ago about Afriex multi-currency app, the fastest way to send money across continents. Helping folks send and receive money anywhere in the world. YC Journey, closing a $10m series A round recently and plans for the future. Download the app here http://afriexapp.app.link/

NileHome

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 07:41:25 +0000

NileHome is a software platform that allows brokers to deliver the ultimate end-to-end client experience by simplifying and streamlining residential real estate transactions—they developed an end-to-end platform for selling & buying real estate, creating visibility and a gateway for brokers for homes between $500k-$3m and already serve 100% of California. The founder became the youngest broker in California at 20 and works with a builder.

Simpu

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 07:38:28 +0000

Simpu is a platform that provides a more unified, human experience for customer engagement, across all channels. It is the most unified customer data and engagement platform, helping your customer success teams to be at their best. Started building in October 2020, being in beta for a while. We launch this month and have gotten about 90 businesses signed up.

Lendha

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 07:35:23 +0000

Lendha, a financial service provider, provides loans to SMEs and tools that would help them to grow. Peter wants the product to have more presence in Nigeria, nationwide expansion.

Frelapay

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:52:36 +0000

Frelapay is a management platform that helps you document your freelance process, track progress, client reminders. Eniola went hunting for ideas on Whatsapp and a match was made. Its been amazing doing research. Writers, copywriters, video editors, techies, anyone that can get a job from Fiverr. 500k users, don’t hire too fast.

Powered by People

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:51:40 +0000

A really exciting episode with Alexander, co-founder of Powered by People. It is a tech platform and marketplace, connecting small brands all over the world to buyers in the US and hopefully in Europe. The massive network of businesses and set up offices in Mexico, Kenya, Columbia, SA, turkey, and almost around the world.

Ajo Money

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:25:46 +0000

Ajo Money savings/contribution platforms, bringing back the Ajo system to life in a digital form for young people to become a part of. Co-operatives, society contributions. She joined in February 2021, the team is already in partnership with Paga and with support from Tayo. The Beta version was released in May 2021. Experiencing organic growth, Full version in October, and more partnerships. Angel investments, the team has grown, with 12k installs and 8,500 active members $400k transactions. Adoption is nationwide, employees are also a lot and business owners. 1m installs by 2023 cos we are going to do heavy marketing. Remote work and team being at sync and the power supply issues. Trust issues of Nigerians.

Petra

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:15:31 +0000

Petra is a modern crypto-powered payment channel for African merchants. Receive payments using our fast and reliable Card, Crypto, and Direct Debits services. Petra is a payment gateway that helps people receive payment via crypto, cards, and others. The ease of payment is still a big problem in Nigeria, working on this for 9 months. Businesses and individuals integrate Petra, a Bowen University graduate, who interned at Jobberman. Petra means something solid

Pandascrow

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:07:24 +0000

Precious is on the couch as we talked about Pandascrow, a fraud-free heaven for every transaction you make in Africa. An escrow service, a middle man who makes sure no fraud is detected. Started with the b2c user communities, social commerce spaces and now has shifted to b2b businesses with users on their platforms. The b2c side needed a lot of education as escrow services are not mainstream and so the b2b shift makes the most business sense and would also solve the education problem.

OnMarket

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 23:42:51 +0000

On the couch with Moatasem, he speaks about OnMarket, an E-GROCERY marketplace allows you to buy groceries online, empowering grocers. They did the parallel method of customer acquisition, acquiring customers and retailers almost simultaneously. Started June 2020, and now they have delivered 27k orders in one city in Egypt and onboarded over 100 retailers. 4 co-founders. 30-people team. We don’t compete with retailers, we do not have warehouses or keep inventories.$30bn market in Egypt alone. The Egyptian market is huge, timing

Frikax

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 08 May 2022 00:18:56 +0000

Frikax is the default place to meet people, get jobs and interact with others, bridging the gap for techies with employers, opportunities to learn and teach, and a solid focused community.

Dr Phil-afel

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 08 May 2022 00:17:41 +0000

Dr Phil-afel is a plant-powered brand, ingredients come from nature and we believe nature gives you the power to succeed. Started a burger patty, from house sales and. We had a restaurant and a cafe and then covid came, we decided to go non-profit but feeding schemes and we can generate 45 foods for the general public. The transition was natural, we were spending so much time with tax, CS, and a lot of other things but food.

Rwazi

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 08 May 2022 00:01:16 +0000

Rwazi provides organizations with fresh, on-ground data from markets across sub-Saharan Africa to facilitate effective decision-making. A market intelligence platform, that helps consumer goods companies access on-ground data from developing markets. Mauritius, SA, Uganda, Kenya, and 40 markets and now expanding into India. We want to start producing predictive analytics for companies coming into the African Market.

Emtech

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 23:55:07 +0000

Emtech modernises central banking tools to establish regulatory frameworks for emerging finch solutions. A company in the regtech and fintech to modernize and digitize regulatory processes and help innovators to easily work with regulators and approvals. To increase the financial inclusion in the markets, focus on African and Caribbean markets. De-risk market approval for limited regulatory access. Central Bank digital currencies. Cadet in 10 years at IBM saw the need for tech to increase financial inclusion through the regulators. Looking forward to growing significantly in 2023, a lot of people using the product already.

FoodLama

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 23:45:14 +0000

FoodLama is an easy-to-use grocery shopping platform that works with a smart personal assistant over your familiar shopping site. With FoodLama, you can easily discover the foods that suit your preferences, get recommendations and explore with freedom. If you had dietary preferences, allergies, going keto, etc is hard. A browser extension that makes that food shopping. Filter out what you can’t have: save time, Discover what you can have, Helps you become more health-conscious. The social impact of food connects everyone. A chunk of the customer segment is Moms who are typically in charge of groceries in food. Food manufactured under fair trade processes, Santiago had eczema and it was corn intolerant and nut allergic, mom is vegan and dad is avoiding palm oil. Active in the UK and we plan to roll out in the US by next year, we are expecting FoodLama hit millions of users. Food content is personalized to you wherever you go is our mission.

Stormkit

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 23:37:45 +0000

Stormkit helps you can easily manage your frontend infrastructure. It integrates perfectly with your git flow. Simplify and automate complex processes over the entire life cycle of a Javascript application. Make building & delivering applications a delightful low-code-like experience. Deployment platform for JAMStack websites and node js applications, connect your app to GitLab, BitBucket. Vercel and Netlify are great products, we offer flexibility and you can host yourself and you can have full control over your served assets. It has been 3 years now and now we are 2 co-founders and we are bootstrapping. Over 2,000 users with little or no marketing and some paying customers.

BuildSpace Africa

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 23:10:18 +0000

BuildSpace is a community of web3 builders, developers, biggest web3 developer community.

Cylon Accounting

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 23:04:56 +0000

Cylon Accounting is an easy-to-use accounting and bookkeeping software for small businesses. Create your first invoice in less than 60 seconds. Send quotations, generate reports, track customers and you can record your transactions. Automate all your accounting departments' work, and save time and money. An income/expense management tool and entrepreneurs, and freelancers, can use it to access loans. All reports are generated for them, with automated tools. We are going to be in Southern Africa in 2023 and at the start of the next year, we go to Ghana and Kenya.

FixBot

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 22:58:13 +0000

FixBot helps you track your car's health without you worrying about breakdowns anymore. Their device monitors the overall performance of your vehicle and sends alerts via SMS, chatbot as well as mobile app, and web applications. IoT/hardware startup that makes devices and dongles to scan their car without the help of a mechanic. Reducing the time and money we spend at the mechanics. Capital and talent can be challenges.

