StartUP Africa, Big Magic: Next Generation of African Millionaires, S3, E1 | VOA Africa

Описание: Big Tech is reinventing the startup landscape in Africa and creating the next generation of African millionaires. This episode includes stories of tech founders who have benefitted from multi-million dollar businesses like Google, Meta, Microsoft, and other tech giants, and features interviews with top executives from Microsoft and Google who are responsible for initiatives that empower African startups.

0:00 AirQo, John Ngumi, Califya, Tawi

1:18 AirQo: Harnessing air pollution data to drive clean air initiatives in Africa
https://airqo.net/
Uganda

6:25 Microsoft: Gerald Maithya on Africa Transformation Office (ATO)
https://www.microsoft.com/africa/ato/
Kenya

12:46 John Nigumi on the global tech ecosystem
Kenya

13:38 Microsoft HQ: Davina Yeo
https://www.microsoft.com/africa/ato/...
Seattle, USA

15:36 Califya: A digital health platform uniting in-person care and virtual solutions.
https://www.clafiya.com/
Nigeria

20:05 Google Black Founders Fund: Kaili Emmrich
https://startup.google.com/programs/b...
Kenya

20:56 Microsoft HQ: Davina Yeo on Microsoft Imagine Cup and opportunities in Africa
https://imaginecup.microsoft.com/en-us
Seattle, USA

21:57 Tawi, Microsoft Imagine Cup Winners, Innovative solution that leverages real-time speech recognition technology to help children with Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)
https://imaginecup.microsoft.com/en-u...
Kenya

27:57 End. Watch episode 2 "She Means Business" or enjoy the entire StartUP Africa playlist.

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