Episode 59: Zachariah George, Launch Africa Ventures

Welcome to the BIG5D Podcast, home to important conversations on the Business of African Tech. We recorded this interview with Zach George, the CEO and co-founder of Launch Africa Ventures, on stage at the March BigFive Summit in Cape Town. T his episode is sponsored by Telkom, also the lead sponsor of the 2026 BigFive Summit. At Telkom, “Possible Begins Here”. Learn more at Telkom.co.za Sitting down for a lively fireside chat with Zach has become something of a BigFive Summit tradition. And this year Zach delivered every bit of the candor, insight…and profanity we have come to expect from him. Launch Africa has invested in roughly 170 companies across two funds, mostly in B2B. The company has three African unicorns in its portfolio. Our discussion ranged from surging African M&A to the enduring dominance of fintech to the power of stablecoins to reduce cost and friction in remittances. The BIG5D Podcast is a production of BigFive Digital. If you would like to book a guest or sponsor an episode, contact us via big5dtv@gmail.com.