Stellenbosch Digital LaunchLab Talk: The Root Story - 'Building a Fintech Business in South Africa'

ABOUT

When the news broke about Root building a programmable bank card back in 2016, the article made it all the way to the top of Hacker News. In line with their Fintech roots, Root has built an open operating system for software innovators in insurance.  Root enables organisations to sell various types of insurance online within weeks. Jonathan Stewart comes from a corporate background while Louw Hopley started various ventures up to now making a truly unique combination of complementary backgrounds and skills.

By tearing down the barriers to software innovation, Root is changing the insurance game as we know it.

Join us as we speak to Jonathan and Louw about their startup journey and their plans for the future.

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