PROJECTS AND CAPABILITIES
From major Pan-African events in the tech space, to research reports and white papers, to content direction, production and publication - here are a few projects the Masoko team has been part of.
STORYTELLING: PUBLISHED CONTENT
A sample of Thea's writing and content work across various publications in the Africa and tech space
April 7, 2019
For MEST: Following the release of Partech's 2018 annual report on the state of funding in Africa, we discuss alternative forms of capital that might work in the context of the African startup space, as well as the expectations investors and stakeholders need to have in these markets and how this requires a different mindset than Silicon Valley.
June 7, 2018
For GSMA: Reflections on the lessons one of Africa’s 442 active tech hubs, MEST Africa, has learnt from its 10 years of running its incubation and Entrepreneurs-in-Training (EITs) programmes in Africa.
February 7, 2018
For Outside Insight: It’s no secret that megacities across Africa are increasingly home to tech innovation. Like Smart City initiatives across the world, cities in Africa are initiating tech and data-driven solutions to overpopulation issues caused by drastically increasing urbanization. These solutions often take the form of entire new satellites or “tech cities” being built alongside existing urban areas, from the ground up.
March 21, 2019
For Outside Insight: Governments, policy-makers and big businesses require sound data on the economy and current state of the markets in order to make informed, context-driven decisions. However, in emerging markets this data is often hard to come by. Can alternative data be the solution?
July 21, 2016
For True Africa: In an interview with Shantrelle Lewis, curator of the exhibition Dandy Lion: (Re)Articulating Black Masculine Identity, Thea explores the idea of dandyism and black men in the 21st century.
USE CASE: HOW BITCOIN WAS USED TO FIGHT EBOLA
November 18, 2014
In an article for Business Fights Poverty, Thea discussed how a startup called Bitcoin Against Ebola, a non-profit created by the team from Beam Remit, is utilizing mobile technology and digital currency to enable low-cost, fast and direct donations to those on the ground in Sierra Leone.
WHO WE'VE WORKED WITH
A few of the companies we've worked with as advisors, consultants or program partners
