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Lelemba Phiri

Organisation: Africa Trust Group

Position: Principal Country of residence: South Africa

Speaker topics: Women entrepreneurs in Africa; Innovative financing vehicles for women; The intersectionality and positionality of gender and race in fundraising

Sectors: agriculture

Investment size: 50k-500k

Regions of investment: southern-africa-ex-south-africa | east-africa | south-africa

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Lesley Bendig

Exit Manager

Lesley Bendig

Exit Manager

Sectors: agriculture | consumer-goods-and-services | education | financial-services | healthcare

Investment size: 50k-500k | 500k-2mn | 2mn-5mn | 5mn-15mn

Regions of investment: southern-africa-ex-south-africa | east-africa | west-africa-anglophone | south-africa

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Leticia Browne

Organisation: Intelligent Capital

Position: Director

Country(s) of residence: Ghana

Speaker topics: Early-stage investing; Field building for impact investing

Investment size: 50k-500k

Regions of investment: west-africa-anglophone

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Lewam Kefela

Organisation: Village Capital

Position: Senior Investment Manager

Country(s) of residence: Kenya; Eritrea

Speaker topics: Alternative Investment Structures

Sectors: agriculture | education | energy | financial-services | healthcare

Investment size: 50k-500k

Regions of investment: east-africa | west-africa-francophone | west-africa-anglophone | north-africa

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Liebe Jeannot

Organisation: Akazi Capital

Position: Managing Partner

Country of residence: Canada

Regions of investment: southern-africa-ex-south-africa | east-africa | west-africa-anglophone | south-africa

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Lilian Mramba

Organisation: Grassroots Business Fund

Position: Africa Regional Director

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Mezzanine finance; Investing in agriculture; Investing in SMEs in Africa

Sectors: agriculture | consumer-goods-and-services

Investment size: 50k-500k | 500k-2mn

Regions of investment: east-africa

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Lilian Oyando

Organisation: Goodwell Investments

Position: Investment Director

Country(s) of residence: Kenya, South Africa

Sectors: agriculture

Investment size: 50k-500k

Regions of investment: southern-africa-ex-south-africa | east-africa | south-africa

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Lilian Simiyu

Organisation: Norfund Position: Investment Manager

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

Investment size: 5mn-15mn

Regions of investment: east-africa | west-africa-anglophone | south-africa

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Lisa G. Thomas

Co-Founder and Partner

Lisa Thomas

Co-Founder and Partner

Investment size: 50k-500k | 500k-2mn

Regions of investment: southern-africa-ex-south-africa | east-africa | west-africa-anglophone

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Lise Birikundavyi

Organisation: BKR Capital

Position: Managing Partner

Country of residence: Canada

Speaker topics: Inclusive Business Models; Africa Rising; Investment in underrepresented founders; Development capitalism; Technology for good.

Sectors: education

Investment size: 50k-500k

Regions of investment: west-africa-francophone | west-africa-anglophone

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Liz Corbishley

Partner, Sankalp

Liz Corbishley

Partner, Sankalp

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Liz Wilson

Organisation: Small Foundation

Position: Deputy CEO

Country(s) of residence: United Kingdom

Sectors: agriculture | financial-services

Investment size: 50k-500k | 500k-2mn | 2mn-5mn

Regions of investment: southern-africa-ex-south-africa | east-africa | west-africa-francophone | west-africa-anglophone | central-africa

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Loretta Tukahirwa

Organisation: SHONA

Position: Financial Analyst

Country of residence: Uganda

Regions of investment: east-africa

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Lucine Hapi Le Moal

Managing Director

Lucine Hapi Le Moal

Managing Director

Sectors: agriculture | energy | financial-services | manufacturing

Regions of investment: central-africa

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Lydia Idem

Organisation: FM Capital Group

Position: Managing Director

Country(s) of residence: United States

Speaker topics: VC trends in Africa Startup ecosystem Funding landscape

Sectors: agriculture | education | energy | financial-services | healthcare

Investment size: 500k-2mn | 2mn-5mn

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Madalena Santos

Director

Madalena Santos

Director

Madalena Santos co-launched Kua Ventures in Kenya 2020, and has since invested more than $2m in an active portfolio of 24 Kenyan companies. Madalena has an MBA from Porto Business School and an Impact Investing course from Oxford University. She worked across the globe in Europe, Asia, and has been working in Kenya since 2019.

