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Dr Abasi Ene-Obong
Dr Abasi Ene-Obong Founder & CEO 54gene Dr Abasi Ene-Obong is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of 54gene, a health technology company advancing the state of healthcare through large scale discovery and translational research, advanced molecular diagnostics, and clinical programs for the benefit of Africans and the global population. He holds a PhD in...
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Lauren Cochran
Lauren Cochran Managing Director Blue Haven Initiative Lauren Cochran is Managing Director at Blue Haven Initiative, where she leads strategy and execution for the family office’s direct venture investment portfolio. Lauren’s team makes early stage equity investments with the expectation of both commercial financial returns and positive social and environmental impact. Blue Haven’s portfolio includes...
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Mohamed Abdulaziz
Mohamed Abdulaziz CEO Brimore Mohamed Abdulaziz is a Go-to-Market Veteran.  Laid his fundamentals by witnessing several models & tactics while he was working for a P&G distributor and other multinationals. He widened his exposure through multi consultation assignments for several industries. Finally, he consolidated the journey in founding and leading Brimore, the 1st & Fastest...
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Mariam Kamel
Mariam Kamel Manager AUC Angels  Mariam began her career in Investment Banking, advising mid- and large-cap companies in connection with restructuring, financing, M&A, and capital markets transactions. She co-founded and managed a family wellness center. She completed her Master's Degree in Public Administration and focused her thesis research on Social Enterprises in Egypt. In recent...
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Marie Therese Fam
Marie Therese Fam Managing Partner Flat6Labs Marie-Therese started her career in commercial banking, joining HSBC Bank Egypt in 2004. After successfully completing the corporate credit course certified by Morgan Stanely, she joined the Corporate Credit department as an Assistant Manager. In 2008, she joined Beltone Financial as a portfolio manager, managing a USD 30 million MENA focused equity...
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Sheraan Amod
Sheraan Amod CEO RecoMed Sheraan Amod is a South African entrepreneur with significant experience in technology startups and venture capital. He founded the personalised publishing company Personera in 2009; raising significant venture capital funding and commercializing the company in the USA before selling it to Impression Works LLC in 2013 in a transaction requiring SA...
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Zach George
Zach George Co-founder & CIO Startupbootcamp Africa Zachariah (Zach) George is the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Startupbootcamp Africa – the leading multi-corporate backed venture accelerator program in Africa. In 2013, he founded Cactus Advisors – a specialist corporate finance advisory firm and micro VC fund that has advised and invested in 40+ of...
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Eghosa Omoigui
Eghosa Omoigui
Eghosa Omoigui Founder EchoVC Eghosa Omoigui is the founder and Managing General Partner of EchoVC Partners (a seed & early-stage technology venture capital firm bridging Silicon Valley & underserved emerging markets), EchoVC Pan-Africa Fund, a seed-stage tech VC fund focused on sub-Saharan Africa & EchoVC+, an early-growth-stage VC vehicle focused on emerging markets including Africa....
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Ashley Lewis
Ashley Lewis Senior Investment Officer Accion Venture Lab Ashley Lewis is a Senior Investment Officer focused on the Africa region with Accion Venture Lab, Accion’s seed-stage impact investment initiative in fintech for the underserved. Ashley has ten years of experience across financial services, investments, and social ventures, and has dedicated her time to investing in...
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Selma Ribica
Selma Ribica Founder and Managing Partner Ventures01 Selma Ribica is Founder and Partner of Ventures01, a venture capital and advisory firm investing in early-stage digital technology companies in Africa and MENA.  She is a pioneering entrepreneur, executive, and investor as well as a widely recognised leader in strategy and management across technology-driven ventures in digitally-driven...
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