Y Combinator's impact in Africa

May 05, 2022 00:24:56
Y Combinator's impact in Africa
Techpoint Africa Podcast
Y Combinator's impact in Africa

May 05 2022 | 00:24:56

/

Hosted By

Chimgozirim Nwokoma Bolu Abiodun

Show Notes

Y Combinator’s impact on African startups was the main topic of today's podcast. If you were not aware, Y Combinator is the Ivy League of accelerators and has backed some of the most successful companies globally, including Stripe and Airbnb. Some of the most valuable startups in Africa, including Wave, Paystack, and Flutterwave, are Y Combinator alumni.

On this episode:

0:55 - MTN and $39m 5G expansion into rural South Africa.

6:04 - Ripple effects of Y Combinator in Africa since 2015. Download the report here.

14:57 - Norebase's $1m raise and Incorporation as a Service API

Register for the Techpoint Africa Blockchain Summit by visiting blockchain.techpoint.africa. See list of confirmed speakers here.

Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.

Other Episodes

Episode 209

February 01, 2024 00:35:31
Episode Cover

Could PlayStation games be coming to mobile phones?

Today's podcast discusses  Moniepoint's growth in 2023 Nigerian PoS terminals get fraud-flagging feature Sony invests in Carry1st   Subscribe to The Modern Workplace - https://techpoint.africa/series/the-experts/...

Listen

Episode 189

August 31, 2023 00:40:21
Episode Cover

Crypto scams and bad Internet in Nigeria

This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/TbSY8ySBKLM   Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss the top stories in the African tech...

Listen

Episode 0

October 09, 2020 00:17:42
Episode Cover

Why Thrive Agric is defaulting on payments despite insured operations

Read all Techpoint articles referenced on today's episode here. https://techpoint.africa/topics/techpoint-africa-podcast-56/ Continue the conversation on Community. https://community.techpoint.africa/ Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Listen every...

Listen