Investment size: 50k-500k

Regions of investment: east-africa

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Maia Schuh

Organisation: BII Position: Investment Director, Project Finance Country(s) of residence: UK

Speaker topics: Infrastructure Renewable Energy Project Finance

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Mariam Kamel

Organisation: LoftyInc Capital Management, AUC Angels

Position: Partner

Country of residence: Egypt

WAI Angel Network Member

Sectors: education | financial-services | healthcare | ict | infrastructure

Investment size: 50k-500k | 500k-2mn

Regions of investment: east-africa | west-africa-francophone | west-africa-anglophone | north-africa | south-africa

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Marianne Mwaniki-Gateri

Marianne Gateri

Organisation: Avunja Mobile; Sherpa Ventures

Position: Managing Director; Investor

Country of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Social Impact; Impact Investing; Sustainability

Sectors: financial-services

Investment size: 50k-500k

Regions of investment: east-africa

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Marie Polge

Organisation: Inside Capital Partners Position: Principal Country(s) of residence: Mauritius

Speaker topics: M&A Impact investment

Investment size: 2mn-5mn | 5mn-15mn

Regions of investment: southern-africa-ex-south-africa | east-africa

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Marie-Alix de Putter

Marie Putter

Organisation: The Sisters Invest

Position: Co-founder

Country(s) of residence: France

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Marijn Wiersma

Organisation: Incredible Impact

Position: CEO

Country(s) of residence: Netherlands

Speaker topics: Female leadership; Coaching top women; ESG in finance

Sectors: agriculture

Investment size: 50k-500k

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Marlene Hormes

Organisation: AlphaMundi

Position: Managing Director

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Debt, Private Equity, and Mezzanine investing in Africa; Impact Investing; Debt restructuring; Governance: Investment Committees and Board of Directors

Sectors: agriculture

Investment size: 500k-2mn

Regions of investment: southern-africa-ex-south-africa | east-africa | west-africa-francophone | west-africa-anglophone | south-africa

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Maryanne Ochola

Organisation: Endeavor Kenya Position: Managing Director Country(s) of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Scale Up entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial ecosystems

Investment size: 500k-2mn

Regions of investment: east-africa | west-africa-anglophone | north-africa | south-africa

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May Yego

Investment Manager

May Yego

Investment Manager

Investment size: 2mn-5mn | 5mn-15mn

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Maya Burney

Senior Investment Officer

Maya Burney

Senior Investment Officer

Maya is an impact investment professional with a background in private equity and corporate strategy. She is currently working part-time as a Deal Advisor at Caleo Capital (a financial services and wealth management firm) and completing a M.S. in Sustainability and Environmental Management at Georgetown University in Washington DC. She founded a South African women’s network and alternative investment platform called Womvest (‘women investing in women’) about 3 years ago. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayaburney/ Email: maya@womvest.club Primary Locations: Washington DC and Johannesburg

Sectors: consumer-goods-and-services | energy | manufacturing

Investment size: 50k-500k

Regions of investment: south-africa

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Medha Wilson

Group CEO

Medha Wilson

Group CEO

Sectors: agriculture | financial-services

Investment size: 500k-2mn | 2mn-5mn | 5mn-15mn

Regions of investment: southern-africa-ex-south-africa | south-africa

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Mercy Mutua

Organisation: Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)

Position: Head, Investment Advisory Services (IAS)

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Fund Management; Blended Finance; Advisory Services

Sectors: agriculture | energy

Investment size: 50k-500k | 500k-2mn

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Mialy Ranaivoson

Investment Director

Mialy Ranaivoson

Investment Director

Organisation: I&P

Position: Investment director

Country of residence: Madagascar

Speaker topics: Impact investment; Gender-lens investing

Investment size: 500k-2mn | 2mn-5mn

Regions of investment: southern-africa-ex-south-africa | east-africa | west-africa-francophone | west-africa-anglophone | central-africa

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Micheline Ntiru

Organisation: Atika Ventures

Position: Venture Partner

Country of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Blended finance, Growth-stage businesses, VC investment

Investment size: 50k-500k

Regions of investment: east-africa | west-africa-francophone | south-africa

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Michelle Haigh Osorio

Michelle Osorio

Organisation: KawiSafi Ventures

Position: Investment Director

Country of residence: United States

Speaker topics: Renewable energy; Emerging markets investing; Climate finance

WAI Angel Network Member

Sectors: energy | financial-services

Investment size: 2mn-5mn | 5mn-15mn

Regions of investment: east-africa | west-africa-francophone | west-africa-anglophone

