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Matt Crow
Matt Crow Africa Expansion Team Tether Matt is a passionate advocate for financial inclusion and innovation, dedicated to expanding Tether's presence across the African continent. He is committed to fostering partnerships, driving growth, and empowering communities in Africa through stablecoin adoption.
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Tarek Assaad
Tarek Assaad Managing Partner Algebra Ventures Tarek Assaad is Managing Partner at Algebra Ventures, Egypt’s leading VC firm. Algebra's $54M first fund invested in 21 companies including some of Egypt’s most prominent technology startups. Its new $100M fund is actively investing in Egypt and the region. Prior to Algebra, Tarek was Managing Partner at Ideavelopers where...
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Yehia Houry
Yehia Houry Chief Programs Officer Flat6Labs Yehia has 15 years of experience building and leading teams, with particular expertise in venture capital investment and startup entrepreneur support, focused on technology-driven solutions primarily in emerging markets. Proven business development and fundraising track record, policy advisor to multiple public sector stakeholders, and board member to several high-growth...
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Abel Boreto
Abel Boreto Investment Director Novastar Ventures Abel started off his professional career in 2011 as a Credit Research Analyst at Bloomberg L.P. in the US after graduating with an A.B degree in Government from Harvard University. He relocated to Kenya in 2014 to launch Sarora Dairies, a milk processing and retail distribution company in Eldoret...
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MacKenzie Sigalos
MacKenzie Sigalos Journalist CNBC MacKenzie Sigalos is an award-winning journalist who is a cross-platform contributor to CNBC, NBC, and MSNBC, where her reporting is featured on digital, broadcast and streaming networks, as well as CNBC’s social platforms. Her international and domestic field reporting has included coverage in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and multiple cities across the...
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Eva Stolz
Eva Stolz Principal Persistent Eva Maria Stolz is a Principal and Senior Venture Builder at Persistent. She is responsible for investments at Persistent and has served as an interim CFO and board member for some of our portfolio companies. Before joining Persistent, she worked as a Consultant at Bain & Company, conducting due diligence for PE funds and advising clients on a...
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May Yego
May Yego Investment Manager FSDAi With over a decade of experience in corporate and structured finance, impact investing, and fund management, May is an Investment Manager at FSD Africa's Investment arm, FSDAi. Her role involves executing FSDAi's investment strategy, covering opportunity identification, deal-sourcing, due diligence, structuring, negotiation, and post-investment monitoring. May has led key transactions,...
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Victoria Amunga
Victoria Amunga Journalist Voice of America  Victoria is a news reporter for Voice of a America in Nairobi. She has 13 years of experience in reporting and news anchoring in local and international media houses including Standard Media group (Radio Maisha) & Ebru Television. She is Awarded  2022 annual journalism Excellence awards in Nairobi.  She is...
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Paras Patel
Paras Patel Founder & Managing Partner E3 Capital  Paras Patel is the Founder and Managing Partner of E3 Capital. He has 15+ years of investment banking and asset management experience and is a serial entrepreneur with exits in Europe and Africa. Raised in Kenya, Paras has always had a strong desire to foster sustainable development across the African continent....
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Orli Arav
Orli Arav Managing Director, Head of Debt Funds Cygnum Capital  Orli Arav is a development finance and impact investing specialist with over 20 years of experience in these fields. Orli’s specific areas of leadership have included: development finance; and, project and structured finance within funds, financial institutions, and advisory firms; and impact investing (with a...
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