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SXSW Startups: Pawame Powers Africa

Austin Startup

Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Pawame uses tech-enabled loan management and mobile money payment platforms to offer its customers a means of finance that is not limited by distance or lack of Internet access or a bank account. Two is to reach up to 20,000 new households, including expanding into one, maybe two new markets outside Kenya.

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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

My one feedback would be to have networking earlier in the agenda or sprinkled throughout the 6 hour agenda. Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. What key hires do you need? The business model for residential solar panel company: contract with customer, local rebates, and tax benefits.

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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

My one feedback would be to have networking earlier in the agenda or sprinkled throughout the 6 hour agenda. Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. What key hires do you need? The business model for residential solar panel company: contract with customer, local rebates, and tax benefits.