African Allocator Podcast
African Allocator Podcast
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The African Allocator podcast tells the stories of serious investors who are allocating capital across various the African investment landscape today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The podcast explores themes of frontier markets investing, capital allocation strategies, and the unique challenges and opportunities present in African economies. Episodes include discussions on topics such as Ethiopia's new stock exchange, finding undervalued companies, and market-dominant firms poised for growth.
We’re building the go-to knowledge platform for African institutional capital across three core pillars: Content, Data and Events. Allocator Media Ltd, the holding company behind the African Allocator and African Stock Hunter brands, is a UK-registered company. Company number 16680910.
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After 17 years in the British Army, Wayne Hennessy-Barrett made an unlikely move into African fintech. Today he leads 4G Capital, a fintech lender that provides millions of working capital loans to small businesses across Kenya and Uganda. In this episode, Wayne shares how the army shaped him as an entrepreneur, why 4G is betting on Africa’s smallest businesses, what 8 million loans have taught 4G about underwriting, how the firm blends tech with on-the-ground relationships, and what the digital lending industry still gets wrong today. Enjoy!
Learn more about Wayne Hennessy-Barrett | 4G Capital
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/waynehennessybarrett/
Website: 4G Capital
Learn more about Chipo Muwowo | Allocator Media Podcast
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chipomuwowo/
Website: https://allocator.media/
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