How Pula wants to insure farmers against bandits

Techpoint Africa Podcast

Our guest on today's podcast is Temitope Adeyemi, CEO and Founder, insurtech startup, Pay-U. He joins us as we discuss:

• Pula's $20m raise
• Starlink's troubles in Africa
• Lessons from building Konga by Sim Shagaya

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

03:16 - Pula's $20m raise

27:26 - Starlink's troubles in Africa

35:01 - Lessons from building Konga by Sim Shagaya

Useful links

• Kenya’s Pula gets $20 million Series B to offer insurance to 100 million farmers in Africa
• Telecom regulator orders Starlink to cut off subscribers in Zimbabwe
• Starlink to disconnect subscribers in Ghana, South Africa, Botswana
• Inside Sim Shagaya's mission to fund and support resilient African entrepreneurs
• Sim Shagaya on lessons learnt building Konga

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

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Music - Beach by MBB -

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