Sebastian Waldburg is responsible for overall operations and investments at Oryx Impact. He is a seasoned impact investor with significant experience in climate finance and venture capital. He has more than 25 years in the financial sector related to energy investments and private equity, with relevant exposure to emerging markets. Experienced team leader and entrepreneur… Read more »
EDUCATION Butler University, Indiana, USA Bachelor of Science Degree (Dec 1995) • Double Major – Accounting and Finance • Double Minor – Marketing and Economics St. Georges College, Harare, Zim O’Levels (Dec 1990) EXPERIENCE Director | Graniteside Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. 1998 to Present Company Director with extensive professional experience and significant executive leadership and accomplishments… Read more »
Suresh Samuel is Deputy Chief Investment Officer for Lendable, a provider of growth debt for financial technology companies working in emerging and frontier markets globally. Prior to Lendable, Mr. Samuel was Head of Capital Markets for Tala, a leading emerging markets fintech expanding financial services to underserved populations, where he was responsible for global capital… Read more »
Olu Oyinsan is an emerging Markets Seed-stage Investor and managing partner at Oui Capital-an early stage impact fund investing in promising technology companies in frontier markets- especially Sub-Saharan Africa. Before launching Oui capital, Olu started his career in commercial banking with Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank, later working as a TEI Consultant at Forrester, a global… Read more »
Milena Loayza is currently Head of Financial Institutions at BIO, the Belgian Investment Company for Developing countries. She displays more than 15 years of experience in the financial sector. She has been with BIO since 2012 and is responsible for covering direct equity and debt investment in financial institutions through the emerging markets in which… Read more »
Micheal has over 10 years of experience in investing and provision of business development services. Micheal is the founder of an organization called Masindi Community Foundation (MCF). MCF employs a blended approach that includes business development services and investments to build social businesses in Uganda. Micheal has invested in and provided business development services to… Read more »
Maya Horgan Famodu is Founder & MD at Ingressive Capital, a $10 Million VC Fund I and $50 Million Fund II targeting early stage startups across Sub-Saharan Africa’s key tech markets. Ingressive Capital Fund I has seeded some of Africa’s fastest-growing businesses, including Paystack (sold for $200M+ to Stripe); 54gene (backed by Adjuvant, IFC fund,… Read more »
Tenacious and seasoned corporate executive with over 30 years of demanding multinational roles within challenging environments of Africa and the Middle East, delivering exemplary commercial governance, risk management and business transformation success within multinational companies like Taylor Woodrow, Lonrho and providing consultancy and advisory services to international and African companies to raise funds for their… Read more »
Justin Tinsey, Founder and CEO of Greentech -Built Nigeria’s largest solar and lithium distribution company 2020-2021 -11 years business development experience in Africa (30+ countries) -M.A. Boston University, B.A. Michigan State University