The Startup Leap Podcast
By Maria Rotilu & Yvonne Bajela
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Your go-to podcast for day zero founders, and early stage technology discussions.
🎙 Podcast for day zero tech founders
Hosts: @mariarotilu + @yvonnebajela
From idea to first product, first hires, investors, important tech discussions, and everything in between
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| Episode | Date |
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AI Broke Startup Growth, Here's How to Fix It | Sandy Diao (Pinterest, Meta, Descript)
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Story of Cursor: How 4 Founders Exited to Space X for $60bn In 4 Years
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Eric Ries: Incorruptible Book Review | #1 New York Times Bestseller in Business
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Can AI Startups Justify These Crazy Valuations?
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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This Founder Lost Control Because His Company Worked | Eric Ries, Lean Startup, Incorruptible
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May 26, 2026 |
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Founders, Your'e Not Being Rejected. You Are Being Mismatched.
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May 19, 2026 |
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OpenAI Just Bought a 2-Year-Old Startup That Raised $0 and This Is Why
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May 15, 2026 |
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Why SAP Paid A Billion Euros For A 16-Month Old Startup
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May 08, 2026 |
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How 8 Engineers Hit $100m in 8 Months | Mukund Jha, Emergent
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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One Person Unicorn: Your Team Could Be Only One Person With AI
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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They Had to Hide Their Speaker Tech, Then Sold It for $100m | Mattias Scheek, Mayht
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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2025 Recap: Lessons From of Clue, NALA, Flutterwave & More
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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The Harsh Truth About Building Startups in Africa | Miishe Addy’s Jetstream
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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From Music to Billion Dollar Brands: Decoding Rihanna’s Playbook with David Olusegun
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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From McKinsey Consultant to $70M in Revenue: How She Built an AI-Powered Pet Insurance Empire
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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How Student Startups Grew From Dorm Rooms Into Million Dollar Tech Empires
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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How She Built a 7 Million User App to Tackle Food Waste | Tessa Clarke of Olio
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Rejected by YC 5 Times, Now He’s Building Africa’s WISE | 50m+ Raised | Benjamin Fernandez, NALA
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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How Tyme Built Africa’s First Global Digital Bank | Coenraad Jonker of Tyme Bank
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Shazam’s $400M Founder Meets the Woman Fixing HR with AI
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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He Quit MTN to Build Africa's Biggest Fintech Empire | $300m+ Raised | Dare Okoudjou, Onafriq
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May 27, 2025 |
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3 Startups. 1 Founder. All the Pain, Lessons & Wins (No BS): Josh Sandler | Lori, TruTax
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May 13, 2025 |
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From Self-Taught Developer to FinTech Founder: Victor Alade of Raenest
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May 06, 2025 |
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From Broke & Pregnant to Building a $60B Industry | Ida Tin, Founder of Clue
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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The 5-Minute Startup Advice That Could Save You Years (and Millions)
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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From Corporate Executive to Startup Founder: Abu Addae of LifeCheq
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Dilution 101 - How To Keep Control of Your Startup Before It’s Too Late
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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He Dropped Out of Medical School, Built A HealthTech AI Startup To Help Millions | Ivan Beckley of Suvera
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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This Ex-Google PM Is Fixing Addressing for 4 Billion People | Timbo Drayson of OkHi
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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3 Costly Mistakes When Giving Equity As A First Time Founder
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Lessons From Building StoryGraph: Side Project to Book Tracking Giant with Nadia Odunayo
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Lessons From Building Africa's Most Valued Fintech Unicorn with ‘GB’ of Flutterwave
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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The 5 Biggest Mistakes First Time Startup Founders Make
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Lessons From Building The World’s Largest Shared Wardrobe | Eshita Kabra-Davies, Founder and CEO, By Rotation
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Should You Raise VC Funding? 5 Key Questions To Ask
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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How To Find A Co-founder for Your Startup | Real Tech Startup Stories
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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10+ G0-To-Market Startup Lessons To Launch Like A Pro
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Audience Favs | College Dropout to Startup Success | Sait Cham | Founder of Hutch and Pimento
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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2024 Recap | Lessons, Laughs & Leaps of Faith | Yvonne & Maria
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Startup Stories | Building Tech for Central Banks | Carmelle Cadet | Founder of EmTech
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Startup Stories | Big ideas start small—Paga is proof | Tayo Oviosu | Co-Founder, Paga
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Audience Favs | Three Time Founder | Eight Figure Exit | Timothy Armoo | Fanbytes
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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"I invested first, then joined as a co-founder", Gabriel Shin, Co-Founder Landscape VC
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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“People Doubted Us. Two Years Later 100k Teenagers Use Luna” - Jasmine Schembri-Stothart, Co-founder, Luna
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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"From Farming to Fintech; Tech for Africa’s $780bn Food Market" - Tunde Kara, Co-Founder, Vendease
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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“We Put a Bitcoin ATM in a Church" - Elizabeth Rossiello, Founder & CEO at AZA Finance
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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“Building a High-Performing Team to Scale a Massive Vision” - Yvonne Bajela and Maria Rotilu, Partners at LocalGlobe and Openseed VC respectively
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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“Tale of Two Startups, Building a Logistic Tech With or Without VC” - Sait Cham, Founder & CEO, Hutch & Pimento
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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"From Working with David Beckham to Founder of Marketing Talent Marketplace" - Raffi Salama, CEO & Co-Founder, Passionfruit
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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"Built Fintech Startup Serving 120m People With Zero VC Funding" - Sabrina Del Prete, Founder KORE Labs
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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"Ex-Googler Building Tech For the $1 Trillion Climate Challenge" - Marta Krupinska, Co-Founder Cur8
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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"Investment Banker Turned Founder of Billion-Dollar Fintech Startup with 6m+ Users!"- Ed Robinson, Co-Founder Stash
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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"Designer Turned Founder of Virtual Reality Startup Raising Over $40m+” - Oluwaseyi Sosanya, Gravity Sketch
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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"Founder of Fintech Startup Teaching over 2 million+ Children Money Skills" with Louise Hill of GoHenry
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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"Founder Building for the $15bn African Electric Vehicle Market" with Tayo Bamiduro, Co-Founder of Max
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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"Four-Time Entrepreneur, now Founder of Climate Tech Startup" with Julia Collins of Planet FWD
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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"From Ex-Lawyer to Founder of Legal AI Startup that Raised $36m" - Richard Robinson of RobinAI
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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"Founder of acquired dating app, now Fintech founder" with Sameh Saleh, Co-Founder MNZL
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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"From Lawyer to Tech Founder of App with 3 million+ users" with Michelle Kennedy of Peanut
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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"Three Time Founder, Eight Figure Exit" with Timothy Armoo of Fanbytes
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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"From South London to Global Unicorn Investor" with Yvonne Bajela, Partner at LocalGlobe
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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"Ex-Uber to Founder of $10m VC Fund" with Maria Rotilu, Founder Openseed VC
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Welcome to The Startup Leap (Trailer)
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Jul 26, 2024 |