LEAD MENTORS

Each XL company has been paired with two mentors, one lead and one in-country mentor, to provide complete guidance throughout the program. While the lead mentors bring links to the international market and specific domain expertise, those based in-country bring the knowledge and expertise to best succeed within the region.

 
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STEVEN KOLTAI

Koltai&Co.,

 XL Africa Mentoring Co-Lead. A serial entrepreneur and active angel investor, Steven will be overseeing all mentorship activities

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PAMELA GOLDBERG

Technology, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Consulting

Working to oversee the process, Pamela is Mentoring Co-Lead  for XL Africa

Mentoring: Tizeti

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MICHAEL GOLDBERG

Weatherhead School of Management/ Bridge Investment Fund

Michael contributed to the design and production of the XL Africa Academy

Mentoring: Rensource

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KOLA

AINA

Ventures Platform

Mentoring: OgaVenue

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JOSE ASEGUINOLAZA

Strategy & Management

Mentoring: Coin Afrique

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ELINE BLAAUBOER

Africa Tech  Ventures

Mentoring: Edgepoint Digital

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LAURA BRIGHTSEN

Cheyenne Capital/ PEMA

Mentoring: Printivo Ltd

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JOE

CARUSO

Techstars/ Olin College of Engineering

Mentoring: Aerobotics

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DOUG

CHERRY

                            4Di Capital

Mentoring: Asoko Insight

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GREGOIRE DE PADIRAC

Orange Digital Ventures

Mentoring: Coin Afrique

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KEREM

DURDAG

GWI/ BlueWave Investments

Mentoring: Lynk

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CHINEDU ENEKWE

Affiniti VC

Mentoring: Metro Africa Xpress

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IKE

EZE

Investment One

Mentoring: Electronic Settlement Limited

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DES

FITZGERALD

Maine Venture  Fund

Mentoring: Timbuktu Travel

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GAVIN

FINN

Kaon Interactive, Inc

Mentoring: OgaVenue and Sokowatch

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AARON

FU

MEST

Mentoring: Pesabazaar.com

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JULIE

GUPTA

Strategy Consulting

Mentoring: Edgepoint Digital

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JEAN

HAMMOND

LearnLaunch / Golden Seeds

Mentoring: Pesabazaar.com

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BEN

HOOD

Watt B

Mentoring: Metro Africa Xpress

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ERIC

IDIAHI

                        Verod Capital

Mentoring: TalentBase

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YEMI KERI

Rising Tide Africa

Mentoring: Asoko Insight

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STEVE

KETCHPEL

Web Analytics/ Author

Mentoring: Ongair

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RIK KRANENBURG

DeSilva & Phillips

Mentoring: Prepclass and Sendy

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SAM

LIGGERO

Tufts University

Mentoring: Rasello

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DIEGO MARCHIONI

Strategic Advice Consulting

Mentoring: Snapplify

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AUDREY

MOTHUPI

 

SystemicLogic Group

Mentoring: Rasello

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DANAI

MUSANDU

 

Goodwell Investments

Mentoring: Aerobotics

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      LEXI       

NOVITSKE

Singularity Investments

Mentoring: TalentBase

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SEAN

NOWAK

Zephyr Acorn

Mentoring: Lynk

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CHIKA

NWOBI

                             Rise Capital

Mentoring: Prepclass

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EGHOSA

OMOIGUI

                            Echo VC

Mentoring: Ongair Ltd

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ALISSA

ORLANDO

Dynamo  Advisors

Mentoring: Sendy Ltd

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AMEE

PARBHOO

Accion Venture Lab

Mentoring: Sokowatch

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CLAUDE

SHEER

Lionbridge Technologies

Mentoring: TalentBase

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BOLDEWIJN SLOET

 

 

Africa Tech Ventures

Mentoring: Rensource

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LEONARD STIEGELER

        Ringier         Africa

Mentoring: Snapplify Ltd

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IDO

SUM

TLCom Capital LLC/ Nova Project

Mentoring: Printivo Ltd

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STEPHEN WUNKER

New Market Advisors

Mentoring: Electronic Settlement Limited

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MAREK ZMYSLOWSKI

CEO/ Founder HotelOnline

Mentoring: Timbuktu  Travel