How Sebastian Patel is driving financial inclusion in South Africa with the Franc Investment App
In this interview, meet Sebastian Patel, co-founder of Franc, an investment app in South Africa with the aim of promoting financial inclusion by removing minimum investment amounts and taking the complexity out of putting your money to work for you.
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In the interview we speak about:
- How the business was born and how they financed the launch
- What makes Franc different and why financial inclusion is so important
- And what the teams biggest challenge was starting up
Seb also shares about his transition from working at an investment company to entrepreneur and what his advice for young South African entrepreneurs is.
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Thomas
Thomas is initiator of Africax.org, co-founder of ecological sanitation company EcoToiletten, digital automation agency Strandschicht and the non-profit tackling youth empowerment YES Founders Foundation. He co-authored a book on Youth-led Changemaking and coaches entrepreneurs on resilience and mental well-being.
