{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62a71637d9f45a00126c9598/62a71afc6d097e001351487d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Are tech startups the answer to Africa's unemployment problem?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62a71637d9f45a00126c9598/1655118659143-6d42ac1614e674709ca5884a7a9f29eb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Andela, Jumia, Flutterwave - these are just a few of the African tech startups now worth over a billion US dollars. Foreign money is flowing in. Some people are getting rich. We ask our three contributors whether these tech startups will create significant employment on the continent.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Maya Horgan Famodu</strong> is a Nigerian-American venture capitalist. She is the founder and managing director of Ingressive Capital. The $10 million venture capital firm targets early-stage tech startups across Sub-Saharan Africa.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Gabriel Curtis</strong> is the former minister in charge of investments and public-private partnerships in Conakry, Guinea.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Samba Bathily</strong> is a Malian entrepreneur specializing in sustainable clean energy and solar solutions. He founded Africa Development Solutions (ADS) and partnered with Akon the American-Senegalese hip-hop artist on the Akon Lighting Africa Initiative.</p><p><br></p><p>The Limitless podcast is made possible with a grant from the U.S. Department of State and the Seenfire Foundation. </p>","author_name":"TRUE Africa"}