Growing digital tools to match workers’ needs: An interview with SmartMEI’s Carlos Dejavite
“Most microentrepreneurs here in Brazil… don’t have a lot of the tools that a bigger business would get. And they were struggling a lot,” says Carlos ...
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VentureKast is a podcast about the coolest financial inclusion startups in the world and the entrepreneurs who build and grow them. It’s for anyone interested in startups, impact investing, fintech or financial inclusion. VentureKast features first-hand accounts of startup CEOs from all over the world who have dedicated their lives to building businesses that are pioneering the use of technology for financial inclusion – for everything from payments, to credit to insurance and more. VentureKast is an inside look into how impact investors and entrepreneurs think, and what the whole social enterprise world is about. VentureKast is brought to you by Accion Venture Lab, a venture investment initiative that drives financial inclusion globally. We invest capital in and provide support to innovative fintech start-ups that increase access to, improve the quality of, and reduce the cost of financial services for the underserved at scale.
Deepening support for farmers in East Africa: An interview with Apollo Agriculture's Eli Pollak
Apollo Agriculture co-founder and CEO Eli Pollak joins VentureKast to share how Apollo is staying focused on helping their small-scale farmer customer...
Engaging existing users to drive growth: An interview with Jaime de los Angeles, CEO of Advance
An interview with Jaime de los Angeles, CEO of Advance, a salary-on-demand platform in the Philippines that is engaging directly with users in order t...
Three ways startups can grow by focusing on existing users
Accion Venture Lab's Amee Parbhoo joins the first episode of a four-part mini-series of VentureKast to discuss insights and strategies from Accion Ven...
"The pandemic is a moment to get in touch" — Creditas’ Ann Williams
In episode ten of VentureKast: Rebuild, Creditas COO Ann Williams explains how Creditas has reached out to their customers during COVID-19 to find out...
"We need collaboration and a multi-stakeholder approach" — CFI’s Mayada El-Zoghbi
In episode nine of VentureKast: Rebuild, managing director of the Center for Financial inclusion Mayada El-Zoghbi explains how COVID-19 has impacted d...
“More solutions focused on fluidity, solving for rigidity in our system" LendStreet's Jerry Nemorin
In episode eight of VentureKast: Rebuild, co-founder and CEO of LendStreet Jerry Nemorin explains that customers of traditional lenders struggle to co...
“The pandemic provides lots of new problems for entrepreneurs to solve" – Field's Michael Moreland
In episode seven of VentureKast: Rebuild, Co-Founder and CEO of Field Intelligence Michael Moreland explains how his pharmaceutical supply chain co...
“Everyone is out there reassessing how much liquidity they have” – Toffee Insurance’s Rohan Kumar
In episode six of VentureKast: Rebuild, Co-Founder and CEO of Toffee Insurance Rohan Kumar explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a “mass beh...
"There is much more empathy across the globe"—Anthemis's Vica Manos
In episode five of VentureKast: Rebuild, Anthemis Partner Vica Manos describes how the COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the shift to innovative, incl...