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,” sa...
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Accion VentureKast
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,...
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9 episodesDeepening 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 farme...
Engaging existing users to drive growth: An interview with Advance's Jaime de los Angeles
An interview with Jaime de los Angeles, CEO of Advance, a salary-on-demand platform in the Philippines that is engaging directly with users...
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...
"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 t...
"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...
“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 stru...
“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 c...
“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...