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2 years

We're officially a Google-backed startup 🚀

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10 months

In Africa, you start as a cool B2C startup, then reality kicks in and you find yourself navigating the B2B world.

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3 years

I don’t know who needs to hear this but it IS OK for a young Rwandan woman to move out of their parents house before marriage. #stoptheshaming

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I'm launching a new podcast called What I'm Building. 🎙️ Becoming an entrepreneur has been one of the best decisions of my life, everyday I get to meet some of the most incredible people in the 🌍 On this podcast, we'll explore their stories and discover what they're building

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🎙️New episode with Cynthia. Co-founder of Loopa Rwanda, the winner of @hangapitchfest 2023. Coming soon!

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3 years

Tomorrow, we're hosting Hon. Minister @MusoniPaula on @Clubhouse to talk about the 'Innovation Culture in Rwanda🇷🇼'. Join us at 7 pm CAT and learn about Rwanda's innovation landscape, #HangaPitchFest , and other opportunities for startups. #RwOT 🔗 :

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2 years

We need a free & public directory of all startups in Rwanda.

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7 months

🎙️New episode with @A_Munyabugingo , CEO of @vubavubarw . Coming out soon!

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2 years

I had a great chat with @MosesTurahirwa from @Moshions . He is one of my favorite entrepreneurs in Rwanda (and Africa). Truly inspiring journey.

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1 year

If you invest in a home office, say goodbye to work-life balance 😮‍💨

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2 years

Proud to join the list of amazing founders selected to receive non-dilutive capital from the @GoogleStartups Black Founders Fund in Africa! Great things happen when you #FundBlackFounders 🚀- @baginnovationrw is excited for what’s to come 💪🏿 #RwOT

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2 years

Dubai🇦🇪- You are beautiful🤩. It’s been an amazing few days in Dubai, representing the Rwandan tech scene with my fellow founders @shemasteve , @origenei , @angelo_igitego and more. Great talks with @MusoniPaula , @antale , @PascalMurasira and more. I’ll be back soon. #Expo2020Dubai

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10 months

B2B dilemma: You need the big guys so the small guys trust you. You need the small guys so the big guys believe it works.

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4 years

We are the winners of the @MESTAfrica Challenge Rwanda finals. This is great news for our team! The Era of edtech is now. @BAG_Innovation #RwOT

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6 months

🎙️New episode with @MuhireLAntoine . He built one of the first Fintech in Rwanda 🇷🇼, now he’s on to a new exciting venture. Stay tuned!

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4 months

🎙️New Episode @yvetteishimwe1 , Founder of @IribaWaterGroup . Coming soon!

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7 months

Just wrapped up an episode with @EchoesAli , Cofounder of @skizaaeducation from 🇰🇪. Coming out soon!

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🎙️New Episode @nyrmhg , Co-Founder of @eeloom . Coming soon!

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4 months

🎙️Great episode with one of the OGs of the 🇷🇼 tech ecosystem. @amutangana , former GM of @klabrw . Coming soon!

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5 months

🎙️New episode with Davis Nteziryayo. He is the Founder & CEO of @PesaChoice . Coming out soon!

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4 months

Pitching the future of adult learning 🚀

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1 year

HQ getting a fresh look 🔨 @baginnovationrw

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5 years

In Rwanda, 70% of graduates from university are still unemployed after 1 year of graduation. @BAG_Innovation We're trying to solve this specific problem by leveraging technology to prepare Africa's future workforce. #edtech #rwanda #africa

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6 months

🎙️ New episode with Thijs. Founder of @winnazworld . Coming out soon!

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7 months

Sharing the incredible insights I got from my enlightening conversation with @ignatiousTur . If you haven't watched the episode, make sure to do so. 🔗:

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2 years

BAG’s goals are to help: 👨‍🎓Students get ready for jobs by working with real company tasks before graduation. 💼 Employers reduce ⏰ and💰 it takes to train entry level staff. 👨‍🏫 Educators access employment-based-education as a service. What services should we launch in 2022?

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7 months

I learned a lot from my conversation with @angelo_igitego . Here is some of it. 🎥You can watch the full episode:

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5 months

🚀 New Episode Alert 🎙️ Cynthia Umutoniwabo, Co-founder of Loopa and winner of @hangapitchfest 2023, shared her journey as an entrepreneur and the impact she's making in the agriculture industry. 🔗Watch the full episode here:

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1 year

. @theBAL has brought lots of investors in town. Founders, go out tonight and mingle 💃

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11 months

“Unemployed youth, you need to take matters in your own hands and realize that no one is coming to save you”

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1 year

In some markets, folks save up enough to start a business and run it for at least 12mo. In Africa, we bootstrap startups with $0 and prayers. Keep in mind, you can't run a marathon on an empty stomach! 🏃‍♂️🍞😂