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Michelle Matthews

Director / Chief Product Officer

Michelle Matthews

Director / Chief Product Officer

Regions of investment: southern-africa-ex-south-africa | east-africa | west-africa-anglophone | south-africa

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Mila Georgieva

Organisation: Oikocredit

Position: Equity Officer

Country(s) of residence: The Netherlands

Sectors: agriculture

Investment size: 2mn-5mn

Regions of investment: southern-africa-ex-south-africa | east-africa | west-africa-francophone | west-africa-anglophone

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Mirabelle Moreaux

Partner

Mirabelle Moreaux

Partner

Investment size: 50k-500k | 500k-2mn | 2mn-5mn

Regions of investment: west-africa-francophone | west-africa-anglophone

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Monica Brand Engel

Monica Engel

Organisation: Quona Capital

Position: Managing Partner Country(s) of residence: United States

Speaker topics: Fintech (financial services + technology); Fund formation; Platform (value proposition beyond investing)

Investment size: 500k-2mn | 2mn-5mn | 5mn-15mn

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Monya Bassingthwaighte

Investment Director

Monya Bassingthwaighte

Investment Director

Sectors: energy | infrastructure

Investment size: 15mn-50mn

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Myriam Kirschner

Organisation: Snuggar Ventures

Position: MD

Country of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Growing a business as a female entrepreneur; How to build and grow a business ; Why some startups fail

WAI Angel Network Member

Sectors: agriculture | healthcare | ict

Investment size: 50k-500k

Regions of investment: southern-africa-ex-south-africa | east-africa | west-africa-francophone | west-africa-anglophone | south-africa

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Nabou Fall

Organisation: Women Investment Club Côte d'Ivoire

Position: Présidente

Country(s) of residence: Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Sénégal

Speaker topics: Women Entrepreneurs Empowerment; Investment ecosystem for women entrepreneurs; Why & How Women should be investors in Africa?

Sectors: agriculture

Investment size: 500k-2mn

Regions of investment: west-africa-francophone | central-africa

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Nada AbdelGhani

Organisation: Algebra Ventures Position: Head of Finance Country(s) of residence: Egypt

Investment size: 500k-2mn | 2mn-5mn

Regions of investment: east-africa | west-africa-anglophone | central-africa | north-africa

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Nadia Seemuth

Managing Partner

Nadia Seemuth

Managing Partner

Sectors: agriculture | consumer-goods-and-services | education | financial-services | healthcare

Investment size: 50k-500k | 500k-2mn

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Nafisa Bhikhoo

Programme Manager

Nafisa Bhikhoo

Programme Manager

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Nassima Sadar

Co-founder and Director

Nassima Sadar

Co-founder and Director

I am an Obama Leader 2023. Over the past three years, I have devoted myself to empowering young entrepreneurs in Africa through my co-founding roles at two impact-driven organizations: Mo Angels, a non-profit providing early-stage investment, mentoring, and networking opportunities to startups, and Living Labs Federation, a global impact accelerator that connects local environmental initiatives with innovative climate solutions.

Investment size: 50k-500k

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Natasha Mashego

Organisation: Womvest Ventures

Position: Principal

Country of residence: South Africa

Speaker topics: Private Equity ; Alternative Investment Structures; FinTech Investments

Investment size: 50k-500k

Regions of investment: south-africa

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Nathalie Gabala

Organisation: Mastercard Foundation

Position: Regional Head West Central and Northern Africa

Country(s) of residence: Ghana

Speaker topics: Financial inclusion; Gender; MSME finance

Sectors: agriculture | education | financial-services | healthcare | ict

Investment size: 5mn-15mn

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Neha Shah

Organisation: Maitri Capital

Position: Co-founder

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

Speaker topics: Restructuring & Turnarounds; Family Business; Clean energy and infrastructure

Investment size: 50k-500k

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Niama El Bassunie

Niama Bassunie

Organisation: The Baobab Network

Position: Managing Partner

Country of residence: Morocco

Speaker topics: Building and scaling startup having built and exited a startup; Founder journey; Raising capital

