On Funding African Female Entrepreneurs and Innovators - A Conversation with Pauline Koelbl
Narratives of Purpose® · Claire Murigande
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Show Notes
On this first episode, I speak with Pauline Koelbl about what motivated the creation of her new ventures: AfriProspect and ShEquity. Pauline is an innovation expert in developing and emerging markets. She invests in African impactful innovative startups with a special focus on female-led businesses. In our discussion, Pauline also shares what future trends she is looking out for post-COVID-19.
At the end of the show, I ask all my guests the same set of questions to get a sneak preview into their favourite music or books.
- The song she constantly listens to at the moment is 'Jerusalema' by Master KG.
- The songs that particularly resonated with her at a specific time in her life are 'Zangawela' (the original song from 'Waka Waka, time for Africa' by Shakira) and 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams.
- Her all-time favourite book that she absolutely recommends is Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari.
If you want to follow Pauline on social media, these are her channels: LinkedIn and Twitter.
Companies mentioned in this episode:
- Institute of Development Studies
- Harvard University
- John F. Kennedy School of Government
- Africa Innovation Foundation
- Professional Women of African Heritage initiative PROWA
- AFRI Prospect
- SHE Equity
- GreenTech Capital Partners
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