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3 years

Met @NiklasAdalberth . The founder of @norrsken_org & co-founder @Klarna . Your journey is inspiring 🤝

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2 years

👋We're back on @Clubhouse tomorrow with an episode on Building a Premium Brand🇷🇼🌎, where @MosesTurahirwa , the founder of @Moshions , will be our special guest. This episode will be cohosted by me, @joshuaakparanta , and @Astelie . 🔗:

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3 years

Making the most of this lockdown by catching up with my inspiring friend @RichardRusa who started the famous @BallisticBurger during the last lockdown and is doing amazing work at @IremboGov . #RwOT

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6 months

🎙️ New episode with @TobiasReiter12 , Co-Founder of @ViebegM . Coming out soon!

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1 year

Thanks to @StartupsRwanda , happy hours for founders became a hit in Kigali, inspiring numerous successful replicas. 🙌🏾 Exciting events are in the works to foster a vibrant ecosystem. Let's unite and soar higher! 🚀💃

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11 months

For true digital transformation to happen, we need to get everyone digitally connected, first.

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6 months

Hire the right people and let them work.

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Yussouf Ntwali

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2 years

👋🏾 We're having another @Clubhouse episode tomorrow discussing "How Can SaaS Work in Africa🌍🇷🇼" with @antale . Moderated by myself, @joshuaakparanta , @BrookGetachew_ and @jkanam . #RwOT Join Us:

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1 year

Great meeting with @greybtc today!

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2 years

Our first @Clubhouse episode of 2022 is here. On Wednesday, we'll be talking about how to "Build Products People Love❤️" with @Ernest_rw . Moderated by myself, @joshuaakparanta , @BrookGetachew_ , and @jkanam . #RwOT #StartupsinRwanda . 🔗: Come join us:

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11 months

It's either BAG acquires LinkedIn or they acquire us.

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11 months

Kigali 🇷🇼 x Nairobi 🇰🇪 @teshmbaabu

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1 year

Coffee chat with Wale from 🇳🇬 about expanding @baginnovationrw to West Africa. Jollof Jollof 😋

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7 months

🚨 Episode 1 is OUT! Growing up near a border turned @ignatiousTur into a serial entrepreneur and currently the Co-Founder of @payingtone . 📺Watch the full episode here:

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6 months

Great episode with @davidkapsule , Co-Founder of @Kapsule_Life . Coming out soon!

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1 year

💡Great talk with @KagirimpunduK , @Rickard & @ThibautMntwari .

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10 months

I can’t write code but I can sell.

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8 months

Too many mentorship programs, very little impact.

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3 years

I feel very privileged to be inducted as a new member of the @cmxchange , which is a global community of young social entrepreneurs working on change-making social impact initiatives. #entrepreneurship #RwOT

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2 years

Fundraising will always take longer than expected. Can’t wait to close this round and get back to 100% work 🏋️‍♂️

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10 months

Stop getting startup advice from people who’ve never ran a startup before.

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2 years

In 10 years, @baginnovationrw is the first Rwandan edtech startup to achieve unicorn status 🦄🚀. #tweetitintoexistence

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7 months

🚨 Episode 2 is OUT! Losing his baby due to a data management issue at a hospital led @angelo_igitego to build @KarisimbiTech . 🎥Watch our full conversation here:

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1 year

Last week, I had the pleasure to represent @baginnovationrw at the 2023 @forbesafrica #30under30 Africa Summit in Gaborone, Bostwana 🇧🇼 Got to hangout with some of the most youngest, coolest and successful founders in Africa 😎

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10 months

I’m praying for all my Fintech friends to succeed so we don’t have to physically go to banks anymore 🤲🏾

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9 months

We're on track to becoming the #1 job board in Rwanda 🇷🇼

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3 years

Join me on @clubhouse tomorrow Wed, 4th Aug at 6PM. I will be discussing Personal Branding with @joshuaakparanta , @BrookGetachew_ and our guest speaker @malikshaffy . 🔗:

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1 year

Hire ex-founders. They’ll run your department as a company 😉

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6 months

🚨Episode 4 is OUT Jumia left and Albert built the largest e-commerce in Rwanda with Vuba Vuba. Watch my full conversation with @A_Munyabugingo Co-Founder & CEO of @vubavubarw . 🎥

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1 year

Last night at @TechConAfrica 🌃

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2 years

Rwandan founders, when are we getting into @ycombinator ?

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3 years

I had an interesting chat with Miss Rwanda🇷🇼2021 @IngabireGiko about education and career development. We both share the same passion in this area, so we're going to work on something together soon with @baginnovationrw . #RwOT

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11 months

It's been an intense 6 months at @baginnovationrw , can't wait to present what we've been up to to our shareholders this afternoon💪🏽. Will share updates here too soon!