Falcon Robotics

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 22:48:17 +0000

Falcon Robotics provides top-notch technology solutions to individuals and businesses. They are keen on problem-solving, which is why we stand out. Manufacturing, training, and R&D and AI products, drone manufacturing. Unify, making robots affordable. Home automation systems, that is mind-blowing.

MyTherapist.ng

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 22:41:27 +0000

MyTherapist.ng is a mental healthcare startup that connects you to vetted therapists as well as resources for your emotional needs in Nigeria. MyTherapist.ng was founded by young Nigerian entrepreneurs with the goal of providing affordable, accessible, and quality mental health care to everyone who needs it. Our vision is to make therapy available everywhere and as easy as booking an Uber or ordering from Amazon Prime! Provide teletherapy services. Mental health in Nigeria is a huge problem, mental healthcare startups, connect people to mental health professionals, psychoeducational materials, journals, and personality tests. Young creatives are the first customer niche for us. 18-29 internet savvy in the business of using their minds daily. 5k people on our platform, social media visibility too, Nigerians need education. Mental health is the new Agriculture in Nigeria.

Voda

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 18:52:41 +0000

Voda is a mental wellness app for the LGBT community and includes digital therapy programs for queer people. CBT-based approach and psychotherapy. Started in October last year. Came out as an adult a few years ago, and therapy worked well for him. Queer people find it hard to find therapy cos of their lived experiences. Getting our programs right, a lot of mindfulness apps, are in close beta, and over 100 people testing. Self-guided digital therapy. New partnerships with psychotherapists. A great compliment to therapy.

Eventis

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 18:44:54 +0000

Eventis is an event tech and video conferencing platform, allowing you to connect with your audience in a more immersive way. Remote work is now the norm and were building for it. Create an ecosystem of collaborative tools, virtual event tech platform. Host webinars, conferences, hybrid events. Sell tickets. 2 teams: Internal team: Quick meets and external team: Eventis. Quick Meets is currently being tested internally and June is public launch date.

VijeV

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 18:17:04 +0000

VijeV helps people to build an online presence and grow their businesses through unique brand storytelling. Named after the founder, storytelling for startups and large organizations. Consultancy startup that helps startups connect with their audience, there was always a story that binds people together.

Yalla Fel Sekka

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 18:09:49 +0000

Yalla Fel Sekka is a delivery company. A very Arabic Egyptian slang (I'm coming, stop bugging quickly) YFS instant delivery company in Egypt, b2b2c on-demand logistics platform: groceries, pharma, e-commerce, the dog stores. Quick commerce. Instant delivery. Closed a round last year, to expand the core business across Egypt. From 5 to many more cities. Investment in the Fulfilment Centers. 10k orders/day 36 people + 1k drivers. Egypt is a rising market and so the potential is exciting.

Transtura

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 18:02:58 +0000

Transtura is a one-stop shop for everyday mobility. Share mobility and on-demand bus hailing startup, solving public transport system in Nigeria. Shuttle mini-buses 5 seater buses. And the fare is shared. Designated bus stop system where you check available cars, reserve seats and they ride. Launched last year in October. Acquired a Fintech startup WazoMoney and built a marketplace for car owners for insurance and auto parts. The market is fragmented, we are using our numbers as an advantage.

QPay

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 17:56:06 +0000

QPay allows freelancers to receive and exchange foreign funds in seconds and helps workers to receive their foreign payments from freelancer sites anywhere in Africa. Fiver, Upwork, Terawork, a foreign virtual account, and a local bank account. Currency exchange, p2p feature to do so within the community. Euros, Pounds virtual account. Pre-launch and we are waitlisting. Partnerships are the only thing left. Launch MVP April. We are focused on Nigerian freelancers for now.

HiVend

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 17:44:27 +0000

HiVend provides you with FREE digitalized education and knowledge in all formats including videos, audios, infographics, animated tutorials and so much more. Hivend is an e-learning platform to digitalize education in all forms and eliminate the number of people in the uneducated and low-skill stage. We are building stage and designing user flow and backend and started producing courses. Started targeting kids, now targeting even over 16-year-olds. Chess in Slums and Pleasant are his inspirations. Do not go into things when you don’t understand them

Cheeps

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 16:19:34 +0000

Cheeps allows you to make predictions on Future Events and earn money when your predictions come true. Stake cheeps on anything, including trending topics like Big Brother, Guilder Ultimate Search, or The UEFA Champions League. A platform where you can predict events and earn crypto while doing so. You bet against the community members, instead of against the house. Politics. Our customers are people who follow these events. We are trying not to overbuild and serve our customers by listening to them well. We are also playing into the community learning and providing primers. Crypto adoption is still super low globally and in Africa and regulations can be challenging. People are looking below the dollar experiences in Nigeria. Near 80% accuracy as opposed to making baseless claims.

Internify

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 16:11:33 +0000

Internify as Joel says provides students with high-involvement, project-based internships in Nigeria. Helps secure the right placement for young people. An internship connecting platform, helping students to get access to various internships in Nigeria. 2 teams, a tech and research team and we look at companies that offer internships, and then we have all this info gathered and displayed. When you have a great team, your work is easier.

AbstractOps

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 14:11:36 +0000

AbstractOps is an OS for the back office, taking care of operational work, payroll, and employee management. Used to automate back office for seed stage companies, a team of 5, and no dedication to Ops

Pideaky

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 13:52:42 +0000

Pideaky is a POS system to provide services to corner shops in Latam, it is hard for these businesses, to focus on the bottom of the pyramid, the unbanked that lack digital services.

KadAfrica

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 13:41:12 +0000

KadAfrica is a social enterprise based out of Uganda, creating opportunities for young women using agriculture and technology as a tool to turn these women into business-minded people. He talks about challenges and how KadAfrica

Brick

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 12:58:37 +0000

Brick is a financial API platform for south east Asia, the market leader for financial data and efficient cash-out, and recurring payouts. Connect your fintech products in one place.

Intro

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 12:53:18 +0000

Intro, a zoom extension that lets you see the company’s information for pre-call research, and check your next call, and information. Targeting salespeople, early-stage founders, and account executives.

Money Hash

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 12:48:22 +0000

Money Hash is a Super API infra for payment and fintech, a single point connection to actually run any kinda fintech product. AWS for fintech for the MENA

Devengo

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 01:26:04 +0000

Fernando talks about Devengo, a platform that provides payroll tech solutions for employers and employees.

Akiddie

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 01:11:52 +0000

Dominic is creating ways for children content creators to get excited, a content marketplace for children content, text, audio and video.

SendChamp

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 00:54:45 +0000

A multi-channel messaging platform for businesses in Africa, CRM, and APIs for businesses to engage their customers. Onboarding, engaging, support, and retention through texts, voices, WhatsApp

Euphoria Labs

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 00:38:23 +0000

An experimental studio, building immersive shopping experiences, product visualization, immersive merchandising, virtual try-ons etc. Plan is to get more engagements and get user feedback. Some of the amazing works from the labs include AR business cards, Tailo’s virtual showroom, Orange Culture’ Virtual 3D-models. Derrick also talks about how building in public is really helping with Sales and product discovery.

Breeze

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 07 May 2022 00:21:53 +0000

A neobank for SMEs in Nigeria: credit, payments, and other services related to your business. All our customers are importers and informal. Cargo insurance, logistics, and customs clearance support from china to your store in Nigeria. $36bn trade deficit. Trade financing

Crew

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 21:16:00 +0000

Mollie is on the couch to talk about Crew, a group-based coaching program, helping people coaching, millennial professionals, and career re-design needs. Executive coaches in the pipeline, other professionals who have something to teach and mentor.

