The Open Africa Podcast
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- Update frequency
- every 24 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 81
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
On B2B business and the disruption of the supply chain
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about some of the recent raises in the Ecosystem– BigCabal's $2.3 million seed funding, Dash's $32.8 million seed funding, Moove's $105 million series B …
On Earnipay, Reliance, and Flutterwave
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss some of the latest happenings in the Nigerian Tech Ecosystem – Earnipay's launch and what they do, Reliance's $40M raise led by General Atlantic, Flutt…
On Web3
On this episode, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa have Gbenga – big time fan of the podcast and blockchain engineer – to give insights on what exactly Web3 is, why it exists, and if we should be interested in …
On PSB license and the threat of MTN
On this episode of the podcast, 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa talk about the Payment Service Bank (PSB) License, how the license can be obtained and what the license does.
We also considered MTN's existing m…
On AML, CFT, and Security in Financial Services
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa, following the recent trends in the Finance and Technology industry talk about compliance and Risk management; what the Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Combatin…
On Stitch, Mono, Brass, and Moove
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa consider some of the recent raises by companies in the Ecosystem, what they do and the impact of these raises – Mono raising $15M, Stitch's $2M seed extension a…
The “Garden of Eden” Episode
We apologize for this episode's quality. Something broke during recording and we didn't catch it until after. We thought about scrapping it several times, but it is such a fun and insightful conversa…
On YC's Summer 2021 cohort and OPay
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa (yes, it's just us today) discuss Some African startups that got into YC's Summer 2021 cohort, the new regulations by the CBN, and Opay's recent raise and becom…
On Get Equity
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa are joined in the studio (actually, Zoom call) by Jude Dike and Temitope Ekundayo – CEO and Head of Growth at GetEquity; a private marketplace enabling retail p…
On tix.africa
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa are joined in the studio by Folayemi Agusto – Co-founder and CEO of tix.africa; a self-service ticketing platform for event creators.
They consider tix.africa's …
On FairMoney, Cowry wise, Carbon, and TeamApt
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss notable events that happened in the Tech and Finance ecosystem this July – FairMoney raising 42 million dollars during their Series B raises, Cowrywise …
On Payments
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss the payments business in Nigeria; players, licensing schemes, and attempt to contextualize common misconceptions about payments.
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On Telda, Chipper Cash, Paga, and CBN's digital currency
On this episode 'Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss Telda; an Egyptian neobank that raised $5 million pre-seed funding, Chipper Cash's $100 million Series C raise, Paga's latest milestones; hitting 1 tril…
On SEC Sub Broker License, Abeg, and Paystack in SA
On this episode Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss Buycoins' new app, the SEC Sub Broker Licence, Abeg becoming the Headline Sponsor for the Big Brother Naija show, and Paystack in South Africa.
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On Ingressive's role in the Tech Ecosystem, Fundraising, and Selection Process
On this episode Laolu, Furo, and Nosa have guests!
They have a conversation with Vanessa (Head of communications) and Bisola (Analyst) from Ingressive Capital about the role of investors in the tech …
On Twitter in Ghana, AppZone's Series A, and the NIBBS and SEC regulatory directives
On this episode Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss Twitter setting up an office in Ghana, AppZone's recent $10 million raise during their series A after 11 years and their plan to expand across more Afric…
On Kuda, Jumia, and YC class of W2021
On this episode Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss Kuda's recent $25 million raise and their plan to expand into England, Jumia's plan to raise $400 million, and Startups across Africa that got into YC's …
On Fibre, Rubies, and Finance Apps
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On Cryptocurrency: Background and the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) Position
We had some technical issues while recording, the audio quality is not our best work but the content is worth your time.
On this episode Laolu, Furo, Nosa discuss the activities around cryptocurrenci…
Industry Round Up and 2021 Predictions
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