Connecting Africa's fastest-growing businesses to the Diaspora. Through each episode, I am telling the stories of African founders worldwide and exploring themes that are important to us as Africans in the diaspora. You can sign up to The Diaspora Talks Newsletter where I am sharing weekly news bites on the latest in tech, startups and business in Africa - https://mailchi.mp/0a565d01c62b/diaspora-talks-newsletter-subscribers. You can also find me on Instagram and Twitter @annetteabena - let's connect!
In this episode, I'm joined by Gerrad Olisa-Ashar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerradolisaashar/) the co-founder of the Diaspora Angel Network (DAN) (https://www.diasporaangels.com/)a UK based business angel network of Angel Investors who live in the diaspora but want to engage in the burgeoning African startup ecosystem. Many of us in the diaspora are keen to invest in Africa. The challenge for us is - How? In Africa. We discuss angel investing in Africa and the role individuals in the diaspora could play as angel investors in Africa's promising tech ecosystem.
22 Mar 2021
Building NALA
In this episode, I'm joined by Benjamin Fernandes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminf7/)Founder and CEO of NALA Money (https://www.iwantnala.com/)a new kind of money transfer for Africans worldwide.
Born in Tanzania, Benji became the first Tanzanian to attend Standford Graduate School of business but in 2017 to the surprise of many, he returned to Tanzania to build NALA. We discuss making the decision to 'return home', rejections and restarts + more.
www.iwantnala.com (https://www.iwantnala.com/)
14 Mar 2021
Insure Tech Africa
In this episode I'm joined by Ann-Elise Francis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-elise-francis-56768021/), Head of Growth at Turaco (https://www.turaco.insure/) an insure tech startup founded in 2018, providing simple and affordable medical cover to underserved and unserved communities currently in Kenya and Uganda.
Born in Jamaica and raised in New York, Ann-Elise has taken a somewhat untraditional route into tech in Africa with a non-technical, public sector background. We talk about her life and career transition from New York to East Africa, how Turaco is providing micro-insurance to hundreds of Ugandans and Kenyans + more.
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