StArfrica Chat

StArfrica interviews some of the participants of StArfrica Exchange Week in Germany. They discuss what inspired their startup ideas, their experiences of being a founder in Rwanda, the challenges and opportunities in their respective industries, and what the future holds for their businesses. This interview features Elisha Muhigirwa, founder of Ikizamini, an E-learning platform that prepares people for the theory driving test. StArfrica Exchange Week is an initiative of the StArfrica project. It provides a one-week funded experience in Germany for African founders and a one-week experience in Africa for German founders. The goal is to explore business opportunities and potential partnerships for their respective startups.

StArfrica interviews some of the participants of StArfrica Exchange Week in Germany. They discuss what inspired their startup ideas, their experiences of being a founder in Rwanda, the challenges and opportunities in their respective industries, and what the future holds for their businesses. This interview features Mariam Muganga, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Academic Bridge, a school management system in Rwanda that enables schools to manage, process, share, and communicate students' information. StArfrica Exchange Week is an initiative of the StArfrica project. It provides a one-week funded experience in Germany for African founders and a one-week experience in Africa for German founders. The goal is to explore business opportunities and potential partnerships for their respective startups.

This edition of 10 Faces Changing Africa focuses on 10 female Ghanaian 🇬🇭 entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of Ghana and Africa with their impactful businesses and projects.

Daniel Sarpong, a sales guru from Ghana, discusses Ghanaian consumer behavior and how to unleash sales potential in one of West Africa's most vibrant economies with a population of 33 million. More about Daniel Sarpong at: https://danielsarpong.com/

An engaging live conversation with Esther Kunda around "Rwanda as a Launchpad for the African market." Esther Kunda, is the Director General in Charge of Innovation and Emerging Technologies at the Ministry of ICT and Innovation of Rwanda, where she drives policy initiatives and interventions to support the Rwandan innovation ecosystem and the development of new emerging technologies in the country. More about Rwanda Ministry of ICT & innovation at: https://www.minict.gov.rw

An insightful conversation on the investment landscape in Africa. We were lucky to be joined by Lucas Robinson, the Director of Regional Private Sector Projects at Renew Capital, a US-registered investment firm with active operations in Africa. More about Renew Capital at: www.renewcapital.com

We sat down one-on-one with Deji, StArfrica Project Lead for Ghana and Tanzania, for an interactive session on eXist Business Start-up Grant and its availability to African innovators. More about eXIst Business Start-up Grant at: www.exist.de Note: to switch the website to english you will have to click on the language icon.