A quick dive into the Egypt startup ecosystem
Mr. Ahmed El Alfi is the Founder and Chairman of Sawari Ventures a Cairo-based venture capital firm. Established in 2010, the goal of Sawari is to help transform Egyptian and…
Bitcoin halving and a pulse check of the global blockchain ecosystem
Erick Pinos is Americas Ecosystem Lead at Ontology, a high-performance public blockchain and distributed collaboration platform. In addition to his role at Ontology, Erick is President of the Blockchain Education…
Ecosystem Arabia – Navigating the MENA region’s tech and innovation landscape
Amir Hegazi is a lifelong entrepreneur, with over 20 years of startup, tech, e-commerce, and digital media experience. He is the Managing Partner of intoMENA Group, a consulting firm that…
New Models and Ideas needed to create digital economy jobs in frontier markets
Host Andrew Berkowitz shares his thoughts that changes need to be made in how we approach building startup and innovation industries in frontier markets. Some ideas to move us forward…
Investing in Southeast Asia in times of Coronavirus with KK Fund’s Koichi Saito
Koichi Saito is the Founder and General Partner of KK Fund, leveraging his experience in the internet sector, finance expertise and investment experience at PE and VC fund. He previously…
How building a Nigerian startup got Marek Zmyslowski on Interpol’s Most Wanted List
Marek Zmysłowski is a Polish-born entrepreneur and executive, focused on online businesses in Frontier and Emerging Markets. He co-founded Jumia Travel – Africa’s Biggest Hotel Booking Portal listed on NYSE…
COVID-19 Innovation Diaries: How Startup Ecosystems are mobilizing against the coronavirus
CK Japheth is building The Innovation Village; Uganda’s launchpad for leading Innovators and entrepreneurs co-creating the future through the smart application of technology to unravel challenges and create unique solutions.…
The state of emerging market VC ecosystems with Alex Lazarow
Alexandre (Alex) Lazarow has spent his career working at the intersection of investing, innovation, and economic development in the private, public, and social sectors. He is a venture capitalist with…
How we can increase cryptocurrency adoption in emerging markets with Yellowcard’s Chris Maurice
Chris Maurice is the CEO and co-founder of Yellow Card Financial. Chris started his freelance writing and SEO consulting career in high school, writing for more than 200 publications (including…
Part 2 – State of the Ecosystem – North Africa, Middle East, & Sub-Saharan Africa with Andile Masuku
Andile Masuku is a Zimbabwean broadcaster and entrepreneur based in Johannesburg, South Africa. As the executive producer of African Tech Roundup, much of his time is spent covering Africa’s emerging…