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9 months

If you've never run a startup before, you shouldn't be running an incubator/accelerator. It's hard and you don't know what you're talking about. Most of the time.

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11 months

Kigali Founders Happy Hour, in a few years 😎

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A literal movie - white party 2023 recap

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4 months

🎙️ New episode @nkurunzy , Founder of @GuezShow . Coming soon!

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3 years

We turned 4 years last week🎉. I can’t believe in 6 years, we’ll be celebrating 10 years of existence. Super proud of my team 👏🏾

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3 years

Thank you all for your support

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6 months

💡What I learned from speaking to @karenzib , CEO of @zorabots . 📺Full episode:

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1 year

Staying late at work doesn’t guarantee productivity 😌

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1 year

Great teams build great products 💙

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2 years

Working on a SaaS product for Students and Enterprise to be launched soon. I hope you guys find it helpful 🤞🏾 #BAG

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3 years

I’m so excited to be a coach for startups that are part of the Climate Launchpad 2021 by @ClimateLaunch and @ImpactHubKigali . I can’t wait to help them get their businesses off the ground and into the atmosphere! #RwOT

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6 months

🚨Episode 3 is OUT From the UK to the Building Humanoid Robots in Rwanda. I spoke to @karenzib , CEO of @Zorabots 📺 Full episode here:

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9 months

🚀 Exciting news! We've rolled our the beta version of our new job board at BAG. Employers can now post a job AND attach tasks to assess candidates right there! 💼 Let me dive into why this changes everything. 🧵

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2 years

What an awesome trip to Nairobi🇰🇪. From attending a workshop at the @UN HQ around Youth, Gender, Employment & Education to exploring expansion opportunities for @baginnovationrw . Expansion Mode Activated ✅ #RwOT

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3 years

👋 Come and hang out with us this evening on @Clubhouse as we discuss “Startup Fundraising in Rwanda 🇷🇼” with our guest speaker @Umulingak , and the hosting team @BrookGetachew_ , @sarahrukundo22 and @joshuaakparanta . #RwOT 🔗 :

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6 months

If Sam can be fired, you can too!

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11 months

Swapping the office for a quiet spot with good coffee just hits differently 🌻☕️

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5 months

💡What I Learned from Cynthia. She is the Co-Founder & CEO of Loopa and the winner of @hangapitchfest 2023. 📽️Full episode:

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10 months

It’s hard to be creative on an empty stomach, but perhaps an empty stomach should force you to be creative.

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1 year

“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor” @elonmusk

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4 months

🎙️New episode @MathieuRW , ex-CEO of @RSwitch . Founder of @TrusteesAdvisrs . Coming soon!

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2 years

Some founders need mentorship. Others just need capital.

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7 months

B2B sales will humble you.

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2 years

Home of Africa’s Fintechs. Rwanda Business Forum led by @Kigali_IFC in Dubai. #Expo2020Dubai

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1 year

''Africa's prosperity rests firmly in the hands of its own people, and the power of storytelling holds the key to elevating brand Africa''

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7 months

As founders, we need to constantly ask ourselves whether we’d use our own products if we were in the shoes of our customers.

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1 year

Umva, UMVA is beautiful 🪷

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4 years

First meeting of 2020. Today I received Nils and Anna from @MOWOMIND (Germany 🇩🇪) at the BAG office. They are traveling Africa to meet entrepreneurs and discuss the different opportunities available on the continent. #RwOT #Kigali

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7 months

Many of the ''VCs'' who reach out to you on LinkedIn with fancy job titles are just interns, they don't make the decisions nor write the checks. Focus your energy on: building and selling.

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11 months

You don't need a university degree to be successful in tech, or in most fields actually.

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9 months

Mini-reunion with my Google Black Founders ‘22 fellows @taitangetich @docneto at the @africa_heroes 2023 Semi Finals in Kigali 🇷🇼.

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11 months

No meeting should be more than 30mins, imo.

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9 months

Unemployment is real!

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11 months

HR-Tech isn't about replacing HR managers. It's about equipping them with superpowers 🦸🏽‍♀️

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1 year

Clear communication is probably the most important skill to succeed in business 🤔

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7 months

Hard to build in edtech when more than 50% of your target market doesn’t have access to reliable, affordable internet and a smartphone. USSD doesn’t give the full learning experience.

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4 years

My cofounder @gabrielekman just landed in South Africa to represent @BAG_Innovation at the @AfricArena2020 and @VivaTech summit 2020. He’ll be connecting with industry leaders, investors, mentors etc. #RwandaToTheWorld 🇷🇼

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Super excited to be a finalist for @AfricArena2020 and @VivaTech Challenge. Cape town, BAG is on its way!

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Funding only can’t fix a bad product.

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