Fungai Ndemera - Zimbabwean Health Entrepreneur
Channel: Story Untold ZW🇿🇼
Date: 2022-09-09

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Fungai Ndemera is a successful multi-entrepreneur, angel investor business mentor and STEM ambassador.

Fungai has over 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship, digital transformation, culture and BAME ((black, Asian and minority ethnic) health behaviours. She arrived in the UK as an immigrant and could barely speak English. With her GCSE level and a Diploma in nursing, she turned out to be a successful businesswoman and innovator. She is passionate about supporting entrepreneurs, BAME/minorities and the health sector in developing effective inclusive digital transformation solutions.

In Episode 16 of Story Untold ZW we sat with Fungai Ndemera & discussed her journey from immigrant nurse to health tech CEO. We also talked about the next phase of her career - starting a VC to "finance African entrepreneurship at grassroots level".

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/c/DreamblazersAcademybyFungaiNdemera
https://fungaindemera.org

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Timestamps
Background - 00:00
Leaving Zimbabwe - 2:26
Starting a business as a migrant - 4:48
Childhood experiences - 7:36
The Flame Lily - 10:10
Challenges of starting a business  - 15:05
The opportunity of technology - 20:10
Streamlining the business & learning new things - 27:17
Staying focused after the 2008 disaster - 30:41
Searching for something bigger than the self 34:22
The value of mentorship & transitioning to VC 41:23
Supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs in Africa - 46:27
What problem is Checkup Health trying to solve 49:56 
Investing in African startups - 53:14
End credits - 55:44

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