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Welcome to the Villgro Africa Investing in Impact Podcast where we share and have in-depth discussions on impact investing, supporting innovative social enterprises, and our work within the African innovation ecosystem. We feature innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry experts to guide you in your journey of social entrepreneurship.
Villgro Africa hosts Investing in Impact, a business show with 33 episodes published.
What if the biggest barrier to innovation is not funding, but the story we tell about what is worth funding? In the final episode of Investing in Impact, recorded at the IDIA Summit in Nairobi, host Moses Waweru is joine
What does inclusion look like when global support systems start to pull back?In Episode 4 of Investing in Impact, recorded at the IDIA Summit in Nairobi, host Kippy Joseph, Senior Fellow at Results for Development, leads
What would it take to build a truly self-determined, resilient health ecosystem in Africa?In Episode 3 of Investing in Impact, recorded at the IDIA Summit in Nairobi, host Moses Waweru sits down with Prof Mirkuzie Woldie
Who's filling the gap when donor funding exits, and what will it take to build markets that don't need permission to grow? In this second episode of Investing in Impact, host Moses Waweru sits down with David Saunders an
What if funding constraints aren't a crisis — but a catalyst? In this debut episode of Investing in Impact, host Moses Waweru sits down with Dr. Tonny Omwansa, Evelyn Gitau, and Yasmin Chandani at the IDIA Summit in Nair
As Villgro Africa celebrates 10 years of pioneering health innovation on the continent, we’re not just looking back—we’re looking forward. In this powerful season finale, host Moses Waweru is joined by Wilfred Njagi (CEO
Welcome back to Investments for Impact! This season, Scaling for Impact: 10 Years of Villgro Africa, we’re celebrating a decade of health innovation incubation in Africa—reflecting on the journey so far and what lies ahe
Welcome back to Investments for Impact!This season, Scaling for Impact: 10 Years of Villgro Africa, we’re celebrating a decade of building Africa’s health innovation ecosystem. In this episode, we explore the key moment
Join us for the first episode of Scaling for Impact: 10 Years of Villgro Africa, our sixth season of Investments for Impact. We are celebrating 10 years of Villgro Africa and, more importantly, 10 years of the African he
We have reached the final episode of our series on African MedTech and in this episode, we welcome George Murumba from AUDA-NEPAD. This episode covers market shaping efforts in the African MedTech space and we discuss AU
In the fourth episode of our series on African MedTech, we are very excited to welcome Dr. Stanley Aruyaru, a surgeon and the Chief Medical Officer at PCEA Kikuyu Hospital. So far this season, we have discussed MedTech f
In the third episode of our series on African MedTech, we are very excited to welcome Uche Chidi-Anene, the current CEO of the African Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), which was created during COVID-19 and continues to
This episode if Investments for Impact welcomes Professor Sudesh Sivarasu, who walks us through the medical device development process. Prof Sudesh has a compelling personal story, is passionate about the potential impac
In anticipation of the second annual Transforming African MedTech Conference, which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya in August 2024, this season of Investments for Impact is focused on MedTech. For this first episode, M
For this episode, we welcome Dr. Melissa Omino (LLD), an intellectual property, AI policy and data governance expert to discuss what is being done in AI regulation in Africa. Moses and Dr. Melissa discuss the vital impor
Episode 3 of this season is focused on the perspective of a founder. We invite Tom Kinyanji, co-founder of Neural Labs Africa, to talk about his journey, including how he initially became interested in artificial intelli
This season of Investments for Impact is focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and how it can impact the African health sector. In this second episode, learn more about AI as a technology, including its potential and t
This season of Investments for Impact is focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and how it can impact the African health sector. Join us in this first episode to hear about Villgro Africa's journey in supporting AI entr
The final episode of Season 3 is a special bonus episode focused on USAID's DIV program, which provides grant funding for breakthrough solutions to the world's toughest development challenges. We welcome Liz Chacko, who
Investments for Impact is a Villgro Africa podcast. Season 3 is brought to you by Villgro Africa and Jaza Rift Ventures. As a way of wrapping up our previous discussions, this episode takes a broader look at what investo
David Saunders
Director of Security Lab · K2 Advisors
1 appearance on this show
Rob Schneider
Chief Product Officer · Lemelson Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Peter Singer
Princeton philosopher, author of Animal Liberation, and co-creator of Effective Altruism · Grand Challenges Canada
1 appearance on this show
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