Flux

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 21:04:00 +0000

Ben is on the couch today to talk about a mobile app that allows people to send money from one region to another, Flux

Opontia

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 21:02:00 +0000

Philip is on the couch today and we spoke about Opontia and how it enables founders to realize the value of the e-commerce brands that they built, businesses can face an inability to grow further or scale. Above $10k in rev, no reseller, few categories exempt like fast fashion, consumer electronics. Kitchenware, bathroom, sports, gathering, cosmetics.

WAFR

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 21:00:00 +0000

Ismail is on the couch today talking about WAFR, a mobile payment smartphone app that gives discounts to its users when they pay through the app. Closed-loop mobile wallet, you pay less when using and the businesses earn more while using it, for FMCG, grocers to grow their markets. A great loyalty program. We go to FMCGs and ask for discounts and show them how it can become profitable. 10% of the discount goes to us. 85% of the FMCG market is made up of grocers: mothers, children, more middle to lower-class adults.

Catlog

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 20:00:00 +0000

Silas is on the couch today talking about Catlog, a set of tools to help buyers and sellers transact better online. Making buying and selling very smooth, a lot of transactions going on today on social media but there are a lot of problems. First, we started with a basic way for sellers to list all their products, buyers can see, select, buy, and check out to the seller's WhatsApp. It is tedious to always update products and prices using social media. To fully minimize pre-sale conversations. Orders and customers feature, when you confirm an order, the customer gets an email, and when you deliver, they also do so too. Solving inventory management. An invoicing feature. The BNPL product is also layered on top of the sellers' platform. Chatbot to help with CX and take orders too.

Gen

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 19:00:00 +0000

Ayo was on the couch and we spoke about Gen, a global banking platform created for Africans. From personal to business to the best-in-class global digital banking products. Gen is a cross-border digital banking solution, that empowers Africans, to move, work and do business globally. A lot of people are becoming global, working and being a part of the global economy. A talent marketplace founder, receipt of payments very seamless, faced challenges for talents in Africa. 2021 October working in private equity in NYC and resigned and started this. A must-listen

Accrue

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 21:36:07 +0000

I had Clinton on the couch and he talked about Accrue a product that helps you simplify & automate your investments. With minimal effort, you are able to create a promising financial future. Gentlest intro to investing, simplest way to hedge wealth over time. Currency devaluation is happening USD Savings, stock tokens, crypto. DCA: investing a small amounts over time. Targeting young people. Shoutout to Helicarrier, such an inspiration to the team.

Cyclic

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 21:32:17 +0000

Chatting with Kam CEO of Cyclic, a product that lets you deploy full-stack apps to a globally distributed serverless way. The infrastructure to power your application, all serverless, on-ramp launch quickly. They are starting with individuals, no need to be an expert. Kam was in a fintech startup that got acquired, companies wasting resources with infrastructure setups.

RunTransfer

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 21:18:29 +0000

Divine is on the couch today, building RunTransfer a platform that helps businesses accept and verify bank transfers. The platform helps businesses verify and accept bank transfers, POS is not working, transfers take a while. The money leaves and network issues happen. One core function: alert confirmations instantly. Built by an all-student team, a must-listen

The AFEN Project

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 21:05:39 +0000

Deborah sat on the couch with me and we talked about the AFEN project, a cutting-edge NFT project dedicated to the development of user-friendly blockchain solutions in real estate and education, arts & entertainment, and decentralized finance. The AFEN ecosystem is multi-chain, powered by the $AFEN token, and prioritizes the user's experience. AFEN as a platform is leveraging blockchain tech to create solutions to problems in traditional systems. Art, education, and real estate sectors, Africa is blessed is rich culture and art, artists are underrated, they launched an NFT marketplace in April last year. Enjoy value and royalties. Education is mostly about spreading awareness for adoption of the blockchain tech. started in 2020 with covid, Building Metacity, reduce fiduciary barriers to prop tech investment, working with developers to put structures around it for investments globally without. This is a must-listen

Smileys

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 20:59:01 +0000

Habib is on the couch today and we talked about Smileys, your go-to place for exciting and comfortable athleisure products. They make socks available for upwardly mobile Nigerians, especially those in major cities across the country. Smileys is for people who love to exercise, have a fun time with friends and family, show up to meetings looking sharp and are beacons of hope in the different spheres across the continent. Athleisure brand providing products that provide you fun and exciting started with socks, briefs, beanies, activewear, jackets, tees, shirts, sports bras, leggings, crop-tops, etc. Started as a side business, trying to do something exciting.

BRYT Knowledge

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 20:36:41 +0000

Rumbidzai sat on the couch with me and we talked about BRYT Knowledge a multifaceted online educational platform that connects students with subject matter experts using technology. In countries where the BRYT app and web platform are available, students can request a 1-1 personalized lesson with a tutor on any subject matter, within their own set budget, and at a time convenient for them. She is growing a marketplace for knowledge sharing, students can request to learn anything on-demand, curriculum subjects in Zim, specific skills, and languages. Started in 2020 in the pandemic and founders were looking for lessons for their kids online.

GetEquity

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 20:23:12 +0000

Jude of GetEquity is on the couch today talking about the platform that allows investors to find, create, and diversify investment portfolios by accessing new investment opportunities, trade-in digital security assets, investing in local SMEs, and improving liquidity. Allows anyone to invest in startups with as little as $10, using an SPV. This is a must-listen

Kiwano

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 20:14:19 +0000

David is on the couch and we talk about Kiwano a platform that gives you control over how you can send money to your friends, family, or an organization without revealing your real identity to the recipients.

Trakka

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 16:38:54 +0000

I and Timi talk about Trakka, a personal fiancée app, millennials are terrible at managing finances, allows you to sync all your accounts together. Students in Universities, young earners and just going into the workforce. Personal experience of having too many bank accounts and fintech apps. Started as 300levels, a team of 6 students, complete genz team. Real-time budgeting feature and alerts, financial responsibility. Trakka is a fintech app that combines simplicity and functionality to redefine personal finance. It is a tool that gives users control of their expenses, budgets, and savings.

ZeddPay

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 15:23:21 +0000

Exciting conversation with Pleasant a GenZ founder of ZeddPay a web app payment solution for the unbanked, people without access to people without financial services using mobile credits. 56% of Nigerian adults are unbanked and this is different from internet penetration. Targeting genZ people, the bank limitations for young people under the age of 19 is a huge problem. Shoutout to GB of FlutterWave for supporting African founders deeply.

The Spark

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 15:20:38 +0000

Bankole and I had a very insightful conversation about a platform to provide infra for underrepresented founders in Africa and Canada, first a media outfit for telling founder and operator stories and an all-in-one platform to get founder resources, business tools discount access, access to mentors, community and Masterclasses and library of templates and learning resources. Vision: connecting founders to resources, launching soon

Savecoins

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 13:48:35 +0000

Joseph is on the couch today to talk about Savecoins app that helps you simplify your crypto investments, periodic savings which DCA app for beginners and enthusiasts. For people who want to save and invest, there is a loan feature also. Launching in March 2022

Taager

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 08:24:30 +0000

I spoke with Mohammed on the couch today about how SMBs and online sellers do not have enough infrastructure and what his team is doing to help

ShopMeAway

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 08:13:11 +0000

I spoke with Racine about ShopMeAway a very important service for people who want to buy products from Amazon, Walmart, or Alibaba. Servicing drop shippers, middle-class people who get top quality products, in Senegal

Anamehani

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 07:08:32 +0000

I sat on the couch with Maher of Anamehani, we spoke about the smart on-demand home services platform helping people find professional service workers nearby, carpenters, plumbers, interior designers, etc

Markup Hero

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 06:59:27 +0000

Jeff talks about Markup Hero, a useful tool for taking screenshots to communicate ideas, feedback, Q&As sharing, etc

SkyGarden

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 06:56:55 +0000

Chatting with Martin as he talks about SkyGarden a 3 sided-marketplace helping small companies sell, connect with customers, sky garden has its own marketplace, distribution network through massive partnerships.

