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SXSW Startups: Pawame Powers Africa

Austin Startup

A finalist in Payment and FinTech Technology category, Pawame is lighting up rural communities in Africa with clean, affordable and reliable solar home systems. Two is to reach up to 20,000 new households, including expanding into one, maybe two new markets outside Kenya. You are based in Nairobi, Kenya. The founders?—?Alex

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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Note to self, this event is not for alpha products with no customers. Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. The business model for residential solar panel company: contract with customer, local rebates, and tax benefits. Check out the twitter feed from the event. CEO of Obopay has raised $200M in funding.

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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Note to self, this event is not for alpha products with no customers. Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. The business model for residential solar panel company: contract with customer, local rebates, and tax benefits. Check out the twitter feed from the event. CEO of Obopay has raised $200M in funding.

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How many cofounders should your startup have?

The Next Web

It’s easier to take that vacation when you know someone will be at the office that will care the way you do and share your goals. A couple years in, I got married and left on my honeymoon for two weeks to Kenya – where I had no email or phone connectivity much of the time.

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