April 18, 2024 • 45 mins
Our guest on today's podcast is Temitope Adeyemi, CEO and Founder, insurtech startup, Pay-U. He joins us as we discuss:
- Pula's $20m raise
- Starlink's troubles in Africa
- Lessons from building Konga by Sim Shagaya
Link to Insight of the Week: https://intelpoint.co/insights/multichoices-revenue-has-been-growing-at-an-average-of-4/
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Listen to the episode where we first talked about Sim Shagaya's VC foray: https://podcast.techpoint.africa/episodes/tap-218
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
03:16 - Pula's $20m raise
27:26 - Starlink's troubles in Africa
35:01 - Lessons from building Konga by Sim Shagaya
Useful links
- Kenya’s Pula gets $20 million Series B to offer insurance to 100 million farmers in Africa
- Telecom regulator orders Starlink to cut off subscribers in Zimbabwe
- Starlink to disconnect subscribers in Ghana, South Africa, Botswana
- Inside Sim Shagaya's mission to fund and support resilient African entrepreneurs
- Sim Shagaya on lessons learnt building Konga
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo
Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
Music - Beach by MBB -
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