A pitch where your investors very willingly cut the red tape and roll out the red carpet for you is a pitch that gets you what you need. Telling the story of your business and its purpose is an art but not something that you can’t learn and mas

Sihle Talks Exit on Let’s Get Funded

Oct 26th, 2023 4m 37s

It can feel counterintuitive to think about the investor exit whilst you build your investable business. Once you get over this, you’ll realise that it only makes sense to have the investor exit strategy top of mind as you articulate your pitch

El-Shebah Talks Scale on Let's Get Funded

Oct 26th, 2023 9m 16s

It is easy to assume that scaling a business simply refers to getting more revenue. What investors are truly looking for is for a business that shows the ability to yes, grow its revenue, by gaining more customers and moving into new markets. T

Victoria Talks Business Model on Let’s Get Funded

Oct 26th, 2023 13m 46s

Investors are really interested to see if your business is one that is set up to be on a path to profitability. Do the founders understand the brilliant basics that they need to obsess about every day? Do the founders have a process that allows

Naadiya Talks Market on Let’s Get Funded

Oct 26th, 2023 9m 30s

Founders are filled with extraordinary ideas and have the most ambitious goals for the growth of their businesses. Investors are curious to find out if you show an understanding of who you know will part with their money to buy from you. The ai

Sarah Talks Product on Let’s Get Funded

Oct 26th, 2023 8m 34s

As a founder, you are likely to fall in hopelessly in love with what you have created as a solution. This is a good thing. What is even better is when you are able to demonstrate to investors that the solution you have on offer is something tha

Barati Talks Value Proposition on Let’s Get Funded

Oct 26th, 2023 6m

The true test of a business is if there is a group of people who are willing to pay for the product or the service that is on offer. In other words, people are willing to pay money for the solution you provide because you are solving a real pro

Lee Talks Problem & Vision on Let’s Get Funded

Oct 26th, 2023 4m 7s

Everybody is inspired when the meet someone who dreams big and reimagines a brighter future today. The same goes for an investor who is interested in making a contribution to the success of your business. It is important that you, as a founder

Ayanda Talks Team on Let's Get Funded

Oct 26th, 2023 6m 40s

Founders cannot build investable companies by themselves; they need to be surrounded by a reliable team that understands the purpose of the company. Investors want to know that their involvement in a company is supported by the presence of a re

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Let's Get Funded Teaser

Oct 26th, 2023 1m 19s

About Let’s Get FundedBranson Centre has partnered with the UK SA Tech Hub, an initiative of the UK Government, to create our on-demand series ‘Let’s Get Funded’, for founders looking to get funded.We connected with South Africa's most experi

Ahunna Eziakonwa on SDG Acceleration in Africa

May 26th, 2023 22m 25s

Isn’t it cool that we live in a world where humanity is being inspired to get together around highly ambitious goals that are universal? A set of goals whose existence is to enable people, planet and prosperity - these are the Sustainable Devel

Cass Collier on Ocean Innovation

Oct 31st, 2022 36m 56s

It is not everyday that you get to sit down with a Big Wave World Champion surfer. Cass Collier is a father, professional surfer and surfing coach. His surfing adventures - inspired by his father, Ahmed Collier - have taken him around the world

Kim Whitaker on Ocean Innovation

Oct 26th, 2022 26m 16s

No storyteller series about entrepreneur-led innovation in the ocean economy would be complete without including an entrepreneur. Kim Whitaker started her first business at the age of 23. She has been an entrepreneur in the tourism sector and n

Karen Bosman on Ocean Innovation

Oct 26th, 2022 21m 16s

Did you know that South Africa is the second largest manufacturer and exporter of luxury catamarans in the world? Did you know that 50% of South Africa’s agricultural exports leave by sea from the Western Cape? Did you know that fish is one of

Lindani Mchunu on Ocean Innovation

Oct 26th, 2022 34m 23s

Lindani Mchunu’s journey with the ocean began when he was a young boy spending time with his grandmother who is a healer and used seawater as part of her practice. His respect for the ocean was fostered when he was a pilot with a bird’s eye vie

Lynton Burger on Ocean Innovation

Oct 23rd, 2022 15m 12s

Entrepreneur-led innovation must be enabled by access to finance in the form of investors. Innovation for a sustainable ocean economy needs impact investors who are passionate about the ocean. Meet Lynton.Lynton is the Principal at Venture 4th

Zandile Ndhlovu on Ocean Innovation

Oct 23rd, 2022 24m 23s

The storyteller in this episode of our Ocean Innovation Challenge series grew up in landlocked Soweto. Yet, Zandile Ndhlovu is South Africa’s first black free diving instructor.Zandile’s passion for the ocean and the conservation of the ocean

Simone Smit on Ocean Innovation

Oct 23rd, 2022 23m 45s

Simone Smit is no stranger to the Branson Centre’s podcasts (when you are done with this one, watch her break the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals down here). In the first of our series of stories within our Ocean Innovation Challe

Tinyiko Mageza on Customer Experience Part 2

Sep 26th, 2022 12m 36s

Have you ever wondered if you could change the question “what am I selling?” to “how can I make your life better?”? Give a listen to our latest podcast with V&A Waterfront Marketing Executive, Tinyiko Mageza.Tinyiko is a purpose-led marketer w

Tinyiko Mageza on Customer Experience

Sep 26th, 2022 22m 50s

Customer Segmentation with Kgaiso Mokgethi Part 2

Sep 26th, 2022 9m 54s

Are you an entrepreneur who wants to understand your customers better? Give our latest podcast with Kgaiso Mokgethi, head of marketing at ClearScore SA, a listen.We welcome Kgaiso Mokgethi to our podcast to talk about customer segmentation- a

Customer Segmentation with Kgaiso Mokgethi

Aug 31st, 2022 19m 44s

Partnerships with Antonette Benting Part 2

Aug 21st, 2022 8m 2s

Anyone interested in developing partnerships or improving existing partnerships should listen to this podcast.The latest episode of our podcast features Antonette Benting, the Business Development Manager at Workshop 17, one of South Africa’s

Partnerships with Antonette Benting

Aug 21st, 2022 19m 41s

Community with Velma Corcoran Part 2

Aug 5th, 2022 11m 21s

In this week's episode, Velma Corcoran, the Regional Lead for Middle East Africa at Airbnb, joins Nwabisa Mayema in our studio at Workshop 17.Airbnb operates an online marketplace for accommodations, homestays for vacation rentals, and tourism