Dan Aceda has worked across multiple industries including film, music, theatre and architecture and has won multiple national and regional awards. 

He is the Founder and CEO of SemaBox, Kenya’s first purpose-built podcast facility and plug-and-play service enabling creators to be more consistent with their work. SemaBox is active in six African countries and is the largest podcast incubator in Africa. 

“The grant has enabled us to fast-track the launch of Wazo – a new podcast distribution platform for Kenyan and African creators. On this platform, we will be able to offer monetization opportunities for these creators as well as much better visibility for them and their work. This platform will be a game changer because with it we can now directly affect and accelerate how the content is consumed and also have access to the raw data which we can provide to the creators to help them improve the product.”