RemotePass

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:37:22 +0000

Kamal CEO of RemotePass is on the couch with me today to share about the best platform to onboard, pay, and manage remote teams globally. He talks about how the journey began in 2019 in business travel and expenses and then pivoted all the way to helping companies go global and hire global talent due to the new realities of the Pandemic. He shares plans for the year, new partnerships offering office spaces, health Insurance, and many more features for clients. Enjoy!

HiPeople

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:20:55 +0000

Sebastian of HiPeople is on the couch today and all about helping businesses to hire well, restructure references, for companies with 500 employees, and above. Enjoy!

PAL

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:13:27 +0000

Sat on the couch with Dady and he talked about PAL and how it is banking the unbanked through an API to send money through Mobile Money in Africa

AOA Dx

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:04:24 +0000

I have Oriana on the couch today, she speaks about developing blood tests to be able to solve for cancer, drawing a blood sample, and running a test a lot more. 2019, officially started last 2021. Solving early diagnosis problems as 80% of people that get diagnosed late do not survive

PayUp

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 14:06:00 +0000

Papa Darfoor is on the couch today to talk about PayUp, a service that facilitates the transfer of funds from Ghana to Paypal in the US, UK, Europe. Parents with kids abroad, African focused vendors abroad, he shares about his motivations and plans for the future

OnboardBase

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 13:28:28 +0000

Dante is on the couch today as he talks about secret management for developers and organizations in a more secure and collaborative way, making it seamless to how their workflow does. Product positioned for Engineering leads, system admins, DevOps, and infrastructure engineers. Contract developers, teams that 10+

Medicbird

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 12:05:17 +0000

I had Ifelola on the couch and he talked about Medicbird and how it connects people to psychiatrists and clinical psychologists etc

EarniPay

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:55:53 +0000

Nonso sat on the couch with me today and talked about EarniPay, and how it improves the financial wellbeing of income earners in Africa, most salaries are got once a month and so there is no way to match income to expense. They partner with employers to give flexible salary access and on-demand solutions so employees can get paid on demand. Focusing on large companies with a lot of employees, 50+ people, and startups are a sweet spot for us. Nonso perfectly understands the problem space and the product leads to massive retention and adoption for employers. Serving multiple companies already, launch plans!

Ricive

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:34:58 +0000

Ayo sits on the couch today and talks about Ricive, a chore automation tool: laundry, grocery shopping, meal prep. Started with EkoLaundry and saw massive adoption and experimentation and user research led to focus on grocery too.

Quiver Finance

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 02:14:18 +0000

Lolu of Quiver Finance was on the couch today to talk about the product, a crypto asset management platform, to manage crypto assets on-chain. He talks about the ambitious plans for the project and what makes it all exciting

Aufera

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 02:06:29 +0000

On the couch with Uthman, he shares about Aufera, a platform that connects rental businesses to cars for individual car owners. He also shares a personal experience that drove him to build this platform, enjoy!

Venrena

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 01:50:31 +0000

I had a call with Emmanuel and he spoke about Venrena, an e-commerce marketplace that connects buyers with sellers. The team is building the infrastructure to help SMBs to scale, create an online store and connect them with buyers.

Reevyse

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 01:36:06 +0000

Hanson is on the couch today talking about Reevyse, an online marketplace for African talent, started as a job portal. You find a knowledge expert and book a meeting with them. The product is priced per hour and we take a % of it interestingly Inspired by Jason Njoku masterclass sessions

Puffyweed

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 05:15:13 +0000

Stanley talks about this tech platform designed to power the cannabis industry in Africa. Starting with Ghana, SA, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda. A marketplace to vend and buy products. 2019, demand is high. Brain trauma, insomnia, appetite, mood swings, cancer patients.

Brimble

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 05:02:56 +0000

Sayo, Brimble's PM talks to me about the product, a platform as a service, helping devs and engineers focus on building and not worrying about devops. Serve JAMStack, reduce the stress devs go through. Analytics, data collection, keyboard shortcuts. Deployment, tech startups in Africa. Lack of access to technology. Netlify and vercel, offering more control. Ambitious expansion plans and many more

BitPowr

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 03:18:12 +0000

Tobi sits on the couch to share about BitPowr, a wallet and digital asset infrastructure, helping individuals and businesses build easily on the blockchain. You can build a crypto exchange, build widgets to accept crypto payments, a p2p system, and even a hedge fund. A complete package where you do not need third-party integrations. The big vision is to become AWS for building on-chain.

Legal Dokument

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 03:08:00 +0000

I and Oghale had a chat about Legal Dokument, a platform for startups to access legal documents in record time.

Fidia

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 02:59:28 +0000

On the with Gbadebo where he talks about Fidia, the all-in-one monetization tool for creators in Africa, where you create a profile and share with your audience and fans and earn from your creative works. It can be used by anyone who creates any kind of content. Launched July 2021, most customers are podcasters and designers, and writers, and he talks radical expansion, enjoy!

Bumpchats

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 02:45:24 +0000

I had a call with Amaka and she shared about Bumpchats, an audio-enabled platform that connects people based on their moods. It started during the pandemic and finding out people want to have conversations and how important mood matching and vibes check can be. she also talks about lessons around building sustainable businesses

Loocum

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 23:19:00 +0000

Called Manni and we talked about Loocum, a healthcare talent marketplace that connects Healthcare facilities to professionals. Basically an end-to-end HR platform for healthcare by healthcare professionals. He shared a personal experience that led him to build this product that solves real problems involving human lives. Enjoy!

Accred

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 23:00:10 +0000

I sat on the couch with Andrew to learn what NFTs are and about Accred, a platform for educational organizations, communities, businesses, and creators to create credentials like certificates, badges, issue them as NFTs. He makes a case for how Accred is the credential issuing platform for the future of the internet.

Multitudes

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 22:29:50 +0000

I had a call with Manny about Multitudes, a platform designed to bring people together in 1-1 instances, like Gather Round but all convos are guided and facilitated and their identities are pseudonymous. Oh, there is a voice bot, a little onboarding before you enter the room, mindfulness, breathing exercise. This product is already prototyped at OnDeck and working with different community builders. Dinning in the dark experiences and more fun ways to connect, enjoy!

TrustBuddie

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 22:20:17 +0000

Onyeka shares about TrustBuddie, a community platform where people can leave reviews, comments, and ratings about businesses that have served them. Free for users, businesses pay to claim their business and people who care about their user growth. A lot of businesses grow with just word of mouth and so reviews are basically your product extension.

Vently

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 22:30:57 +0000

I had Michael on the couch and we spoke about Vently, an event platform, combining social media with events, basically building a community around events. He wants to make events more fun, providing value for event organizers, vendors and event attendees too. He shares lessons he has learned on the journey and what he plans for the year.

Woodcore

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 22:20:15 +0000

On the couch with Toyin, we talk about Woodcore, a cloud banking enterprise infra platform that provides services covering bank back-office, enterprise systems, KYC offerings, bank transfers, etc. They cater to traditional MFBs, traditional with digital channels MFBs, fully digital MFBs, fintech, asset managers, e-commerce platforms, ride-hailing platforms, etc. He also talked about the impressive connector Hub they now have and the massive plans for the year.

Request

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 21:46:00 +0000

Ronald and I had a conversation on the couch about TwaMeRequest, a platform to revolutionalize the requisition process. Making it easy to make payment request to anyone such as employers, friends, family. He talked about where the product is at the moment and the future plans for the product.

