Ms. el-Shenoufy has over 15 years of financial services experience managing venture capital and investment portfolios in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Prior to joining Flat6Labs- the leading startup accelerator and seed funding organization in MENA, from 2009-2011 Ms. el-Shenoufy worked as a Senior Analyst for Al-Ahly Capital Holding, where she was responsible… Read more »
“Désiré Vencatachellum was appointed as Chief Executive with effect from 16 September 2025. Désiré is a seasoned development banker with over 30 years of international experience in finance. He is widely recognised as a thought leader in mobilizing and managing both public and private capital. Mr Vencatachellum has held multiple senior leadership positions spanning over… Read more »
Denesh Srishanker is the Group Head for Credit Enhancement Facilities, leading on the development and investment into new local guarantee businesses. He joined the Group in 2011, spending 2 years with EAAIF before moving to GuarantCo in 2013 where he undertook a range of responsibilities including origination, structuring, execution, fundraising and syndication. Prior to joining… Read more »
“Demola Adegbite is an Investment Partner at 500 Global, leading venture capital investments in Africa. He has more than 20+ years experience in private equity, investment banking and venture capital, and was previously an Investment Director at LeapFrog Investments. Prior to that, Demola was a Vice President, Investment Banking at CitiBank in Nigeria where he… Read more »
Deji is a Partner at Sahel Capital, a food and agriculture-focused private investment firm in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sahel Capital manages the Fund for Agriculture Financing in Nigeria (FAFIN) and the Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA). Deji leads SEFAA, an impact-first fund investing in agribusinesses that provide direct or indirect benefits to smallholder… Read more »
Davis Albohm is the director of global partnerships at Stanford Seed. His portfolio includes managing collaborations with aligned organizations around the world, including investors, which can support Seed’s mission and Seed portfolio companies. He also oversees the strategy for the Seed Transformation Network, a community of more than 1,400 entrepreneurs which have completed the one-year… Read more »
“David joined CGAP in 2021 as part of its MSE team. Prior to this he has accumulated a wealth of experience in the microfinance sector working for organizations like ProCredit, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and OXFAM. David held Board positions on regulated MSME banks in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya, one Serbian Bank and a… Read more »
“David has been the Africa Economist at Citi since July 2007. Prior to this he worked at the Economist Intelligence Unit for a total of eight years as Senior Economist for Africa and the Director of the Middle East and North Africa team. Before joining the Economist Intelligence Unit, he worked for six years as… Read more »
David Munnich is the Executive Director of IPDEV. IPDEV is a sponsor fund dedicated to supporting African Fund Managers. IPDEV was started in 2015 and has supported 9 African Fund Managers and funds to date.
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