Founder Institute Mentors

South Africa 2025

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the South Africa program below.

Mentors

Abdulkadir Suleiman

CEO & Founder, TESPIRE LLC

Abu Bakr Cassim

Founder, Jozi Angels

Akua Nyame Mensah

Certified Executive & Leadership Coach, A.N.M & Company

Alan Fok

Growth Partner & Leadership Coach, The Forward Coach

Andrew Marsh

FI Mentor

Annu Augustine

Founder, NedRock

Anthony Stonefield

Chief Innovation Officer, AIDA Advisory Services

Arcui Usoara

Founder/CEO, Iaculus

Ayodeji Agboola

Founder, Akowe

Bade Aluko

Managing Partner, White Hibiscus Capital

Berg Moe

Chairman, Gründervekst AS

Bernice Houy

Co-Founder, Fintura

Bertha Kgokong

Founder & CEO, Tati Software

Bhairav Patel

Managing Director, Atom CTO

Brenda Wangari

Head of Portfolio Success, Madica

Brian O. Sing'ora

Brian Obwora Sing'ora, Origee-Nation Ventures

Charlotte Luzuka

Co-Founder & Investor, Dazzle Angels

Chintan Oza

Founder, Anantam Ecosystems

Chris Foltz

Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Founder Institute

Cleo Johnson

Strategist, Marketing Maven

Dali Lakhoua

VC Investment Officer, AfricInvest group

Deepti Jeram

Co-Founder & CMO, Boardroom In A Box

Deon Katz

CEO & co-Founder , Graphite Growth

Deven Govender

FI Mentor

Devin Butler

Co-founder & CEO, Metaship

Dimitri Anagnostopoulos

Partner, True North Partners

Dr. Ope Banwo

Attorney/Techfounder, Mobisoft360 Inc.

Farhat Bashir

Founding CEO, Seerab Technologies

Florent Nduwayezu

Mr. , BESTSELLER FOUNDATION

Franklin Kamnang Ngansop

Cofounder , Vitamin C&S Coaching

Freddy Atangana

Founder & CEO, EKAMOU

Gareth Bleazard

CEO and Founder, Great North Road

Gatis Vilcans

Director of Technology, Atom CTO

Gbite Oduneye

Founder and Managing Partner, ODBA

Greg Serandos

Founder & CEO, African Academy of Artificial Intelligence

Guillermo Guzman

Local Leader, Founder Institute Colombia

Hema Vallabh

Founding Partner, Five35 Ventures

Idowu Akinde

Managing Director, Impact Hub Lagos

Jabulani Zwane

Founder & CEO, Mindset Development Institute

Jatin Kataria

Founder & MD, InMeSta + JK Venture Studio

Jerry Oche

Co-founder/CEO, Zowasel

Johann Ungerer

Director, 1099 Ventures, Digital Puppetry, LetsJam, WIP

John Zabula

Founder, Revisall

Kamal Hassan

Founding Partner, Loyal VC

Katie Mapondera

Founder and Managing Partner, Q L and D LLC

Kayimbi Ruben Mpanya

Strategic Projects Associate, Innovation Edge

Kendrall Felder

Co-Founder & CEO, Cyber Alliance

Keshni Morar

Managing Director, Founder Institute South Africa + Investable

Kevin Chetty

Founder CEO, Macrocomm Financial Services / Xtenda Housing Finance

Kopano Mere

Market Activation Lead, SmartWage

Larry Yon, Ii

Co-Founder & President, Cyber Alliance

Lily Makaleng

Director, Founder Institute South Africa + Founder@WanderfullySo

Lundi Njomane

Director, Jozi Angels

Malanee Hutton

Venture Builder, Four10 Venture Studio

Marco Broccardo

CEO , Eurocom

Mark Kleyner

Co-Founder, Dream VC

Mark Fritz

Managing Director, Procedor

Mauricio Cardoso

Corporate Venture Manager, O POVO Communication Group

Maushami Chetty

Founder and CEO, Aarya Legal & GDPR Bridge

Michael O'donnell

Principal, StartupBiz.com LLC

Michael Smith

Managing Director, Hillsdon Consulting Inc.

Muktish Narain

Founder, ECORGANIC

Nevo Hadas

Director, & innovation

Nicolas Ochmann

Director, Head of Solutions EMEA, Whatfix

Noah Wallach

Founder, Hope OS

Olivier Chas

Entrepreneur, Effective Marketing

Omar Layachi

Local Leader, Founder Institute Morocco

Omotayo Babatunde

Co-Founder & CEO, RewardHub

Oscar Koster

Regional Director, Rule no 5

PASCHAL OFFORDUM

Associate , Shujaa Capital

Patricia Rinke

Investment Manager, AfricInvest Group

Paul Smith

Founder & CEO, Civitas

Pommie Lutchman

Founder & CEO, Ocular Technologies

Preshan Govinder

Manager: Sales and Business Development, JSE

Riccardo Petrantoni

Managing Director, Range Ventures

Roheeni Bhana

Founder, Healthtech Launchpad

Russell Brand

CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited

Sabeeha Banubhai

Founder and Experience Director, Jack Studios

Sabrina Dorman

Co-Founder, ZUMI

Salmine Sassi

Entrepreneur in Residence, Seedstars

Sameer Babbar

Director, SVB Group

Sameer Sortur

Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures

Sanjay Soni

Chief Visionary & Venture Architect, Jozi Angels

Sanjay Rakshit

CPO / CTO, Atom CTO

Sara Ledterman

General Partner, 3+ Ventures

Shaheed Nordien

Mr, Swifti

Sheriff Olujide

Managing Partner, SOCS GokSon Capital (SGC) Ventures

Simon Turner

Founding Partner, Groundbreaking, Managing Director, FI Ghana

Sola Adekanye

Founder, Open Innovation Access

S'onqoba Vuba

Co-Founder and MD, Perpetu8

STEPHAN WESSELS

CTO, Simply Financial Services

Suhail Nakooda

Visa, Director: Business Development

Tamzin Lovell

Founder & CEO, Artfundi

Tarek Chelaifa

Senior Manager, GSMA

Thaheer Mullins

Director & Partner, Savant

Thembalethu Shangase

Head of Programmes, Naspers Labs

Tracey Chas

Advisor, Allan Gray Orbis Foundation

Trevor Longino

Founder & CEO, CrowdTamers

Tyrone Moodley

Venture Associate, HAVAÍC

Victoria Odimba

Founder, C Insights Africa

Viola Llewellyn

Founder & CEO, The Tulle Box

Vladimir Pletyukhin

Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck

Vwanganji Bowa

Founder/CEO, Mighty Finance

Yemi Oluseun

Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive

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