Are we expecting too much from African startups?

Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our host, Chimgozirim Nwokoma is joined by Francis Ogbuka, VP Sales, Zone and Abraham Augustine, Comms & Programs Lead, Norrsken to discuss:

• Zone's decentralised PoS payment gateway

• Gro Intelligence's shutdown

• The Copia Global story

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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:05 - Zone's decentralised PoS payment gateway
16:01 - The Copia Global story
33:22 - Gro Intelligence's shutdown
Useful links

• Kenya-based agritech Gro Intelligence to shut down two months after slashing headcount (techpoint.africa/2024/06/03/k...)

• After dismissing over 1000 employees, Copia Global stops taking orders in six Kenyan markets (techpoint.africa/2024/06/05/c...)

• Zone launches blockchain-powered PoS payment gateway to tackle chargeback fraud (techpoint.africa/2024/06/05/z...)

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph
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