WAI Angel Network Member

Investment size: 50k-500k

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Nichole Yembra

Organisation: The Chrysalis Capital

Position: Founding Partner

Country of residence: Nigeria

Speaker topics: African tech ecosystem, FinTech, M&A

Sectors: ict

Investment size: 50k-500k

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Nieros Oyegun Sørensen

Nieros Sørensen

Organisation: Verod Capital & VKAV (Verod Kepple Africa Ventures)

Position: General Partner & COO Country(s) of residence: United Kingdom; Nigeria

Speaker topics: Mid-market Private Equity (West Africa); Seed to Series B Venture Capital Investing (pan Africa); Impact Investing; Fund Management; Fund Operations; Portfolio Value Creation; Fundraising and IR; Strategic Talent / Human Capital Development (skills and leadership)

Sectors: agriculture

Investment size: 2mn-5mn

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Njeri Muhia

Investment size: 50k-500k

Regions of investment: east-africa

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Nneka Eze

Organisation: VestedWorld

Position: Managing Director

Country of residence: Nigeria

Speaker topics: Agriculture/Agribusiness; African youth employment; Financial services/inclusion/fintech; diversity in VC

Investment size: 50k-500k | 500k-2mn

Regions of investment: east-africa | west-africa-francophone | west-africa-anglophone

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Nnennia Ejebe

Organisation: Adenia Partners Position: Partner Country(s) of residence: Ghana, Nigeria

Speaker topics: Anglophone West Africa, Majority transactions / buyouts Exits

Investment size: 15mn-50mn | 50mn-150mn | 150mn

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Nomsa Fulbrook-Bhembe

ESG Investment specialist

Nomsa Bhembe

ESG Investment specialist

Experienced ESG, sustainability and DEI practitioner with over 15 years of experience working across emerging and developed markets. Currently at the IFC (private sector arm of the World Bank). Prior to IFC I was ESG Vice President at Permira - a $50BN AUM PE and private credit fund. I started my career as an ESG consultant, working for AECOM, ERM and the UK DFI - BII In addition to being an ESG expert, I have established and led various initiatives for firms and institutions focused on employee welfare and engagement, DEI, gender safeguarding and diversity lens investing. I have authored several thought leadership pieces and speak on sustainability, social equity, gender and ESG. I bring strong technical expertise across contemporary social issues including labour & working conditions, diversity equity and inclusion, safeguarding and addressing gender based violence, community development and social investment, resettlement, community health, safety and security, contextual risk analysis and stakeholder engagement planning.

Investment size: 15mn-50mn | 50mn-150mn | 150mn

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Nonnie Wanjihia Burbidge

Nonnie Burbidge

Position: Fundraising consultant

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

Sectors: consumer-goods-and-services

Investment size: 50k-500k

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Nouss Bih

Organisation: Investisseurs & Partenaires

Position: Investment Manager

Country(s) of residence: Côte d'Ivoire

Investment size: 50k-500k | 500k-2mn | 2mn-5mn

Regions of investment: east-africa | west-africa-francophone | west-africa-anglophone | central-africa

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Nuhamin Solomon Mengiste

Nuhamin Mengiste

Organisation: Pragma Investment Advisory & Nia Impact Capital

Position: Senior Associate

Country(s) of residence: Ethiopia

Speaker topics: ESG Investing; Ethiopia's Private Sector Investments

Investment size: 50k-500k | 500k-2mn | 2mn-5mn

Regions of investment: east-africa

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Nyeji Chilembo

Managing Partner

Nyeji Chilembo

Managing Partner

Seasoned economist and investment professional with over 20 years of experience covering corporate finance, institutional banking, fund management and sovereign debt management. Expert in finance for development in emerging markets. International experience includes diplomatic service in the United Kingdom and Malaysia as an economic advisor handling international trade, foreign direct investments and private equity transactions on behalf of the Zambian Government. Co-Founder and Managing Partner wCap Limited, a venture capital firm that works with high growth female led businesses in Southern Africa seeking access to growth capital. wCap is the only female-owned gender lens and climate impact VC firm in Zambia. wCap aims to close part of the funding gap that exists for women led businesses by generating high returns whilst delivering a positive economic impact by investing in women owned and led businesses in Southern Africa.

