Michael Akampa is an impact investment professional with over 14 years’ experience structuring, leading, closing and managing impact deals. He is the Co-founder of [Investure](http://www.investure.co/) and [Nobon](http://www.nobon.app/), impact and climate finance platforms. He was also the Co-founder of RE Equity Partners and Traction Capital, Sweden based investment companies active in emerging and frontier markets. Prior… Read more »
Michael Rieser is a Director, Investments at the UBS Optimus Foundation where he manages direct investments, impact-linked financing transactions, and the development of investment funds at UBS Optimus Foundation. He has been leading on several direct investments into African companies operating in the health sector and is passionate about unlocking capital for impactful African companies… Read more »
Meleket Sahilu Denbu is a Deputy CEO heading investments at the Ethiopian Investment Holdings. Her role focuses on exercising EIH’s primary mandate of acting as the strategic arm of the government. She oversees investment activities in both brownfield and greenfield investments as well as divestments. Prior to assuming this role, Meleket was serving the Macro… Read more »
Meg Faure, the founder and CEO of Sense-IT, is a serial entrepreneur, well-known expert in early childhood development and a celebrated author of several parenting books. With a background as an occupational therapist, Meg has dedicated her career to enhancing the parenting experience through innovative, evidence-based solutions. Meg launched the popular Baby Sense brand, which… Read more »
Medha Wilson is the Chief Executive Officer at MicroLoan Foundation. In her current role she oversees the activities of MicroLoan’s operations in Africa and is responsible for developing the overall strategy of the Group. She serves on the board of the three MicroLoan subsidiaries in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Medha has extensive experience in financial… Read more »
Mayur Patel is President & MD at M-KOPA, a leading fintech platform in Africa. Previously, he served as COO for Cassava Fintech, a provider of mobile wallet and payment solutions, and was CEO of the award-winning mobile streaming company, Kwesé iflix, which pioneered pay-as-you-watch live and on-demand video services on the continent.
Maxime Bouan is a seasoned investor in the African landscape, investing for nearly 15 years in the region across banking, fintech, education, energy, and agriculture. After managing BlueOrchard Finance’s African strategy for 8 years, he is co-founding Partner at Seedstars Africa Ventures and Investment committee member of the Africa Entreprise Challenge Fund.
Maxime is Catalyst Fund’s Operating Partner. Prior to this role, Maxime served as the Head of Venture Building & Lead Venture Partner at Catalyst Fund. Since joining the team in early 2021, he has made a remarkable impact on the organization, our portfolio, and the startup ecosystem. Maxime has successfully coordinated and led the sourcing… Read more »
Matt is the Portfolio Manager for Africa of the Challenger Trade Finance Fund. Additionally, he sits on the Investment and Risk Committee. As a Chartered Accountant and CFA, Matt brings extensive experience in private credit, with a particular focus on trade finance. He specializes in structuring and negotiating deals, capital raising and investor relations, and… Read more »
Matt has worked at British International Investment since 2016. His first role was as a Director in the Intermediated Equity team with a focus on working with other development finance institutions and the role of concessional finance. He then served as Chief of Staff and Head of Corporate Strategy, and oversaw the development of the… Read more »
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