Arena Podcast Network Business Day Spotlight

In conversation with SA's first unicorn

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Online education is in focus on this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, as we talk to SA’s first technology startup to be valued at $1bn (R15bn).

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Melvyn Lubega, co-founder of online education business, Go1.

Topics of discussion include: background and history to Go1’s founding; business model of Go1; the growth of education technology (edtech) around the world; China’s crackdown on edtech companies; and Go1’s investment in SA.
18 Aug 2021 English South Africa Business News · News

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