Mom-daughter duo Tandadzo (Tando) Matanda and Dr Margaret Matanda will step on stage founder at SXSW Sydney this Tuesday because the founders of fintech platform Musa.
Musa is the world’s first clever enterprise evaluation platform, tackling the funding course of for startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Musa Ventures equips founders with the digital instruments and insights needed for strategic growth, then connects them with a community of potential debt and fairness funders.
Musa’s flagship software, the Clever Enterprise Well being Evaluation Platform, is sort of a Bloomberg terminal for SMB financiers and entrepreneurs, which creates a enterprise well being rating akin to a credit score rating, utilizing AI.
The pair will run a 90-minute workshop designed to get SMEs and startups funding-ready subsequent Tuesday, Oct 15, at 10am as a part of SXSW. Tando stated the consultants participating will assist information founders by way of making use of data-driven insights to construct more healthy, extra fundable companies. Extra particulars right here.
Tando, Musa’s CEO, has greater than a decade of expertise in advising, launching, and funding early-stage startups as an affect funding and company enterprise specialist after beginning her profession as a administration marketing consultant with Boston Consulting Group and earlier than Musa arrange and led Australia’s first auto-tech CVC for a world-leading auto digital market.
Her mom, Margaret, has spent greater than 30 years as a tutorial and growth marketing consultant, constructing ventures in Africa, APAC and USA. She’s a Professor of technique, provide chain and branding on the College of Sydney, and helped set up a few of the first entrepreneurship growth applications in sub-Saharan Africa.
“Our name pays homage to our ancestry, and the golden age of Africa’s rich and vibrant history,” Tando defined.
“It speaks to a time when benevolent leaders like Mansa Musa of Mali harnessed their ample resources to empower people through commerce and scholarship.”
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Not too long ago, the startup has been accepted into JP Morgan’s US accelerator program, run by Techstars Washington D.C. whereas Tando was recognised because the Innovator of the 12 months on the Girls Main Tech Awards.
Tando stated Musa’s mission is to help 10,000 numerous founders and shut the funding hole for the 240 million under-financed SMEs globally.
“Our platform allows founders to review their business performance against industry benchmarks, guiding them on the metrics that matter most to investors,” she stated.
“We’re set to change the funding panorama for the higher and bridge the trillion-dollar funding hole that disproportionately impacts numerous entrepreneurs.”
Dr Matanda stated Musa lets founders transfer past conventional pitch decks.
“Our platform builds a dashboard that mirrors what investors need to see – making it easier for founders to demonstrate their potential and increase their likelihood of finding the best funders for their business,” she stated
“We’re fostering a extra equitable funding ecosystem, making certain each entrepreneur has the chance to thrive.”
On the funding-ready SXSW Sydney workshop they plan to share their insights with enterprise house owners and traders alike in a deep dive into the crucial benchmarks and metrics that decide funding success.
“Through our workshop, we aim to empower founders with the tools and insights they need to succeed in today’s competitive funding landscape,” says Tando.
“By leveraging the intelligence of our platform, attendees will leave with actionable steps that can truly transform their ventures.”
Extra about Musa Ventures right here and Tuesday’s workshop right here.
