Beta Mode

About Beta Mode

Beta Mode on Spotify. Beta mode is a podcast focused on stories of entrepreneurship from different parts of Africa and Africans in the diaspora. We what it takes to build products and services by discussing strategy and the creative processes involved.

Publisher

Beta Mode Podcast

Category

business · society & culture · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Jan 2020

Latest episode

11 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Jul 2025

   How Jehiel Oliver’s Hello Tractor Is Driving an Agricultural Revolution

   In this episode of Beta Mode, we speak with Jehiel Oliver, Founder and CEO of Hello Tractor, a groundbreaking agritech company transforming African agriculture. Jehiel shares his unconventional journey from investment banking and development finance to launching Hello Tractor—an Uber-like platform for tractors connecting smallholder farmers with equipment owners. We unpack the critical problems Hello Tractor addresses—low productivity due to late or inefficient planting and... Read More

2. 

   1 May 2025

   From Vet School to Fintech: How Olarinde Olukuntoye Is Empowering African Freelancers with Reeple

   In this episode, we chat with Olarinde Olukuntoye, COO of Reeple, a fintech startup helping African freelancers get paid globally. He shares his unique path from veterinary medicine to building impact-driven startups like Vinsight and Reeple. We dive into how Reeple allows users in Africa to open foreign currency accounts, receive payments, and convert funds locally and how the platform stands out from traditional services.... Read More

3. 

   9 Sept 2024

   How Kuronga is Using Technology to Improve Agricultural Outcomes in Africa, with Oliver Windram

   In this episode, we talk with Oliver Windram, co-founder and CTO of Kuronga, an agri-tech startup focused on empowering small-scale African farmers. Oliver shares his journey from growing up on a farm in Zimbabwe to founding Kuronga, which uses technology to reduce food waste and improve agricultural productivity. The episode explores the potential of tech to revolutionize African farming and the importance of combining practical solutions with digital innovation.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 26 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

39

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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