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Vincent Owino

Vincent Owino

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Journalist, The East African

Nairobi

Biography

I am a graduate economist and statistician, practicing journalist with a keen interest in international trade, economics, business, technology, and how geopolitics shape all these. I write passionately to inform, but also to spark discussions that Africa is shying away from, especially in tech and innovation.

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Business , Technology , International Trade , Geopolitics , Economics

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tech based content

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Content

Total articles 803

  • Turaco CEO Ted Pantone on disrupting insurance and surviving Kenya's startup crunch

    By Vincent Owino Verified| Business Daily Africa Verified At just seven years old, insurance technology firm Turaco is already beating the odds. With many Kenyan startups folding due to capital constraints and a difficult economic environment, the company has stayed afloat and scaled operations across four African markets. CEO and co-founder Ted Pantone talks to us on how the company navigated funding headwinds, its strategy for reaching millions of low-income customers, and why throwing out the traditional insurance playbook was key to its growth.

    By Vincent Owino Verified · Business Daily Africa

    Apr. 17, 2025

  • Trump’s victory drew millions of East Africans to crypto, now they’re regretting it

    By Vincent Owino Verified| Zawya Verified This year is turning out to be different from what many crypto investors in the region, mostly drawn in by US President Donald Trump’s victory last November, had imagined. Trump is himself a holder of crypto assets and his administration was expected to be crypto-friendly, driving up the prices of the unconventional digital assets and booking holders millions in gains.

    By Vincent Owino Verified · Zawya

    Apr. 17, 2025

  • Turaco CEO Ted Pantone on disrupting insurance and surviving Kenya's startup crunch

    By Vincent Owino Verified| Business Daily Africa Verified At just seven years old, insurance technology firm Turaco is already beating the odds. With many Kenyan startups folding due to capital constraints and a difficult economic environment, the company has stayed afloat and scaled operations across four African markets. CEO and co-founder Ted Pantone talks to us on how the company navigated funding headwinds, its strategy for reaching millions of low-income customers, and why throwing out the traditional insurance playbook was key to its growth.

    By Vincent Owino Verified · Business Daily Africa

    Apr. 17, 2025

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The East African

For a clearer and in-depth understanding of the political and economic issues in the East African region. The EastAfrican offers analysis on politics, economics, business and science from East Africa.

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