Untapped Opportunities
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDiscussions on innovation, investing and entrepreneurship with entrepreneurs in emerging markets and global investors.
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Blockchain, Crypto and Web3 in Africa: Meet the Trailblazers with Momint, Ejara and Carry1st
September 27, 2022 10:18 - 58 minutes - 39.7 MBWe’re thrilled to kick off our new Twitter spaces series, where we’ll host engaging conversations about investing in entrepreneurship in emerging markets, especially Africa. Join us every Thursday on Twitter @UntappedGlobal at 9 am PDT/4 pm GMT/6 pm SAST. In this episode, we spoke to some of Africa’s #Blockchain and #Crypto entrepreneurs leading the way on the fastest-growing continent on earth; Ahren Posthumus - CEO at Momint, Nelly Chatue Diop - Co-Founder and CEO at Ejara and George Pay...
Blockchain, Crypto and Web3 in Africa: Impact Unpacked with Untapped Global, Mercy Corps Ventures and MFS Africa
September 27, 2022 09:35 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBWe’re thrilled to kick off our new Twitter spaces series, where we’ll host engaging conversations about investing in entrepreneurship in emerging markets, especially Africa. Join us every Thursday on Twitter @UntappedGlobal at 9 am PDT/4 pm GMT/6 pm SAST. In this episode, we spoke to some of Africa’s most prominent leaders in Web3 about the use cases, opportunities, and growth of Crypto across the continent; Gwera Kiwana - Crypto Founder in Residence at MFS Africa, Ken Kou - Web3 Lead at Me...
Gluwa x Untapped: Connecting Digital Investing to Real-world Assets
July 18, 2022 14:10 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBJim Chu, CEO and Founder at Untapped joined Toby Bromer, Editor at Gluwa to chat about investing in emerging markets (and why you should get in on it!), what open finance can do for real world assets, and how the Gluwa & Untapped partnership is set to change who invests and how they invest! --------------------- Untapped Global is reshaping profitable investing in emerging markets through digitization and network effects. Based in San Francisco, Africa, and Europe with an all-female inve...
A Q/A Session with the Untapped Global Team
November 15, 2021 15:09 - 1 hour - 75 MBOver the past ten months, Untapped Global has introduced an innovative investment model called Smart Asset Financing™ that provides flexible capital for fast-growing companies in emerging markets like Paga, Asaak, and FlexClub. For investors, Smart Asset Financing™ leverages IoT technology to make investments safer and more profitable by tracking assets and capturing revenue in real-time.We’ve proven that it works: we’ve financed hundreds of entrepreneurs in over half a dozen countries, ...
The Nest on Clubhouse: Building Global Teams in a Remote World
October 13, 2021 07:58 - 54 minutes - 124 MBThe unprecedented outbreak of COVID19 has accelerated remote working over the past two years, presenting a unique opportunity for companies to build diverse teams that combine global mindsets with on the ground presence in the most promising markets around the world! Remote working, however, presents some challenges. Building a cohesive local team is hard enough, but communication can quickly deteriorate when team members come from diverse cultures and work across different, often conflicti...
How Africa Built This: Tech Giants
August 05, 2021 19:13 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBThis month, we've introduced a new series, 'How Africa Built This' to our Clubhouse conversations! 'How Africa Built This' explores the stories behind some of the continent's groundbreaking innovators, entrepreneurs, and companies. On this episode, we focused on tech startups developing solutions for continent-wide and international markets with the panelists; Melvyn Lubega (Director of South Africa's first Unicorn, Go1), Toyin Bajomo (CEO of rising Nigerian eCommerce company BabyBliss), an...
Financing 2021: Success Stories from SHYFT and Ampersand
April 29, 2021 21:55 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBUgwem Eneyo CEO at SHYFT Power Solutions and Josh Whale CEO at Ampersand discuss their recent financing rounds, e-mobility in Africa and investing on the continent. Untapped Global's goal is to connect international investors with high growth frontier markets. We host The Nest investment network and have weekly discussions each Thursday on investing and entrepreneurship in frontier markets on Clubhouse, and in-person in cities around the world. We also host The Nest, a monthly in person an...
Are African Startups Overvalued or Undervalued?
April 10, 2021 20:51 - 1 hour - 53 MBFrom misperceptions of risk in Africa to local investors undervaluing local startups, valuations in startups in Africa vary widely. Are they under valued or over valued? We discussed this topic with panelists; Adenike Sherriff - Principal at Future Africa , Stephen Deng -Co-founder & Partner at DFS Lab, Laurent Lamothe -former Prime Minister of Haiti and Jim Chu- CEO at Untapped Global. Untapped Global's goal is to connect international investors with high growth frontier markets. We host...