Little

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 21:24:39 +0000

I had a call with Oreoluwa on the couch today to talk about a trackable prepaid debit card for teens and kids and comes with a planner app for parents to guide the spend and set boundaries called Little. It is aiming to develop good money habits for kids as early as possible. He shares why parents are an integral part of this movement and the ambitious plans for 2022.

Getly

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 21:11:34 +0000

On the couch with Ritchie, he shares about Getly, a social gifting platform that lets users send and receive gifts from their favorite online stores. You can send gifts to people, send out a Wishlist, gifting service. Anything can be a gift, any link can be a gift, people who work at startups. He also talks about expanding to India after Nigeria, and a lot more!

Mizala

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 23:12:54 +0000

Great chat with Israel and Marcel about the Insurtech space and Mizala an insurance product. With Mizala they are bringing back trust in the insurance space and changing the narrative of how insurance is run in Africa. Mizala has started with retail insurance starting with car insurance, previously catered to the unemployed market but pivoted through insights from user feedback after underwriting themselves. The product process claims in a whopping 48 hours!

Swahilies

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 20:40:00 +0000

John is the CEO of this amazing fintech startup in Tanzania building payment solutions for businesses in Africa to accept mobile money and international card payments. Swahilies already has 7,000 customers and 70 businesses up to $8k/mo. They have almost gotten their Payment infrastructure license in Tanzania and plan to raise VC money and target 500k people by expanding to Kenya this year. John also shares about challenges faced by founders in East Africa and how peculiar and distinct these problems are compared to other markets in Africa.

Africacomicade

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 19:13:24 +0000

Oscar sits on the couch to share about Africacomicade, a platform celebrating the works of creatives in games, comics and XR. Showcasing the talent and connecting them to opportunities, jobs, capital through creative initiatives including multiple events and partnerships and creating a community in Africa with a physical presence. He talked about the metaverse and how early the technology is and how Africa is already being a part of its early days.

New Comma

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 18:57:33 +0000

Natalie and Nigel both talk about New Comma, the social media platform for African creatives all over the world to connect, learn, create, earn money. They shared how it all started, the vision, and the exciting plans for the year.

Syka Bank

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 17:03:35 +0000

I had a great call with Nana, he told me all about the new online-only digital banking app and web platform, you can deposit and save, budget, analytics, investing and lending, and get a virtual and physical card. It also has a credit rating platform built for the Underbanked, unbanked people that are tech-savvy. He shared some valuable lessons too like never putting all your eggs in one basket and many more.

MyServiceAgent

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:53:51 +0000

I called Ugo, CEO of MyServiceAgent and we talked about the voice-based customer engagement platform for African businesses. A lot of interesting ideas and products already out utilizing voice to provide a better customer service experience. MyServiceAgent has products like Virtual call center, voice survey through calls, telemarketing through voice, auth, and verification all through voice.

Community Phone

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0000

James tells us about this nationwide phone company, that makes sure that actual people do support and are always available to help and seeing the many new creative things your phone can do.

PONS

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Soner is on the couch today with an interesting product, AI driven ultrasound device to help doctors do virtual diagnoses and collect data from patients, interestingly his brother the CTO is in the tech side of the medical field. He shared the personal experiences and losses that led to them pursuing this mission, enjoy

Instill Education

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Alim and Tom are on the couch today, they talk about how they are redefining how education is being delivered by solving from the root, so focus on the teachers is super important. This product supports educators from day 1 to wherever they want to be in the long term. They are rebuilding education space through transforming educators themselves.

My Identity Pay

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Lanre talks about helping companies stay on top of the game with My Identity Pay by easily identifying their customers seamlessly, making sure that they are fully compliant, and adhere to laid down rules by the regulators. He also talks about his journey with the product and what the future plans are, enjoy

Mosaic

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Nima, CTO at Mosaic tells us about the Mosaic product, a resource planning platform, allocation management by PMs, bottom-up features where everyone in a company can be a part of.

Mnemonic

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Andrii is on the couch telling us about Mnemonic, a centralized place for NFTs, the only link you’d only need for all your NFTs. Andrii also told us about concepts like digital twins and the reseller market for these digital assets, enjoy

New Society for Wellness

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Daniel talks about New Society for Wellness, a private members club for adventurers, and combating shame within sexual exploration, with a massively growing community that expands through referrals, private events and workshops.

StartWeb Africa

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Chiamaka tells us about StartWeb Africa and how the website builder is helping people get their work out there and go online in Africa, and the thoughts they had during their journey so far, she also mentions plans of supporting creators who can make a living using the platform, enjoy

Simplified

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

On the couch, KD tells us about a platform for you to design, create, collaborate and scale your marketing, it takes a village. Digital tools at a fractional cost and at less time without prior experience. Targeting digital marketers and scaling to businesses with Simplified

Oyster

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Tony, Oyster's CEO talks about this distributed HR platform, making hiring from anywhere in the world the same experience as hiring locally. They provide a delightful experience with an employment infrastructure that is scalable for you the employer.

Wasla Browser

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 21:00:00 +0000

Serag is on the couch today and he is talking about the first browser to be built in Africa to help solve the problem a lot of people face, saving 30% of your data costs and automated chargebacks while they shop online. Already has 1.5 million users on android primarily from Egypt, planning to launch in Nigeria soon, 65% of the user base are under 25, enjoy!

Kapitalize

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 20:00:00 +0000

Ali talks about expats and the accommodation needs they have when they come to work in new countries like Egypt, a real estate management company, serviced and furnished residences and co-working spaces and services for businesses and even individuals who want temporal accommodations

Clypr

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Carlos on the couch today talking about an end-to-end barbershop software that streamlines the barbershop business starting in Maimi

k50 Ventures

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Ryan talks about the mission at K50 Ventures, the funds they manage, and their philosophy for investments, he highlights how diverse the portfolio is and the work they are doing to invest in LatAM and African founders who are changing the world as we know it. He also explains the investment process and how K50 Ventures partners with you to achieve your goals.

Rapture Innovations

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0000

This is an interesting chat with Navjith, he is building India’s first headphone experience platform, pattern building acoustic technology for people to experience music, not just hear music but feel it.

Exodus

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:15:00 +0000

Charles comes on the couch and talks about Exodus, the platform that helps investors invest in great startups, by helping you create a syndicate and you do not have to do any heavy lifting.

Link

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Emmanuel and Marvel came on the couch today to talk about how really difficult it is to receive money from Nigeria to different markets abroad, Link is the fastest and cheapest way of receiving money from Africa at close to market rates in record time. It has a multi-currency credit card and payments from Nigeria to markets abroad

Interview IA

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 15:26:17 +0000

Joe talks about this HR management product focused on the interview process, making it easy for new team members to be integrated into your company. The focus is important as we know interviewing candidates as a process is not going away anytime soon. They focus on fast-growing companies with over 500 employees

Rizevo

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Charles is on the couch talking about his barbershop experience and what has led him to build the appointment booking software for Africa, about pivoting from a barbershop priority service experience to helping service businesses to sell faster and make it easy to receive appointments and payments and all the lessons along the way. Enjoy!

knugget

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Today we learn about knugget, Johannes talks about this tool that helps you to keep the important things in mind, imagine never forgetting new information we get regularly as humans and apply the knowledge learnt. We forget over 50% of new information we acquire in a week and that is what Knugget is changing

AfricaSokoni

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Ebrima speaks to us about the Africa marketplace AfricaSokoni, the mission is to empower the informal sector in Africa by addressing problems like giving a platform to African manufacturers to reach people outside and within their countries, also building technologies for logistics for the informal sector even Merchant-financing too.

