The Factory Founder Podcast

In this Factory Founder podcast episode, we caught up with Denis Njuguna, the CEO of JungoPharm, where we delved into the journey of JungoPharm, its beginnings, and overcoming challenges. Denis shared valuable insights into JungoPharm's growth trajectory. He discussed their customer acquisition strategies, trend forecasting in core markets, and the importance of leveraging customer

In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Koya Matsuno, co-founder of Vunapay, delves into the innovative world of VunaPay and its mission to transform the economic landscape for smallholder farmers. VunaPay offers instant payouts to smallholder farmers as they deliver their produce. Koya explores the implications of VunaPay's instant payout system, discussing how it streamlines fin

In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Ope Onaboye, Co-founder and CEO of Renda Africa, unveils the curtain on building the end-to-end fulfillment infrastructure that businesses require to be able to scale across Africa and shares personal anecdotes and insights into his journey as a founder. Renda's mission is to simplify order fulfillment and retail distribution for businesses

In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Timbo Drayson, Co-founder & CEO of OkHi, shares personal anecdotes and insights into building their revolutionary smart addressing system to reduce fraud in financial services and enable financial inclusion.OkHi's mission is to empower and include individuals without an address to access critical services like opening bank accounts, secu

In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Sam Baddoo, Founder & CEO of Fleri and COO, Sidi Saccoh, expand on their vision to create a world that allows immigrants to thrive and flourish, and not just survive in their countries of adoption. One of the biggest challenges for migrants living in the diaspora, away from the countries they were born or grew up in, is maintaining suppo

In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Co-founder of VitruvianMD, Ifthakaar Shaik, shares live insights about transitioning from his corporate role at a major banking institution to being the co-founder of VitruvianMD and how the journey has been so far. What to look forward to in this episode:Introduction to VitruvianMD [0:55]Ifthakaar's Founder Journey [07:34]VitruvianMD's prod

In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Peter Gicharu, Co-Founder and CTO of Tibu Health, shares insights into their mission to revolutionize healthcare in Africa. He discusses the pressing healthcare challenges in Kenya, Tibu Health's innovative solutions, and their remarkable journey from inception to addressing the unique needs of their customer base. Peter also provides valuab

Ekow Duker saw a gap in the market for African data scientists who do not have access to opportunities to build their skills in data science, accrue professional experience, or find meaningful work. To bring data science, artificial intelligence, and community together into a single app, Zindi Africa was created to address this problem. In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Ekow

In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Co-founder and CEO of Zuri Health, Ikechukwu Anoke, offers in-depth insights about building a business at the intersection of healthtech and fintech. What to look forward to in this episode:Zuri Health's market sizing approach [0:42]The Zuri Health value proposition [4:00]Oversimplifications in African healthcare systems [7:38]Capitalising o

Kingsley Abrokwah is the CEO of KugiGo and Irina Oduro is KudiGo's Vice President of Product. KudiGo offers its customers the complete digital commerce platform, combining #NoCode e-commerce building with seamless integrations for payments, marketing, and social commerce for micro, small, and medium-sized businesses. In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Kingsley and Irina discu