Kurt is a Senior Advisor for Impact Investments and SDGs at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), responsible for leading the SDG Investing Programme for Family Offices and UHNWIs. He has over 15 years of impact investments and ESG strategy experience in international organisations, such as the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), UN-PRI, United… Read more »
Juan Jose Garcia is the Head of Syndications for Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean at the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC). In his current capacity, Juan Jose leads the team responsible for delivering a 3rd party regional debt mobilization program of about US$3.0-3.5 billion per year and for overseeing an approximately… Read more »
Mr. Davidsen is Norfund’s VP of Scalable Enterprises – Agribusiness & Manufacturing. He is leading the work within the agribusiness and manufactuing sector. He is also a project manager for several projects in Africa. He has several years of project lead on mergers and acquisitions in the strategy team of Yara International, including numerous transactions… Read more »
Erik is responsible for Norfund’s investments in financial institutions across Sub-Sahara Africa, Southeast Asia and Central America. He is a board member of the bank investment firm Arise and the Nordic Microfinance Initiative (NMI), and has board experience from several banks and microfinance institutions across these regions. He is a member of the Norfund executive… Read more »
Rodrigue Fouafou is the CEO and one of the global visionaries behind HartNamtemah Inc. an investment firm based out of Toronto, Canada which specializes in vetting, mentoring, investing and strategic planning for African Startups. HartNamtemah does not only invest in people from a financial perspective but also believes in investing in relationships by getting to… Read more »
Erick is our CEO and co-founder and has helped developed our unique investment approach that combines funding, knowledge transfer, and capacity building. He is our specialist for working with startups, global strategy, and business development. Erick has traveled extensively since he was young and has lived in various countries while traveling with his parents. He… Read more »
Tanya van Lill joined the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) in March 2017 as CEO, after a rewarding 10-year career at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). There, she fulfilled the roles of Director of Academic Programmes, and learning and development specialist, focusing on management and leadership development across a… Read more »
Ptolemy is a private family office that is focussed on the development of international natural resource, Industrial, manufacturing and technology projects. Currently, we are actively looking to back technical operations teams in early stage projects.
Leonard Stiegeler is the Founder of Pulse, the leading innovative media company in Africa. He is backing & investing in media-/technology- & -enabled ventures/assets. Some of his interests include Business Insider Africa, Art News Africa, Digital News Africa, Carbon, Flutterwave, Paystack and more. Prior, he was the General Manager of Swiss Ringier Africa AG since… Read more »
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