Scrader

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Ifeoma, head of growth and marketing at Scrader talks about this social commerce application that is built with a different experience, just like social media but with an interactive marketplace. She hints at them starting with fashion and then expanding later into more categories and verticals. She also talks about the lessons she has learnt over time building Scrader and how culture has a lot to do with changing their norms, how hard product discovery is and what vendors want.

Ringpin

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Jon is helping companies engage with their customers offline and then online using personalized and customized messaging using QR technologies with Ringpin. He also tells us about lessons he has picked up along the way how ideas mean nothing, execution, and distribution is everything

Hiro

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Carla talks about Hiro, a private podcasting platform for info-prenenurs, how they can easily monetize their content or coaching programs. She also drops ideas for new startup founders about partnership and getting in bed with good investors and doing Due diligence on your investors.

Naologic

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Gabriel talks about Naologic, a no-code platform for SMBs in the b2b commerce space, and how small businesses owners selling wholesale to other businesses. They are focused on the US wholesaler medical wholesale space and looking to capture that niche market.

Let's Re-invent

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Bien talks about how Let's Re-invent pushes for digital technology adoption and runs programs to promote environmental actions and cross-cultural collaborations. Getting into culture and thought leadership in young people across the world

CupMena

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Abdul talks about Cupmena, an agritech startup based in Egypt that builds a collection system to collect the spent coffee ground and reuse it as a primary soil to grow different types of mushroom and provide new agricultural solutions and open up more possibilities

Polygon Students

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Tk talks about the student accommodation space and how Polygon Student a saas platform for colleges and universities to manage accommodation on and off-campus resources like room-mate matching and management and how they have been growing the business month on month started.

Amitruck

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Mark is on the couch today talking about how Amitruck is connecting transporters with businesses to get goods to their customers, acting a life-long growth partner for businesses by fulfilling all their logistics need.

Evolve credit

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Nelson talks about the credit space in Nigeria and how Evolve credit provides a loan-matching marketplace where people looking to get loans to get matched to the best loan product suited for them, enabling lending and powering it with their massive infrastructure

The Peer

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Trojan talks about new frontiers in the fintech space where fintech apps can send and resources amongst themselves and the whole new world and new use cases it makes possible. He tells us about the journey of how the Peer was born, enjoy!

Bumpa

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Kelvin shares with us how difficult it is to be a small business owner in Africa and how Bumpa is on the mission to simplify processes and help SMBs focus on the core process of selling and let Bumpa handle the rest

MoviePal

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Pablo talks about this interesting product that helps you and your friends find movies you would all watch, creating a perfect use case for a movie party and take off the stress of recurring searches for what to watch every single time

Cequens

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Marwan cloud platform-as-a-solution that enables companies to reach out to their customers through a secured SMS gateway. He also spoke about the magnitude of the African market and some inspiring words about the future

Vwaza

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Joel built and has now shipped a multimedia Africa-focused streaming platform for African content creators where they can get paid and get full value of their art easily like other platforms in other markets.

SupportFinity

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Moe tells us about what he calls the Uber for remote talent-hiring worldwide and how to easily customize a remote team from anywhere in the world, find everyone that fits your needs, and is aligned to the vision of your team.

Shezlong

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Moustafa talks about the Shezlong, an online mental health platform, with a team of certified therapists in Arabic and is the cheapest in the world. You should totally check it out if you speak Arabic

RideHytch

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Laolu talks about the everyday struggle of people moving from place to place in Africa and especially in Nigeria as a first market. The ride-hailing model has a lot of limitations which is not suited for the average Nigerian and so Hytch bridges that gap and reaches into a total concierge service. Enjoy and make sure to sign up for early access!

DefiNet

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Leo talks about his creator platform helping them to leverage future income and maximize use for it and find avenues for revenue-sharing.

ZVendo

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 20:00:00 +0000

Abdel talks about this e-commerce platform that helps vendors set up their stores without any coding experience, the service is extensive enough that you can use your own Domain name to showcase your store.

Txtsmarter

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Nuri talks about this compliance service for oversight agencies, and how Txtsmarter helps companies especially the ones in the financial services sector to stay compliant to regulatory stipulations by using the product to collect and pass on data from texts required by law to ensure safety and full compliance

GH Scientific

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Dr. Hephzi talks to us about developing and building capacity in STEM in various communities in the UK and in Ghana and using engagement and long-term advocacy for institutions of learning to encourage involvement and growth of young people in STEM and building out a massive Community to support it

Tendo

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Felix the CEO of Tendo takes us through the state of social commerce in Africa today and how Tendo is helping anyone to start an e-commerce business with zero capital. The product empowers you to start a business online and convert your contacts to customers at no extra cost.

Kia Kia

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Chiemeziem COO of Kia Kia talks about the big credit gap in the African market and how the traditional banks are not meeting the gap and so millions of people and small businesses in Africa need services like this. Kia Kia solves for both borrowers and even lenders, so people who also want to set-asides money to lend out. Kia Kia also pioneered same-day loans to customers in Nigeria

Zeus

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Zeke founder of Zeus talks about revolutionalizing the video content space, imagine a curated version of YouTube without any form of ads, where people who are vetted post content to encourage learning in the best possible experience there is.

Runnovate

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Joleen takes us on a journey of how business owners and even professionals in their field of work and expertise need extra hands and how Runnovate is solving for and providing affordable virtual assistance service on demand in Kenya.

Job Description AI

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Oras talks about how hard it is for founders to automate processes in their day-to-day activities and even so for hiring managers, recruitment officers, and talent pipeline businesses and how Job Description AI helps to make sure that time and money are saved in these processes.

Kueq

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Weru talks about Kueq a digital microfinance bank whose services are at a very personalized price and every single digital finance feature is either already live there or being developed, he also talks about mobile financial services landscape in Kenya

Signa

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Icaro talks about Signa and how it is championing accessibility, leveraging the Facebook platform to reach thousands of people with hearing disabilities in Brazil, and providing talent placement opportunities for them. This is one of the most innovative products I have seen, and I have seen a lot.

NovaMoney

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Sam speaks to the essence of financial freedom, people are complicated and sometimes they do not know exactly what they want. So he explains how NovaMoney uses open banking and harnesses data analytics and tells people not just how much they spend but how they should spend based on their activities and goals. Think about it like a financial assistance product that provides guidance towards meeting financial goals.

Itini

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Sasha talks about this amazing app that plans trips for you, instead of going through tens of platforms to build a travel itinerary Itini helps you break things down to easier steps overall.

Meta Specifications

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Wamboga tells us about his journey in the energy space building cool projects and bringing everything together with Meta Specifications in Kenya

Mangwee Payments

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Inonge CEO of Mangwee payments talks about helping schools in Zambia manage data and most especially payments, this is a big space as payments are still a big problem across Africa, and now working with over 10 schools with over 5,000 users. Enjoy!

Valuu

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Martin talks about Valuu tackling the problem most investors have when they want to invest in the stock market which is the "what to buy" problem. So Valuu provides more than company information but company analysis, doing the heavy work of doing this analysis and presenting it to these retail investors.

MobMart

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 20:00:00 +0000

Tariro tells us about MobMart, a payment application in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and how mobile money can be connected to your bank and letting people do more with their money. So imagine one platform that lets you pay for goods and services especially online with either bank or mobile money (Eco-cash)

Bip

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Nitish talks about Building In Public (BIP), a place where you can build better and faster through fostering professional collaboration with a social layer, imagine a public-scale collaboration on public documents. Notion and Google Docs focus on internal collaboration and BIP focuses on the external version of this.

