Quote - “I think the future is Africa and the future is bright.”

The Afropolitan Podcast highlights Afropolitans who embrace the unknown and walk with purpose. Through this podcast, we aim to empower Africans in the Diaspora to maximize their potential and contribute to the development of a vibrant and progressive black community.

In this episode, we feature Yele Bademosi, CEO/Co-Founder at Nestcoin & Founding Partner at Microtraction. Yele has a degree in Medical Sciences from King's College London and was the CEO and Founder of Bundle Africa, a social payments app for cash or cryptocurrency.

As a Founding Partner at Microtraction, he funds Africa’s most remarkable teams at early-stage startups across multiple sectors including finance and cryptocurrency. Yele is also the CEO and Co-Founder of Nestcoin which strives to create equal access to economic opportunities through crypto.

Join us as Yele shares his journey, evolution, and reinvention. Discover his working formulas, the hard facts about leaving familiar terrain, embracing the unknown, and staying relevant. And most importantly, gain insight into his perspective on the future of Africa.

Show Notes:

1:24 Yele's background and early career

2:48 Venture into entrepreneurship and founding Bundle Africa

8:16 Why Yele decided to leave a secure path and pursue entrepreneurship

12:04 The role Yele's parents played in supporting his vision

16:31 Discovering and walking in his purpose

18:59 Getting into the crypto space and what it offers for black people globally

32:41 An in-depth breakdown of NFTs and their importance in the digital world

43:34 The role of NFTs as a competitor or complementor in the art and creative industries

The Afropolitan Podcast is hosted by Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan. Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Jamit, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Connect with Afropolitan:

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Website - https://www.afropolitan.io