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What can a founder learn from stepping into another CEO’s shoes? 🤔 Watch as Timbo Drayson of OkHi Smart Addressing shares his experience in less than 40 seconds. Through our ✨Founders Feature✨ series, we spotlight the unique journeys of our portfolio founders each quarter. Want to dive deeper into Timbo’s story of building OkHi Smart Addressing. Catch the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dKGSJYf7

Our COO Mace Ojwang'-Kinyua will be representing OkHi as a semifinalist at The Ecobank Fintech Challenge tomorrow as they unveil the finalists. #FintechInAfrica #Top40 #Semifinalists #EcobankFintech2024 #OkHiSmartAddressing

At OkHi, our monthly newsletter "Addressing Matters" highlights what’s going on in the world of addressing including themes such as financial inclusion, mobility, digital identity and government regulation. Signup to learn more about the market and how OkHi can support your business goals: https://lnkd.in/e5jK8rKz

Catch our CEO Timbo Drayson at the Africa Tech Summit in London on 7 June to discuss matters address verification.

Africa Tech Summit London June 7th, 2024. Excited to have Timbo Drayson, Co-Founder & CEO, OkHi Smart Addressing, join us on the speaker line-up at #ATSLDN. Join them & 300+ leaders from across the #AfricaTech ecosystem. Register here https://bit.ly/3V0OEi5

We're delighted to announce 15 ventures selected for the Africa Tech Summit London Investment Showcase, June 7th London Stock Exchange The #ATSLDN Investment Showcase 2024 ventures are: decarb.earth (SA) is accelerating the energy transition in Africa. Helping businesses generate carbon credits from renewable energy sources through a digital system. Earthbond (Nigeria) utilizes carbon accounting & climate finance to offer a one-stop solar shop to African businesses. Melanin Kapital (Kenya) is leveraging blockchain tech to help financial institutions & investors verify the legitimacy and credibility of businesses. Newform Foods (SA) is leveraging a continent-spanning research and development network to help food producers, retailers, & business owners develop & scale cultivated animal products at a lower cost than the industry norm. OkHi Smart Addressing (Nigeria) is a digital addressing system that enables businesses to collect & verify an accurate address. OkHi sells AI-powered Address Verification to banks & fintechs in emerging markets to improve compliance, reduce fraud, & increase loan performance. onehealthng.com (Nigeria) is bridging the gap in healthcare by offering digital infrastructure for payers, providers, and patients to access quality medicines & healthcare solutions. PBR Life Sciences (Techstars '23) (Nigeria) is leveraging big data & AI to transform healthcare, offering easy & fast access to a data-as-a-service dashboard with predictive capabilities for objective decision-making. Plentify (SA) is a smart energy company that offers affordable, reliable, & sustainable energy solutions. They use advanced hardware, AI, & user-centric design to create smart home products that strengthen electricity systems. poa! internet (Kenya) is bridging the digital gap in African communities by providing cost-effective residential broadband. Rana Energy (Techstars ‘23) (Nigeria) is providing sustainable, innovative & customer-centric energy solutions for a greener Africa, replacing the upfront solar system cost burden with affordable subscriptions. Sky.Garden (Kenya) is a SaaS e-commerce platform for African retailers that allows merchants to start, manage, & grow their businesses. So-Cool Energy (Nigeria) is an award-winning innovation, developed to provide clean & affordable energy to SMEs in Africa. Teraki App (Ethiopia) is an audio streaming platform addressing challenges faced by African authors, content creators, & audiences. Despite high demand for literature & podcasts, generating sustainable revenue remains challenging. VeendHQ (Techstars '23) (Nigeria) is tackling the issue of low credit penetration in Africa, arising from the lack of adequate credit history data for most of the African population. Wfrley (Eqypt) is an app for promotions & instant marketing, working in the underserved areas of Cairo. Providing supermarkets with a SaaS solution to control inventory, POS points, e-commerce, & delivery platforms.

Africa Tech Summit London has announced 15 ventures for the ATS London Investment Showcase 2024 - check out the ventures who cover a broad range of sectors including #fintech, #entertainment, #blockchain, #cleantech, #climatetech, #energy, #agritech, #healthtech and telecoms. decarb.earth (SA), Earthbond (Nigeria), Melanin Kapital (Kenya), Newform Foods (SA) OkHi Smart Addressing (Nigeria), onehealthng.com (Nigeria), PBR Life Sciences (Techstars '23) (Nigeria), Plentify (SA), poa! internet (Kenya), Rana Energy (Techstars ‘23) (Nigeria), Sky.Garden (Kenya), So-Cool Energy (Nigeria), Teraki App (Ethiopia), VeendHQ (Techstars '23) (Nigeria) and Wfrley (Eqypt) #ATSLDN

What Timbo Drayson and team OkHi Smart Addressing are doing is truly amazing and solving a huge problem that will lead to many advances in the emerging markets

If you have ever used Google Maps or Chromecast, you’ve indirectly interacted with Timbo Drayson, an ex-Googler with a passion for leveraging technology to solve real world problems. Saying goodbye to his life in London, he took a detour to East & West Africa, meeting & engaging with hundreds of businesses. This sparked his decision to quit Google and start a business in Africa. In the latest edition of Founders’ Feature, Timbo Drayson, Co-founder & CEO of OkHi Smart Addressing walks us through his journey to address the challenge of unreliable addressing systems in emerging markets. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d-jkCMWw

If you have ever used Google Maps or Chromecast, you’ve indirectly interacted with Timbo Drayson, an ex-Googler with a passion for leveraging technology to solve real world problems. Saying goodbye to his life in London, he took a detour to East & West Africa, meeting & engaging with hundreds of businesses. This sparked his decision to quit Google and start a business in Africa. In the latest edition of Founders’ Feature, Timbo Drayson, Co-founder & CEO of OkHi Smart Addressing walks us through his journey to address the challenge of unreliable addressing systems in emerging markets. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d-jkCMWw