WEBINAR
Investment in Africa - How to Spot the Opportunities
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The rate of return on foreign investment in Africa is higher than in any other developing region, according to the World Bank. However, venture firms and tech companies often view investing in Africa as a challenge and have not fully engaged in businesses there.
Harambeans is a group of African innovators who have pledged to work together as one to unlock the potential of Africa. To date, Harambeans has spawned a series of tech-enabled ventures such as Andela, Flutterwave, and Yoco. These companies have collectively generated over 3,000 jobs and raised more than $1bn from Google Ventures, CRE Ventures and Accel over the past decade.
What should investors look for and look out for? What is the outlook for scaling African innovations beyond Africa? Gain up to the minute insights as Harambeans founder, Okendo Lewis Gayle and Maya Famodu, founder of Ingressive Capital, discuss investment opportunities and challenges in Africa. Hear what inspires them and learn about the future that lies ahead for investors.
Please email your questions to africa@100women.org by 2 November 2021 or you can submit them during the webinar.
This virtual event is open to 100 Women in Finance (100WF) members and to colleagues based in Africa, regardless of membership in 100WF.
You are encouraged to invite women and men in the financial services industry in Africa to attend, and learn about 100WF. If you are not a member of 100WF you can join here.
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09:00 AM N. America East Coast
01:00 PM London - Dublin
02:00 PM CET - Lagos
03:00 PM Johannesburg
05:00 PM UAE
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The program will begin promptly. |
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Maya Horgan Famodu
Ingressive Capital
Okendo Lewis-Gayle
Founder, Harambeans Prosperity Fund and
Chairman, Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance
Amanda Pullinger
Moderator
100 Women in Finance
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Maya Horgan Famodu
Founder and Managing Director, Ingressive Capital
Ms. Famodu is a Harambean from the class of 2017. She is the founder of Ingressive Capital, a $10 million venture capital firm that offers curated market access for VCs, angels and corporates in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ms. Famodu also co-founded Ingressive for Good, a nonprofit focused on technical talent and resources for African startup ecosystems that has done a collective 40 deals across the continent. She is a graduate of Cornell University and previously worked in private equity research at J.P. Morgan. She is believed to be the youngest Black woman to launch a tech fund, and the youngest person to launch a tech fund in Sub-Saharan Africa. She is the first solo woman to have raised a tech fund in Nigeria. She is on Forbes 30-under-30 list for Venture Capital.
Okendo Lewis-Gayle
Founder, Harambeans Prosperity Fund and Chairman, Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance
Okendo Lewis-Gayle is author of Harambeans, founding partner of Harambeans Prosperity Fund and Chairman of the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance. Harambe is an ecosystem of over 350 young African leaders (Harambeans) which has spawned a series of tech-enabled unicorns such as Andela, Flutterwave and Go1. Collectively Harambeans have generated over 3500 jobs, raised over $1 billion from investors including Google Ventures, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Accel. Lewis-Gayle is the Inaugural Founder in Residence at Schwarzman College in Beijing and has served as Africa Advisor to the Vatican, Rhodes Trust, and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. He is a graduate of Harvard University where he was awarded the fellowship of hedge fund manager, Glenn Dubin.
Amanda Pullinger
Chief Executive Officer, 100 Women in Finance
Ms. Pullinger is the Chief Executive Officer of 100 Women in Finance. She leads a staff team and provides direction to 500 volunteer practitioners globally. The organization, which has registered members in 28 locations, is focused on empowering women in the finance industry and inspiring the next generation of pre-career young women. Ms. Pullinger is a former principal of Aquamarine Capital Management, where she was responsible, over a period of seven years, for managing marketing, investor relations and back office administration for two private investment funds. Ms. Pullinger is Chair and Non Executive Director of the Board of FlyPlymouth, based in Plymouth, UK. She also serves on the Boards of the HALO Trust (USA), the American Friends of The National Portrait Gallery (London) Foundation and as a Director on the Oxford University Alumni Board. She is President of the Brasenose Society, Vice Chair of the Women’s Network Forum and an Advisory Board Member of the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance (Harambe). Previously, she served as Chairman of the Board of The HALO Trust (www.halotrust.org) and served on the Board of Langone NYU Cancer Institute. She was on the founding Board of 100 Women in Finance, serving as its President for two years. She is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Ms. Pullinger graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University in 1987 with an Honours Degree in Modern History. She earned an MBA from La Salle University, Philadelphia, in 1998, and received the Academic Award for MBA student of the year as well as the Beta Gamma Sigma designation.
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