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Squord Academy

Dapo Omoniyi and Edosa Obaseki

40 episodes

2 hours ago

Squord Academy is the part of the Squord initiative. Our goal is to bring awareness to Africa by getting every day investors and entreprenuers to share their stories on elevating the african economy and collecting tips on how to make an impact with that space.

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Squord Academy is the part of the Squord initiative. Our goal is to bring awareness to Africa by getting every day investors and entreprenuers to share their stories on elevating the african economy and collecting tips on how to make an impact with that space.

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Episodes (20/40)

Squord Academy

EP39 (3/30/24): AI and Infrastructure by Jude Omodon of Neuberger Berman

This week, we spoke with Jude Omodon, a private equity associate at Neuberger Berman about the infrastructure sector and its intersectionality with technology and AI.

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1 year ago

54 minutes 13 seconds

Squord Academy

EP38 (3/24/24): Everbridge Acquisition, Reddit IPO, Fed Rates

This week, we discussed the following:

Thoma Bravo's $1.8billion bid to acquire enterprise software company, Everbridge.
Reddit's IPO that performed well within its first two days of trading.
Fed holds interest rate steady.

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1 year ago

43 minutes 52 seconds

Squord Academy

EP38 (3/17/24): Tiktok Ban, Reddit IPO, Apple $490million Settlement

We're back from our short break! Hope you like the new approach we are taking with the podcast.

This week, we discussed the following:

Bill H.R. 7521 that recently passed the house of rep which could eventually see to Tiktok getting banned in the U.S.
Reddit's plan to go public on the NYSE this year.
Apple's $490million settlement with investors following a class action lawsuit.

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1 year ago

1 hour 4 minutes 51 seconds

Squord Academy

EP37 (2/24/24): Naira Devaluation and Government Policies

***This episode was recorded on Feb 18 and FX rate could have since changed***

This episode, we discussed the very pressing issues around the Naira devaluation, the goverment policies to boost FX and what can be done to further stabilize and the currency and boost dollar inflow.

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1 year ago

28 minutes 34 seconds

Squord Academy

EP36 (2/22/24): Jumia Foods Shutdown, Astrotwig's $20,000 scam

We had our first in-person recording!!

This week, we discussed the following:

Jumia Foods shutdown and their journey towards profitability
Astrotwig, music and social network tech startup, scammed of $20,000 by Angel investor

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1 year ago

29 minutes 43 seconds

Squord Academy

EP35 (2/10/24): Flutterwave's $24million Problem, Wasoko Merger Fallout, Multichoice's FIRS Settlement

This week, we discussed the following:

Flutterwave POS agent's unauthorized transfer of $24million to about 6000 customers and their hunt to recoup those funds.
Wasoko, a Kenyan B2B e-commerce platform, and their internal issues being faced due to their merger with Egyptian firm, MaxAB
Multichoice's settlement with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to pay $37.3million in taxes owed.

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1 year ago

47 minutes 31 seconds

Squord Academy

EP34 (2/6/24): Decoding VC Investments in African Tech with Oke Ehirim

This week, we brought on Oke Ehirim to discuss the fundraising process, how VCs operate and what they lookout for when investing in tech startups.

Oke is a senior investment analyst at Oui Capital, an early stage fund that's focused on tech startups in Africa.

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1 year ago

41 minutes 53 seconds

Squord Academy

EP33 (1/27/24): Tech Investment Landscape, 2024 Predictions

This week, we brought on Ginika Obioha to shed some light on the African tech ecosystem. Ginika is an experienced and accomplished Investment Associate who works across two funds, Factor[e] Ventures and Equator VC. We covered the following

Tech Investment Landscape
2024 Predictions

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1 year ago

1 hour 13 minutes 15 seconds

Squord Academy

EP32 (1/20/24): Tech Funding Stats, Accelerate Africa Launches, GIP Acquisition

Happy New Year and welcome to our first episode in 2024. This week, we discussed the following:

Nigerian Tech Startup funding stats for 2023
Iyin Aboyeji and Mia von launch the YC of Africa
Blackrock's acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) led by Adebayo Ogunlesi

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1 year ago

1 hour 9 minutes 51 seconds

Squord Academy

EP31 (12/1/23) - Patricia Hack, Binance's CZ steps down, GetEquity COO Arrested, Dangote Refinery

This week, we discussed the following:

Police arrest Wilfred Bonse, former Cross River gubernatorial candidate, in relation to the $2million Patrica hack
Binance CEO, CZ, stepping down and the platform being fined $4.3billion
GetEquity COO, Temitope Ekundayo Arrested
Dangote Refinery's plan to IPO on the NGX in 2024

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2 years ago

59 minutes

Squord Academy

EP30 (11/24/23) - Access Bank Expands, OpenAI, and OkadaBooks Shutdown

This week, we discussed the following:

Access Bank expanding to Asia
OkadaBooks shutdown
Sam Altman reinstated as OpenAI CEO

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2 years ago

59 minutes 31 seconds

Squord Academy

E29 (11/18/23): Flutterwave CFO exits, Paystack layoffs, Bolt exits Nigeria

This week, we discussed the following:

Flutterwave CTO exits only after 18months of joining the firm

Paystack lays off 33 employees from EU and UAE regions

Bolt food exits Nigeria and South Africa

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2 years ago

53 minutes 18 seconds

Squord Academy

E27 (10/29/23): Due diligence in African Tech, Patricia User Repayments, Irokotv Shutdown

This week, we discussed the following:

Patricia partnering with DLM capital to pay customer funds

Due diligence in African tech
Irokotv reportedly shutting down operations

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References

Eloho's linkedIn post

2 years ago

1 hour 6 minutes 35 seconds

Squord Academy

E28 (11/5/23): Afrotech Recap, Crowdyvest, SBF Conviction

This week, we discussed the following:

Recap of the Squord event, "The Impact of Capital and Community in African Tech", at Afrotech in Austin TX

Crowdyvest proposes converting debt of about N5.5 billion to equity shares
Sam Bankman-Fried being found guilty on all seven counts of fraud and faces up to 115 years in prison.

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2 years ago

1 hour 2 minutes 12 seconds

Squord Academy

E26 (10/7/23): Bridge Network Crisis, Dash Shuts Down, Paystack Expands, Stears Transition, Mavin Records

This week, we discussed the following:

Bridge Network co-founders leaving after some internal crisis
Dash, Ghanian fintech, shuts down after raising $86.1million over the past 5 years
Paystack expanding to offline payments
Stears transition to B2B model
Mavin records potential sale

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2 years ago

1 hour 7 minutes 49 seconds

Squord Academy

E25 (9/30/23): Risevest acquires Chaka, 54gene shuts down

This week, we discussed the following:

Risevest acquires Chaka
54gene, genomics start up, shuts down after raising $45 million in three rounds.

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2 years ago

38 minutes 2 seconds

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E24 (9/24/23): Payday sale, President Tinubu and Ruto seek investment from US investors

This week, we discussed the following:

Payday up for sale just 6 months after raising $3million
Presidents Tinubu and Ruto seek investment from Wall Street and Silicon valley respectively to booster their economies.

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2 years ago

45 minutes 59 seconds

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E23 (9/16/23): Flutterwave expands to India, WhoGoHost acquires SendChamp, Sendy Shutdown, Chams and NIN

This week we discussed the following:

WhoGoHost's acquisition of SendChamp
Sendy's Shutdown
Flutterwave's expansion to India
Chams and NIN

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2 years ago

48 minutes 48 seconds

Squord Academy

E22 (9/11/23): India's $14billion investment pledge, Nigeria's AI plan, Patricia and Float Fiasco

We're officially back after a month break! It was great getting your messages while we were away and it's great to be back doing what we love.

This week we discussed the following:

Nigeria-India Meeting and $14 billion pledge to invest in Nigeria
Bosun Tijani's AI and Nipost plan
Patricia's plan to repay their customers affected by the $2million hack
The float fiasco

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2 years ago

55 minutes 5 seconds

Squord Academy

E21 (8/5/23): Niger Coup, OPay CEO quits, Threads decline

This week we discussed the following:

The Niger coup that saw the current President, Mohamed Bazoum, get captured as the military took control of government
OPay co-CEO, Olu Akanmu, stepping down just after 2 years of running the fintech startup
Meta's Threads losing half of its active users less than two weeks after it becoming the fastest startup to reach 100 million users/signups.

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2 years ago

50 minutes 28 seconds

Squord Academy

Squord Academy is the part of the Squord initiative. Our goal is to bring awareness to Africa by getting every day investors and entreprenuers to share their stories on elevating the african economy and collecting tips on how to make an impact with that space.