Venture Debt for African Startups
April 01, 2021 23:09 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBOver $2B in venture capital went to Africa in 2020, but the opportunity for financing goes well beyond VC. We will look at venture debt and the role it can play in scaling startups in Africa with key panelists Camila Nestor - CEO at MCE Social Capital, Kwami Williams - CEO and Co founder at MoringaConnect, and Rob Eloff - Co founder of Lateral Capital. Untapped Global's goal is to connect international investors with high growth frontier markets. We host The Nest investment network and hav...
Meet The Entrepreneur by Invest Africa- Mohamed Abdou on The Disruptive Potential of Technology in Africa
March 30, 2021 12:09 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MBThis week on Meet the Entrepreneur, our partners Invest Africa spoke to Mohamed Abdou, founder of Pravica, the first blockchain email service provider in the MENA region. They discussed the disruptive potential of the technology to solve some of Africa's most pressing challenges including trust in institutions, financial inclusion and underreported data. Mohamed Abou pitched Pravica on The Nest in March: To watch Mohamed's pitch click here. Learn More about Pravica: https://pravica.io/ L...
African Companies Going Global
March 26, 2021 07:33 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBMore and more African companies are speeding to global markets as services turn digital and migrate to the cloud. What does this mean for Africa’s tech firms? We explore this topic with key panelists Bob Skinstad, Keet van Zyl, Christophe Viarnaud and Alfa Bumhira. Untapped Global's goal is to connect international investors with high growth frontier markets. We host The Nest investment network and have weekly discussions each Thursday on investing and entrepreneurship in frontier markets ...
Why Women Do It Better: Investing & Entrepreneurship in Africa
March 12, 2021 07:16 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBA Harvard Business Review study found that in general, women were better rated than men as leaders, not just for the more stereotypical or obvious reasons on their training skills. Women leaders were better rated on all levels of business success, including problem analysis, solving problem solving and Innovation Initiative. In this episode Hope Ditlhakanyane, founder of We Fund Women, Sarah Dusek founder of Enygma Ventures and Louise Mitchell from Take My Word discuss investing and entre...
The Rise (and Fall?) of Crypto in Africa
March 05, 2021 08:05 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBCryptocurrencies in Africa have attracted strong interest. But with the introduction of new government restrictions, what does the future hold for crypto in Africa? Untapped Global's goal is to connect international investors with high growth frontier markets. We host The Nest investment network and have weekly discussions each Thursday on investing and entrepreneurship in frontier markets on Clubhouse, and in-person in cities around the world. We also host The Nest, a monthly in person an...
Alternative Investment Models for Africa
February 26, 2021 10:23 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBIn this episode, Geetha Tharmaratnam, Raj Kulasingam, Vivian Nwakah Christophe Viarnaud, Luni Libes discuss alternatve investment models in Africa Untapped Global's goal is to connect international investors with high growth frontier markets. We host The Nest investment network and have weekly discussions each Thursday on investing and entrepreneurship in frontier markets on Clubhouse, and in-person in cities around the world. We also host The Nest, a monthly in person and on-line pitch pl...
Meet The Entrepreneur by Invest Africa- Jim Chu on Smart Asset Financing™
February 19, 2021 11:56 - 30 minutes - 55.7 MBMeet the Entrepreneur, a podcast series by Invest Africa, spoke to Jim Chu, our Founder of Untapped Global, about Untapped Global's new collaboration with Invest Africa and his plan to use Smart Asset Financing™ to tap into the $4T opportunity in the fastest-growing economies. This year, Untapped Global will be partnering with Invest Africa to boost investment in African startups through The Nest, a hybrid online and in-person monthly pitch series. Join us every month online and across the ...
Scaling Informal Markets Through Digitization
February 12, 2021 12:45 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBDigitization has transformed the world in almost every aspect in the last few decades. Internet access, mobile phones, social media, and other services have changed how people communicate and work. In Africa and other emerging markets, the vast majority of economic transactions are happening informally, that is, not through formal companies or services, but between one person to another. Digitizing these transactions creates opportunities to use technology to make them more efficient – bett...
NestCast Live: Does Equity Crowdfunding Work?
January 04, 2021 12:45 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBIn this episode, Geetha Tharmaratnam, Derrick Ashong, Kiendel Burritt, Ope Adeoye, and Raj Kulasingam discuss their experiences on The Nest and if alternative channels of funding such as crowdfunding and help drive growth in Africa. Jim Chu, CEO of Untapped and Producer of The Nest, hosts. NestCast Live pulls together entrepreneurs and investors to discuss topics relevant to investing and entrepreneurship in emerging markets.
