The Trajectory Africa

The Trajectory Africa is a “pop-up” podcast exploring the trajectory, or pathway, of venture capital and startup formation in Africa. With the unique African landscape—market characteristics, business environment, goals, and culture—as a starting point, The Trajectory Africa aims to identify a destination for African tech, as well as the sign posts that signal direction of travel. It’s modeled on the concept of a mixtape, in which each episode, or “track” will feature a conversation with a “guest artist”, and a playlist for inspiration.

The Trajectory Africa is a business podcast hosted by Tayo Akinyemi, with 45 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Tayo Akinyemi hosts The Trajectory Africa, a business show with 45 episodes published.

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  Episode #13

  Goodbye for now, Trajectory Africa

  Jul 2, 20251h 26mS3

  <p>The Trajectory Africa, is a "pop-up" podcast designed to explore the first principles of VC and tech entrepreneurship in Africa, as they emerge in real time. After a nearly four year run, the journey has come to an end. This conversation with Andile Masuku, Co-Founder and Producer of African Tech Roundup (ATRU) and Tayo Akinyemi, Host and Producer of The Trajectory Africa tells the origin story of the pod, how and why ATRU was involved, how both media properties have evolved, and what's next for both creators.</p><p>[07:15] – Revisiting early conversations about collaboration</p><p>[13:55] – Unpacking tensions between open...

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  First Principles: Towards a Thesis on Digital Commerce & Logistics

  Jun 26, 20251h 12mS3

  <p><br>This episode of The Trajectory Africa features Lydia Idem, Chief Operating Officer of LoftyInc Capital and Managing Director of FM Capital Group. We discuss what “point B” looks like for digital commerce on Africa’s S-curve, why asset-heavy models are more necessary than investors like to admit, why venture debt may be a missing ingredient in African VC, and how talent, timing, strategic partnerships and focus, shape outcomes in logistics and e-commerce. </p><p>[00:00] – Introduction and context for Lydia’s role in the series roundup<br>[04:55] – Africa’s S-curve, fund returns, and the need for longer-duration capital<br>[10:34] – What “point B” lo...

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  Episode #12

  Leta: Why AI Compounds Logistics Efficiency at Scale

  Jun 19, 202556 minS3

  <p>This episode of The Trajectory Africa features Nick Joshi, Founder and CEO of Leta, a startup that uses AI to optimize delivery routes, track shipments in real time, streamline payments, and provide businesses with shipping insights. We discussed how the first generation of logistics players paved the way for evolution in the space, how Leta optimizes trips and delivery routes at the last mile (otherwise known as the business model killer), how it plans to increase efficiency at the middle mile, and why efficiency gains compound at scale.</p><p><br>[00:00] - Introduction/ Leta as a logistics OS for...

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  Episode #11

  Logistics for Trade: Why Paps is Building End-to-End Infrastructure

  Jun 12, 20251h 3mS3

  <p>This episode of The Trajectory Africa features Bamba Lo, CEO and Co-founder of Paps, a technology-enabled logistics company operating across Francophone Africa. He explains how Paps delivers across the value chain— from freight and customs clearance to warehousing and last-mile delivery, while owning less than 1% of the vehicles in its network. Bamba also shares how Paps is building Africa’s critical logistics infrastructure domestically, in service of a broader mission to drive regional and international trade.</p><p><br>[00:00] - Introduction and Paps’ accidental origin story <br>[05:40] - Paps’ value proposition and the role of technology<br>[07:14] - An asset-lig...

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  Episode #10

  Inefficiency the Income Thief: Lori and the Financial Story of African Logistics

  Jun 5, 20251h 12mS3

  <p>The cost of moving goods across Africa remains one of the continent's toughest economic challenges. With logistics accounting for up to 75% of the price of goods—compared to just 9% in the US—solving transport inefficiency could be key to boosting affordability for African consumers.</p><p><br>In this episode of The Trajectory Africa, I'm chatting with Jean-Claude Homawoo, CEO of Lori, a company that matches cargo owners with transporters, to move cargo efficiently. We discuss how badly trucking businesses need working capital with better payment terms, how truck utilization can change the economics of a trip, and the pote...

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