PI Pod: Recent Episodes
Passion Incubator
This is the official podcast of Passion Incubator, an incubator/accelerator with expertise in innovation program design & tech investments. Some of the startups we have invested in are Riby, Utiva, TradeBuza and PaddyCover
A look inside the Flutterwave expansion playbook!
In this playbook guide, you will get practical steps to help you expand your business abroad and learn about the role of building an A-team that can achieve your goal of expansion and increase your number of customers worldwide.
Felix Darko, startup scout at Katapult VC speaks on tech investment in Africa alongside the tips and tricks of getting inside the mind of a venture capitalist
Benjamindada country manager at Stitch money and founder benjamindada.com speaks on how founders can leverage digital media to drive startup growth.
In this session, Olusegun Owoade, Co-founder/CEO Mecho Autotech shares practical tips on how founders can successfully apply to Y Combinator.
Mecho Autotech took part in Y Combinator's summer batch of 2021 (Y-S21)
Accessing venture capital leveraging N2 Technology: A network for the distribution and sourcing of startup investments
Hub One hosts the Securities and Exchange Commission Nigeria in a round table discussion with crowdfunding platforms and intermediaries.
Crowd-funding is unregulated exposing investors to risks. This explains the decision of the Security and Exchange Commission, Nigeria (SEC), the apex regulatory agency for the Nigerian capital market, to intervene with new regulations.
In designing a market fit product, as many others may think, the solution isn't just another website or web app. It might be useful, but not desirable neither exciting, building a product that users love begins with following a human-centered design approach. conducting user research and finding the pain points, the needs, the desires.
The series features startups in a variety of industries, including Payment service companies, Neo/Digital banks, Online lending platforms, and Digital cooperatives with conversations around
- Funding opportunities for Online lender
- opportunities for high yield investments
It's no news that running a startup is tasking, first-time entrepreneurs are charged with the responsibility of navigating through the hassles of building up a tech startup. Tosin Eniolorunda founder and CEO of TeamApt on another segment of Epic Hour takes us through the building blocks of starting a grade "A" startup.
For this edition, Dario Giuliani, founder and director of Briter Bridges, shared on "R&D and its relevance to innovation in the Technology Ecosystem"
Themed Redefining and repositioning Agricultural value chains during and post the COVID-19 era, the conference brought together global experts to discuss and share insights on Agricultural value chains.
The speakers are:
- Kemi Arosanyin, CGBP – Director, Africa Trade Expansion Program, World Trade Centre, Miami.
- Olushola Obikanye – Head, Agric Business and Structured Trade & Commodity, FCMB
- Rufus Idris – Deputy Chief of Party, USAID Feed the Future funded Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity.
- Mike Ogbalu III – CEO, Verve International
Effective Pitching is a session put together to prepare the semifinalists in the FCMB AGRITECH EPIC PITCH 2020 for their pitch session. The session was facilitated by Adam P. Saffer, PhD, Managing Director & Chief of Party. He touched on the following:
- Storytelling
- Customer Acquisition Strategy/Tactics
- Return on Investment
- Exit Strategy
For this 4th edition of our Covidnnovation webinar Series, Joshua Chibueze, Co-founder/CMO at PiggyVest shared on "Reassessing Fintech during and after COVID-19"
For this third edition of our Covidnnovation webinar Series, Prof Ndubuisi Ekweke (MBA, PhD), Founder & Chairman of Famiscro Group shared on "How founders can build resilient businesses during COVID-19"
This is the second edition of our Covidnnovation Series. Dotun Olowoporoku, Associate Director at Novastar Ventures, shares on "COVID-19: impact and outlook on startup investment"
For this edition, Todd A. Watkins; Executive Director of the Martindale Center for the Study of Private Enterprise at Lehigh University, USA and Oluwasoromidayo George, Director, Corporate Affairs & Sustainable Business, Ghana and Nigeria at Unilever will share on “Inclusive Business and Sustainable financing for Small businesses"
In this webinar, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) introduced its innovative Open APIs to the technology ecosystem, specifically Developer Communities, Technical Founders & Representatives of FinTech Startups.
The interactive session featured discussions on:
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Why we built the Open API sandbox with you in mind
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How the API provides an environment for innovators like you to experiment and build
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How the APIs can scale your tech businesses etc.
Opeyemi Awoyemi, entrepreneur and founder (Whogohost, Jobberman and Moneymie) shared how startup founders can innovate and survive this coronavirus pandemic.
For this edition, Mr Olu Akanmu, Executive Director, Retail Banking at First City Monument Bank (FCMB) shared on "Developing Strong Commercial Strategy and Sustainable Business for Startups"