Sectors: agriculture | energy | financial-services | ict | manufacturing

Investment size: 500k-2mn | 2mn-5mn

Regions of investment: southern-africa-ex-south-africa | south-africa

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Olufunmi Adepoju

Managing Director

Olufunmi Adepoju

Managing Director

Olufunmi Adepoju is the Managing Partner of PearlMutual Consulting Ltd; a firm that offers financial advisory, capital raising and professional training services in Nigeria. In addition to being a CFA charterholder, Olufunmi is also a Certified FRM and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. Her work experience spans various areas of the financial sector including Banking, Private Wealth Management, Economic Research, Business Incubation, Risk Management, Agric Finance, Impact Investing, and Credit Ratings. Over the years, she developed a deep passion for the development of the Agric and manufacturing sectors in Africa. Consequently, Funmi regularly works with multilateral bodies like the USAID and the Alliance for Green Revolution for Africa (AGRA) on projects that promote the sustainable growth of the Agricultural sector. Her company’s first retail fund has raised over $3.5m from high-net-worth individuals, created more than 600 jobs and impacted women and the youth directly.

Sectors: agriculture | consumer-goods-and-services | education | healthcare | manufacturing

Investment size: 500k-2mn

Regions of investment: west-africa-anglophone

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Oreva Odu

Organisation: CDC Group

Position: Development Impact-Investments Associate

Country(s) of residence: Nigeria; United Kingdom

Investment size: 2mn-5mn | 5mn-15mn | 15mn-50mn | 50mn-150mn | 150mn

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Ory Okolloh

Organisation: (new fund in progress)

Country(s) of residence: Kenya

Sectors: agriculture

Investment size: 50k-500k

Regions of investment: east-africa

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Patricia Chin-Sweeney

Patricia Sweeney

Organisation: IDEV Africa; Beyond Capital Ventures

Position: Director; Venture Partner

Country(s) of residence: Kenya; United States

Speaker topics: Early investing; Investing in growth; Creating value through post-investment support; Climate, healthcare, clean energy, financial services

Investment size: 50k-500k | 500k-2mn | 2mn-5mn

Regions of investment: southern-africa-ex-south-africa | east-africa | west-africa-francophone | west-africa-anglophone | south-africa

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Patricia Hamzahee

Organisation: Integriti Capital

Position: Founder/ Director

Country(s) of residence: United Kingdom

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Pauline Koelbl

Organisation: ShEquity

Position: Founder & Managing Partner

Country of residence: Switzerland

Speaker topics: Innovation & Entrepreneurship in developing and emerging markets; Gender smart investing; SME investing

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Petra Wolkenstein

Organisation: Startup Wise Guys Position: General Partner Africa Fund

Country(s) of residence: Austria

Speaker topics: Negotiations in tech, Fundraising

Sectors: agriculture | education | financial-services | healthcare | ict

Investment size: 50k-500k

Regions of investment: east-africa | west-africa-anglophone

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Pratika Chung

Founder

Pratika Chung

Founder

Regions of investment: southern-africa-ex-south-africa | south-africa

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Rachana Ramchand

Organisation: BII Position: Investment Executive

Speaker topics: Impact investing, gender smart investing, innovative financing/ investment structures

Investment size: 2mn-5mn | 5mn-15mn | 15mn-50mn | 50mn-150mn | 150mn

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Rachel Keeler

Organisation: African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA)

Position: Value Hub Director

Country(s) of residence: Kenya, United States

Speaker topics: Venture philanthropy; Engaging philanthropists in innovative and blended finance; Bridging the gap between non-profit and enterprise models to drive social impact

Sectors: healthcare

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Ragini Pillai

Organisation: BII Position: Executive - Gender & Diversity Finance Country(s) of residence: UK

Investment size: 2mn-5mn | 5mn-15mn | 15mn-50mn | 50mn-150mn

Regions of investment: east-africa | west-africa-anglophone | north-africa | south-africa

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Randa Sherif

Organisation: BII Position: Investment Officer, Private Equity Funds Country(s) of residence: Egypt

Speaker topics: D&I/Inclusion, Gender lens investing, fund investing

Investment size: 5mn-15mn | 15mn-50mn

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Raquel Wilson

Organisation: Klever

Position: Founder

Country of residence: Sénégal, United States

Investment size: 50k-500k

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Rebecca Enonchong

Organisation: ABAN - African Business Angels Network

Position: Vice President

Country of residence: Cameroon

Speaker topics: Tech; Investment; Entrepreneurship

Sectors: ict

Investment size: 50k-500k

Regions of investment: west-africa-francophone

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