Ojireh Prime

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Edoka talks about this innovative product that offers full banking services in an interactive application, offering you a debit card, savings, and even flexible loans, the card service has been out for a few years now and they have gathered a lot of user feedback and the app is now out for testing so make sure to check it out in Nigeria

Colnn

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Samir talks about his 6 years plus journey building what is now an end-to-end cloud-based edtech solution providing a school management system and a smart education learning process for 100s of schools and thousands of students. He also highlights the lessons he has learnt over time

Ginny's Planet

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Shweta CEO of Ginny's planet talks about the social enterprise teaching empathy and diversity workshops from a personal perspective and to people living with disabilities and how they are a very important part of our society, creatively starting with children

Whisk Dating

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Henry on the couch today tells us about his twitter-based dating app where your Likes and Retweets say more about you than you answering or doing a bio, what his plans are for the future, and how differently he is approaching dating.

Seafood Souq

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Did you know that40% of fish caught in East Africa is wasted? I had both Omar and Osama on the couch in this episode they talk about Seafood Souq which tries to solve the value chain problem through a great marketplace for every stakeholder in the seafood industry with revenue growing exponentially year-on-year

Sigma-fit

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Omar tells us he is not in the e-commerce apparel business but in the business of changing lifestyle and revolutionalizing the technology behind wearables and sports and fitness clothing to impact the world of fitness, and very soon medical and even military. They use hydrophobic and heat-lock technology to ensure fitness starts from the clothes.

BrowseAI

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Ardy talks about the journey that led him to build BrowseAI, the multiple use cases the product solves for, and his plans to help people do data analytics, monitor their competitors, make sense of data and run a lot of automated tests without writing any line of code.

Botme

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Elhakeem talks about chatbot building platform making it easy for small businesses to manage customer relationships in very scalable and creative ways and how they have been recognized by Facebook during this year's F8 and the launch of Botme Shops

Chromabill

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:00:00 +0000

Tony talks about a lot of things you were taught in school like managing personal finance and helping young people track expenses and have a holistic view of their money and letting people be in charge of their financial health.

Watermelon Tools

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Esteban talks about building a product that helps him and now tons of people solve for burnout at work and especially in Slack groups, this is a product you should try out right away.

Fleetroot

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Moidu the CEO of Fleetroot talks to us about the product and how the product is revolutionary for the fleet management space in the MENA region, working with over 180 businesses like Nestle and Care Carl and delivering on their value proposition for mobility and last-mile logistics

Bitnob

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Bernard takes us on the journey and the need for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin in emerging markets where people are excluded from a lot of financial services globally. He talks about how Bitnob helps you get started with crypto, get a fiat loan with your crypto as collateral, and when the best time to buy an asset with DCA. Enjoy!

Valify

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Ibrahim tells us about this digital identity provider which has grown really well in a short period of time having over 10 clients and serving thousands of customers in the MENA region

Quoka

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Miriam takes us on the journey around her personal experiences and how we are all interconnected in this world and the need for support especially for founders as 33% of founders are actually clinically depressed

ElMawkaa

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Ebrehem talks about this intelligent marketplace that enables construction companies to get their competitive quotations for building materials.

DataCultr

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Neel talks about this new model of financial inclusion through virtual collaterals through financial institutions to support smartphone penetration in Egypt. The premise is that the more smartphone in use, the faster the rate of adoption and delivery of financial services

Xpay

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 31 May 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Mohamed's Xpay targeting kids from 8 to young adults at 25 building a cashless lifestyle bank in Egypt starting the journey with his daughter Seamless payment and management platform for smart communities for young people in Universities, schools, sports clubs, business associations, or residential compounds swiftly make the transition to cashless payments using XPay.

Lectureless

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 31 May 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Quinntin CEO of Lectureless talks about this new way to online learning that is super active and not like the traditional online learning platforms you know, eliminating boredom and low completion rate associated with online learning with less but more effective lectures

ToggleMarket

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 31 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Fuad is revolutionalizing the high-friction non-standard goods space as it touches the medical and hospitality industry, he takes us on a journey of focus and how to say no to opportunities that do not serve you.

Deal City

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 02 May 2021 22:05:06 +0000

Virgil, Deal City's CEO comes on the couch today to talk about solving problems businesses in Africa have around inefficiencies around marketing campaigns and accurately measure the ROI on ads, tracking customer journeys, and providing you with rich data to make business decisions

Dops

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 02 May 2021 21:56:51 +0000

Lynton CEO at Dops takes us on a journey through their rewards and loyalty programs and customer profiling, instant gratification app, how they have worked with big brands like Heineken and BAT, and all the lessons along the way.

Dimension Data

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 02 May 2021 21:51:42 +0000

Stephanie, Head of Marketing at Dimension Data (East & West Africa) is on the couch today talking about the role Dimension Data is playing in helping unlock digital transformation and tech and IT services access to businesses in Africa, and all she has learned through her journey with a strong emphasis on community and constant learning

Joovlin

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 02 May 2021 21:22:47 +0000

Yusuf talks about the massive potential in the African market for Financial Services and how payments play a huge part, he takes us through how Joovlin is solving the payments problem for startups and businesses of all kinds including people selling products and services on social media

Lodi

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 02 May 2021 21:17:47 +0000

Jahra is on a mission to help people in communities in the Philippines build healthier lives, tribal wellness and support each other through multiple empowerment projects like Step it up and she talks about pushing through life with a can-do mindset and how in life we do not have all the answers.

BufferWay

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 02 May 2021 20:34:58 +0000

Ismalia talks about the housing deficit in Africa and why finding housing that fits your needs is key to starting to tackle these problems and how BufferWay is helping Nigerians find the best places to rent using 3D virtual house tours and eliminating the occurrences of too many agents during house hunting

Wuilt

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 02 May 2021 20:09:19 +0000

Ahmed, CEO at Wuilt talks about how Wuilt is powering the digital transformation of startups and businesses in the MENA region using a saas Arabic website builder for structured freedom

Orcas

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 02 May 2021 17:13:14 +0000

Hossam talks about his ed-tech tutor-student connector product you can use to facilitate, schedule, pay, and learn uniquely online and offline with over 3000 students, 800 tutors learning daily on the platform. He also shares various lessons he has learned as he grew the business

GrowthChannel

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 02 May 2021 17:05:34 +0000

Maryna takes us on a journey on how GrowthChannel automates the marketing planning process for startups and agencies globally so they can focus on building their products and have their plans handled for them easily.

FounderMeetSales

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 02 May 2021 16:16:42 +0000

Dak CEO at FounderMeetSales talks about re-imagining sales services for startups and businesses for founders with FounderMeetSales, also talked about the power of user feedback and testing products.

Cassbana

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 02 May 2021 16:04:25 +0000

Haitham is on the couch today telling us the interesting meaning of Cassbana and how they are solving the financial identity problem for the underserved and unbanked people in Egypt. The unmet financing gap in Egypt is 1trillion Egyptian Pound and a data-science-focused credit scoring and customer profiling.

TechieMatter

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 02 May 2021 15:30:47 +0000

Muhammad CEO of TechieMatter on solving the tech talent pipeline problem in the MENA region capitalizing on a scalable recommendation model and getting A-players into businesses that need them.

Anubis Gaming

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Youssef takes us on an interesting journey through the E-sports sector in Africa and how the community is now getting global recognition thanks to these contributions. He goes into details about the structure of the industry and what the vision is for Anubis and how it is shaping the African esports perception in the world.

VilleSure

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Victor takes us on the journey of e-commerce in Kenya and what the VilleSure product which is niched to the fashion industry brings to the market. He also shares his thoughts on social commerce and how we are navigating trust in Africa.

SelfDrive

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Soham has one of the most amazing journeys on the couch with one of the strongest customer bases with almost 100% loyalty, he tells us how he used an innovative idea to succeed through the pandemic and keep all his customers in the car hire business and all about future plans.

