GameUp Africa Podcast: 002 - Dean...
GameUp Africa Podcast: 002 - Dean Gichukie

GameUp Africa Podcast by Maliyo Games

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In this episode, we sit down with Dean Gichukie, a 3x founder, operator, and builder who scaled fintech ventures to $15M+ in transaction value and 40 million data profiles… then made an unexpected pivot into game development to build Hiru.

Why walk away from scale to start again?

Dean unpacks the leap and what it really takes to build at scale in Africa. We talk about culture illustration in games, the push beyond mobile into PC and console, and what sustainability actually looks like for studios on the continent. This is a conversation about vision, timing, and betting on Africa.

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