Episode 10. Building Companies From Zero in East Africa | Melalite Ayenew
In this episode of Voices & Visions, Ivana Heijnen speaks with Melalite Ayenew, an early-stage technology investor and venture builder based in Nairobi, bringing a cross-market lens across Africa, Europe, and the US shaped by her background in strategy consulting, technology, and venture building.
The conversation explores what it actually takes to build and fund a company at the earliest stages in East Africa.
The episode covers:
Building a venture studio from a restaurant garden during Covid
Ethiopia and Kenya's growth models as both opposite and complementary
The sectors driving…
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