Chitosan Egypt

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Ehab takes us on a journey through organic products for making pesticides and herbicides and how the Government is mandating farms to go organic, providing a big scaling opportunity for Chitosan. He also talks about the power of great leadership and the right team, enjoy!

YouSaver

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Ben, head of product at YouSaver talking about financial responsibility and how the product helps you make great financial decisions like savings, they also have partnerships with merchants where their customers can pay-in-installments for products you would like to buy in Nigeria.

CitonHub

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Tola the CEO at CitonHub talks about how the product is enabling developers to create and manage their developer communities and his experience building CitonHub. He also sheds light on a few lessons he has learned around customer acquisition and retention.

Spectra

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 22:00:00 +0000

Girish Head of customer acquisition at Starlly talks to us about how they power digital transformation for small businesses, they have a product Spectra for businesses who use machines helping them monitor devices like cold chains, storage rooms, and other big machines used in cloud kitchens and breweries.

OnePitch

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 19:10:00 +0000

Jered COO of OnePitch takes us on a journey of how OnePitch helps startups end bad pitches and start telling great stories, communicating effectively to all their stakeholders.

Keemut

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Faheem, co-founder at Keemut talks about how they offer value to people in the business of car importation and sales in Africa. Seeing that over 70% of cars used in Africa are imported after use, Keemut addresses a huge market

Simbi Bot

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Azeez takes us on a learning journey of students in Africa, their major challenges, and how SimbiBot addresses all those problems with its unique and end-to-end value proposition which is now being strongly validated with their growth and customer testimonials

Dayra

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:30:00 +0000

Ezz who is head of product takes us on a journey of their YC experience and how Dayra is helping bank the unbanked working population in Egypt through employer-partnership and then providing employees under them financial services that they would not ordinarily have gotten.

Startups Galaxy

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Nono is on the couch today and talking about helping a host of businesses take care of their marketing needs by matching them to marketers who fit right into the needs of their businesses.

NowPay

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0000

On the couch today Sabry CTO at one of the newest YC-backed startups in the MENA region tells us about this salary-advance product that is changing the way employees get paid and making it flexible for everyone and even about his YC experience.

FluidCoins

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Lanre talks to us about the best way for any African to get into crypto and how he started building FluidCoins, he highlights the benefits of dollar-cost-averaging and how it is such a great way to save and invest in any asset especially cryptocurrency. The FluidCoins app is available for download today on your app store

Raseedi

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Ahmed here talks about how Raseedi is a massive money-saving app for people across the MENA region especially in Egypt, with the dialer feature which also rewards you for calling your friends and helps you find the best deals and discounts on things like food and other household supplies.

Denta Carts

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Ahmed talks about Denta Carts how they are offering the biggest marketplace for dental products and services in the MENA region, focusing on the entire dental service delivery value chain.

OpenCharge

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Phebeon talks about a product that ensures that we all stay online and connected in public places and how Opencharge is becoming a big infrastructure on which other valuable services for better customer experience can be built for restaurants and other public places.

GB Arena

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Samer takes us on a journey around the ESports sector in the MENA region and how GB Arena has been catering to both gamers and sponsors with entertainment and tournaments in the space.

Play 3arabi

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Joseph takes us on his journey in the gaming industry in the MENA region, with a lot of games hosted with millions of downloads and revenue growth year-on-year. Play 3arabi is currently raising money to scale this successful game publishing business model.

EYouth

lotanna Nwose — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:00:00 +0000

Mustafa the co-founder of EYouth tells us how they prepare young people in low-income areas in Egypt for the labor market and even get them into paid employment through strategic partnerships they have secured and the challenges that come with it all.

Vollar

lotanna Nwose — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:00:00 +0000

In this episode Kyle CEO of Vollar talks to us about finding your true north and how he found volunteering services and is now building a business out of it, he talks about challenges and how important a support system is for uncertain times.

Finchatbot

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Antoine takes on his journey of building Finchatbot, helping financial institutions like insurance companies and banks to bring product offerings, customer support, and even onboarding through this conversational chatbot product powered by AI.

Tented Adventures

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:23:00 +0000

Wynand led an interesting conversation on the couch today about one of the most promising outdoor reservation businesses in all of South Africa, selling thousands of bed spaces and making over $1m pre-covid, and currently raising funds.

Read Group

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 19:00:00 +0000

On the couch, today Erabose, Co-founder of the Read Group talks about the challenges of the haulage and logistics space from the Philippines and China to West Africa and the credit landscape for businesses in that region.

Plentify

lotanna Nwose — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0000

On the couch today we have Kailas co-founder at Plentify where they are solving the peak demand problem while building the largest Giant Virtual battery in Africa through products like HotBot focused on smarter and cleaner energy for all home appliances.

Subsbase

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0000

There is a special Subsbase discount offer you get when you show you listened to this episode

Vetwork

lotanna Nwose — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0000

On the couch, today is Fady CEO of Vetwork talking about building startups in the MENA region and how difficult it can be, but how believing in a vision and a great team can make all the difference.

Hovo App

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:56:04 +0000

Mohamed takes me on the journey with how Hovo came to become the most promising logistics startup in the whole of North Africa at such a young age with an Uber for moving things around and what the future holds for Hovo

Murmur Cars

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:27:20 +0000

This is super innovative and his current round of funding is over-subscribed already!

Track Your Build

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:16:23 +0000

They also now have a B2C product which you can use today!

VisaWire App

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:09:57 +0000

Did you know Canada has over 80 migration programs? I bet not!

HitChat Entertainment

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:55:59 +0000

A very exciting episode with Nicole on the couch taking us on a journey of the musical artistry and talent discovery and mentoring in communities, the emergence of very inclusive T-pop music, and the vision for the future for young artists in South Africa

Exponential Group

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:49:04 +0000

On the couch today we have Wayne who takes us on a journey of what it means to run a very sought-after consulting business in Africa and the trends that help businesses succeed fast in the market.

Gifafo

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:42:08 +0000

Faith is on the couch on this episode and we talk about inflation and the high cost of food in SSA and how Gifafo is addressing this problem starting from South-Eastern Nigeria

Vula Mobile

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:31:47 +0000

The eye problem patient experience has been really soul touching

Kembali

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:49:14 +0000

Andrew on the couch today takes us back to our roots with the impact of the work done at Kembali in the cleantech space and renewables and how transport can be made accessible in African top cities.

SmartWage

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:41:28 +0000

On the couch with the CTO of one of the biggest payday loan companies in Africa, speaking about the product journey at SmartWage and the impact from that journey.

Syafunda

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:34:34 +0000

On the couch today is Zakheni founder of Syafunda, telling us more about the edtech space in South Africa and how they build products to fit the gaps that exist.

OpenBack

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:25:29 +0000

On the couch today we have Ben from OpenBack and we look into how they are changing what engagements and user retention mean to creators and app builders through push notifications.

DigsConnect

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:59:01 +0000

On the couch with Miles, in charge of operations at a student accommodation marketplace in South Africa, DigsConnect while he tells us about the impact the product is making amongst students and young working professionals and their future plans.

Iono.Fm

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:06:52 +0000

In this episode, we sit with Francois and look into Iono FM's business of revolutionalizing the audio space for radio stations and for creators in Africa starting in South Africa

InvestSure

lotanna Nwose — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:36:29 +0000

Conversation with Shane about the impact of the InvestSure product for investors in South Africa

Boxconn

lotanna Nwose — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:46:35 +0000

On the Couch with Boxconn’s Chief Product Officer, Abdulhafeez Babatunde where we learn about how Boxconn is revolutionizing the logistics space [Boxconn.co]

Startup Couches with Lotanna (Trailer)

lotanna Nwose — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:25:18 +0000