Ameya Upadhyay
Ameya Upadhyay Venture Partner Flourish Ventures Ameya invests in disruptive organizations creating economic opportunity for people in emerging markets with a focus on Africa. As a venture partner, he is based in Flourish’s London office. Previously, Ameya worked out of Omidyar Network’s Mumbai office, where he co-led several of the firms’ early Financial Inclusion investments... Bio Details →
Amandine Lobelle
Amandine Lobelle Head of Business Operations Paystack Amandine Lobelle is currently Head of Business Operations at Paystack, an online payments company based in Lagos, Nigeria, which helps merchants to collect payments from their customers. Previously, Amandine was an investor at IFC (the private sector investment arm of the World Bank), where she invested in early... Bio Details →
Marie Nielsen
Marie Nielsen Partner Antler Marie is a partner in Antler for East Africa and the founder and general manager of Penda Paper Recycling. Previously, she was an associate principal at Mckinsey & Company. She holds a masters degree in economic analysis from Norwegian School of Economics. Bio Details →
Herve Kubwimana
Herve Kubwimana Program Manager Merck Accelerator Herve Kubwimana is Accelerator Program Manager. In his role as Merck Accelerator Program Manager, Herve oversees scouting, selection, and collaboration between start-ups and Merck across Africa. He is also in charge of other external ideation activities of Merck Innovation Center across Africa. Prior to joining Merck, he served as... Bio Details →
Ryno Rijnsburger
Ryno Rijnsburger CTO Microsoft 4 Afrika Ryno Rijnsburger is CTO Microsoft 4 Afrika and as a passionate technologist and mentor, Ryno leads the technology division of Microsoft’s 4Afrika initiative. In his role he helps to guide investment and seek growth in companies and individuals across Africa. Their aim is to promote the creation of high... Bio Details →
Munya Chivasa
Munya Chivasa Head of Merck Accelerator Munya Chivasa is Head of Merck Accelerator. Born in Zimbabwe, educated in England and Germany, at home in Darmstadt. Munya has run the Merck Accelerator program from the company’s German HQ since June 2015. With a background in Biochemistry and Intellectual property Management, Munya has worked in Technology transfer... Bio Details →
Lawrence Muthoga
Lawrence Muthoga Developer Audience Lead Africa Microsoft Lawrence Muthoga is the Azure Developer Audience Lead covering Africa where he specializes in developing, nurturing and growing the Microsoft developer ecosystem across the African continent. He manages Microsoft’s engagement with African technical communities, startups and developers and is responsible for their growth and success. This role is... Bio Details →
Roy Njoka
Roy Njoka Head of Usage, Retention & Innovation; Mobile Telekom Kenya Roy Njoka leads the customer value management, and product innovations team at Telkom Kenya - which is 60 per cent owned by Helios Investment Partners, with the remaining stake held by Kenyans through the Government of Kenya. Telkom is building on a strong, consumer-centric... Bio Details →
