Team
Magdi M. Amin
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Washington DC
- Sr Advisor, Minister of Finance, Sudan
- Head, Corp Strategy & Country Strategy, IFC
- Venture Partner, Omidyar Network
- Lead, Private Sector in MENA, Ethiopia, East Asia, World Bank
Henok Assefa
Co-Founder and General Partner
Addis Ababa
- CEO, Precise Consult International
- Chairman, Precise Investments
- Co-Founder, Addis Ababa Angels
- Board Member, Addis Chamber of Commerce
Atul Mehta
Advisor, Chair of Investment Committee
Washington DC
- Director, Telecom Funds & VC, IFC
- Chair, VC Investment Committee, IFC
- Managed $5 billion portfolio and teams investing $1 billion per year
- 25 years experience in VC and PE
Amanuel Elemu
Venture Partner
Addis Ababa
- Venture Investor, Betam Group
- Ethiopia Manager, Forteque Renewable
- VP, Credit Risk, Deutsche Bank
- Software Engineer, Cambell & Co
- Lead, Corp Strategy & Tech, Lombard
- Mentor, Advisor, VC4Africa
Maya Zeinelabdin
Investment Associate
Toronto
- Advisory Specialist, corporate finance and transaction, financial due diligence, modeling and valuation, market analysis, sell-side and buy-side deal process management
- 7 years of experience in investment banking at a top tier Canadian bank
Nemo Semret
Technology Advisor
Addis Ababa
- Founder, QRB Labs
- Co-Founder, CTO, Gro Intelligence
- Co-Founder, CEO, CTO, Invisible Hand Networks
- Software Engineer, Google
- Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
Honey Sintayehu
Associate
Addis Ababa
- Advisory Specialist, Corporate finance & transaction
- Chartered Certified Accountants, Deloitte East Africa, Grant Thornton Ethiopia, HST
- Experience in investment advisory, accounting auditing, market research, valuation, and financial due diligence
Yousif Yahya
Venture Partner
Cairo, Khartoum
- Founder, Savannah Innovation Labs
- Ops Manager, YC-backed fintech
- Incubated 50 startups, secured millions in funding across value chain
Saba Belay
Analyst
Addis Ababa
- Certified Financial Analyst (FMVA)
- Specialist, Corporate finance
- Experience in financial analysis and modeling, feasibility studies, business model innovation, agricultural buyer-led market systems and value chain analyses
Yannick du Pont
Advisor
Amsterdam
- Founder, Spark
- Board Member, DIHAD
- Supported hundreds of entrepreneurs in MENA and Africa
Lexi Lei
Analyst
Washington DC
- Programme Management, United Nations Human Settlements Programme
- Project Manager, International Chamber of Commerce
- Account Executive, Ogilvy
- Experience in corporate finance, market research, and data analysis