Professional storyteller. Head of Marketing + Comms @Stitchmoneyhq. Co-founder @venture4africa, #WomenWhoBuildAfrica

Nairobi, Kenya
Joined December 2009
Thea Sokolowski retweeted
The news is out! We've raised a R1.05B+ Series B to expand our in-person payments, move into acquiring and further bolster our online payments suite. We're excited to have some world class investors on board. Cheers to the team for this milestone 🚀! techcentral.co.za/cape-town-…
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Super energized and excited by the room here at day 2 of the #WWBAAssembly! Feeling inspired by the honest conversations that are possible in safe spaces for women
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Thea Sokolowski retweeted
Kicked off Friday with an awesome AI Builders breakfast, before morning sessions at #WWBA (Women Who Build 🌍 Assembly 2024) live from Nairobi 🇰🇪 @notgwera @theasoko truly leading the way!!!
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We’re off at the 2nd #WWBAAssembly at the @Delta40_Studio offices. Kicking off a full day of workshops and conversations for women entrepreneurs in Africa
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Thea Sokolowski retweeted
Thrilled to have participated in this mini documentary from Women Who Build Africa (WWBA), in partnership with Madica. It highlights women founders and investors building for Africa. There’s a lot to build for our dear continent, we cannot let gender or other biases hinder us. Let’s keep going!
"Investing in women founders will get you higher returns." Meet the women building and supporting sustainable businesses in Africa, in our latest project from #WomenWhoBuildAfrica, together with #UncoverSkincare and @MadicaVC.
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"Investing in women founders will get you higher returns." Meet the women building and supporting sustainable businesses in Africa, in our latest project from #WomenWhoBuildAfrica, together with #UncoverSkincare and @MadicaVC.
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View the full 30 minute documentary here: youtu.be/x0zyT1kUqD4?si=a77e…
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Thea Sokolowski retweeted
Today we hosted 2/3 Roundtables in 🇰🇪 #Nairobi with @briterbridges & @UK_KenyaTechHub as part of the Women Tech Entrepreneurship in Africa (WTEA) initiative focused on Capital Mobilisation for Gender-Lens Enabling Funds & Investors. Next stop 🇳🇬 #Lagos on Thursday #V54
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Will be hopping on the Moniepoint stage in about an hour to chat (once again!) about embedded finance with @notgwera @tedpantone and @Visa’s Meagan Rabe @AfricaTechSMT #ATSNairobi
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Full time fan of @carrarom and @TheCatalystFund 👏👏. If you’re in climate in Africa, you need to know them
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Thea Sokolowski retweeted
Great energy in the room earlier today at @Latitude59's event in Nairobi with @Lisa_Journo, @YacobBerhane and @calebmaru 🙌
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Thea Sokolowski retweeted
Today we are at @Latitude59 event in Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪 We’re extremely excited to connect with fellow entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders @calebmaru @theasoko @YacobBerhane #Latitude59xKenya
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Just following @Dario__Gln around the African conference circuit. Huge growth for @briterbridges !
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Thea Sokolowski retweeted
Catch Stitch Head of Marketing + Comms @theasoko speaking at @Latitude59 in Nairobi on Wednesday, 6 December alongside @Lisa_Journo (@getraise), @YacobBerhane (@pariti_io), @calebmaru (@techsafarihq) as they discuss community building in Africa's #tech ecosystem.
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Thea Sokolowski retweeted
This week, @stitchmoneyhq announced a $25m Series A extension, led by Ribbit Capital. And I spoke about it (and much more!) with their CEO @kiaanp_. New episode of @TheFlipAfrica dropping tomorrow...
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Thea Sokolowski retweeted
As we move from an early-stage fintech to a growth-stage business, focused on supporting large, global and local enterprise clients, Stitch Head of Marketing + Comms @theasoko shared more on our recent rebrand + Series A Extension via @The_FMH. fintechmarketinghub.com/post…
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