Does Equity Crowdfunding Work?
January 04, 2021 12:45 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBIn this episode, Geetha Tharmaratnam, Derrick Ashong, Kiendel Burritt, Ope Adeoye, and Raj Kulasingam discuss their experiences on The Nest and if alternative channels of funding such as crowdfunding and help drive growth in Africa. Hosted by Jim Chu, CEO of Untapped Global and Producer of The Nest. Untapped Global's goal is to connect international investors with high growth frontier markets. We host The Nest investment network and have weekly discussions each Thursday on investing an...
Is VC the Right Model for Africa?
October 05, 2020 10:48 - 1 hour - 108 MBStephen Gugu (Managing Principal at InVhestia Africa Limited), Ahmed El Alfi (Founder and Chairman at The GrEEK Campus), Brenda Wangari (Program Manager, Africa at Village Capital), Sam Ajadi (Senior Insights Manager - Ecosystem Accelerator at GSMA) and Roble Musse (CEO of Transalytics and Author of Un-Silicon Valley) discuss venture capital in Africa with host Jim Chu. The success of technology startups, especially. those from the US, has become legendary. It’s not a surprise that, whe...
Nestcast Live: Is VC the Right Model for Africa?
October 05, 2020 10:48 - 1 hour - 108 MBStephen Gugu (Managing Principal at InVhestia Africa Limited), Ahmed El Alfi (Founder and Chairman at The GrEEK Campus), Brenda Wangari (Program Manager, Africa at Village Capital), Sam Ajadi (Senior Insights Manager - Ecosystem Accelerator at GSMA) and Roble Musse (CEO of Transalytics and Author of Un-Silicon Valley) discuss venture capital in Africa with host Jim Chu. The success of technology startups, especially. those from the US, has become legendary. It’s not a surprise that, whe...
The Nest: UTU, RiseSafe, and SolShare
August 26, 2020 15:31 - 1 hour - 118 MBThis episode features AI to make trust easier, tech that allows poor Bangladeshi households sell their excess solar power, and rapid response for motorcycle accidents throughout Africa. Two ventures receive investments in this episode!
The Nest Investment Pitch: UTU, RiseSafe, and SolShare
August 26, 2020 15:31 - 1 hour - 118 MBThis episode features AI to make trust easier, tech that allows low-income Bangladeshi households sell their excess solar power, and rapid response for motorcycle accidents throughout Africa. Two ventures receive investments in this episode! Untapped Global's goal is to connect international investors with high growth frontier markets. We host The Nest investment network and have weekly discussions each Thursday on investing and entrepreneurship in frontier markets on Clubhouse, on zoom, an...
The Nest: InsectiPro, Ilara Health, and MarketForce360
August 24, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBThis episode of The Nest features insect protein for animal feed for the growing millions of people in Africa, medical asset leasing to make life-saving procedures available to the poorest, and modern sales tools for the retail sales in the developing world.
The Nest Investment Pitch: InsectiPro, Ilara Health, and MarketForce360
August 24, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBThis episode of The Nest features insect protein for animal feed for the growing millions of people in Africa, medical asset leasing to make life-saving procedures available to the poorest, and modern sales tools for the retail sales in the developing world.
Race and Entrepreneurship in Africa
August 18, 2020 23:47 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBTimbo Drayson (Co-Founder and CEO of OkHi), Mark Kuria (Chief Executive of Kuria Capital), Edith Njage (CEO of Arielle for Africa), and Tonee Ndungu (CEO of Kytabu) discuss the effect race has on entrepreneurship in Africa with host Jim Chu. Untapped Global's goal is to connect international investors with high growth frontier markets. We host The Nest investment network and have weekly discussions each Thursday on investing and entrepreneurship in frontier markets on Clubhouse, on zoom, an...
Nestcast Live: Race and Entrepreneurship in Africa
August 18, 2020 23:47 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBTimbo Drayson (Co-Founder and CEO of OkHi), Mark Kuria (Chief Executive of Kuria Capital), Edith Njage (CEO of Arielle for Africa), and Tonee Ndungu (CEO of Kytabu) discuss the effect race has on entrepreneurship in Africa with host Jim Chu.
Introduction
August 18, 2020 00:48 - 1 minute - 1.33 MBUntapped Global is starting a podcast! Find out what it's all about. We host an in person conversation on Club house every Thursday at 8am PDT/ 4pm GMT/ 7 pm EAT. Untapped Global's goal is to connect international investors with high growth frontier markets. We host The Nest investment network and have weekly discussions each Thursday on investing and entrepreneurship in frontier markets on Clubhouse, on zoom, and in-person in cities around the world.