Founder Institute Mentors

Johannesburg - South Africa Winter 2024

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 Johannesburg program below.

Mentors

Nevo Hadas

Director, & innovation

Marco Broccardo

CEO , Eurocom

Craig Corte

CEO, New Media Kagiso Media

Kamal Hassan

Founding Partner, Loyal VC

Didier Vermeiren

Founder, Rialto

Michael O'donnell

Principal, StartupBiz.com LLC

Salmine Sassi

Entrepreneur in Residence, Seedstars

Trevor Longino

Chief Marketing Officer, Unito

Berg Moe

Owner, Berg Moe Media

Giovanni Focaraccio

Product Manager, Potenza

Russell Brand

CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited

Torrey Smith

Co-Founder & CEO, Endiatx

Akua Nyame Mensah

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

Sameer Babbar

Director, SVB Group

Sameer Sortur

Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures

Jatin Kataria

Founder & CEO, InMeSta

Anthony Stonefield

CEO & Co-founder, AutoRegenic Cell Laboratories

Bentzy Goldman

Founder, Perflo

Idowu Akinde

Founder, Boolean Labs

Andre De Wet

CEO, 2ndBase Inc

Wesley Lynch

Founder, Snapplify

Tamzin Lovell

Founder & CEO, Artfundi

Shaheed Nordien

FI Mentor

Bade Aluko

Managing Partner, White Hibiscus Capital

Hema Vallabh

Founding Partner, Five35 Ventures

Chris Foltz

Entrepreneur In Residence, Founder Institute + Responsible Solutions Ltd + IRG 100 CMO's & Change Agents

Dana Ohana

CEO and Co-Founder, Big Consulting

Mauricio Cardoso

Corporate Venture Manager, O POVO Communication Group

Noah Wallach

Founder, Hope OS

Katie Mapondera

Founder and Managing Partner, Q L and D LLC

Chintan Oza

Founder, Anantam Ecosystems

Lily Makaleng

Director, Founder Institute South Africa + Founder@WanderfullySo

Ayodeji Agboola

Founder, Akowe

Mark Kleyner

Co-Founder, Dream VC

Victoria Odimba

Founder, C Insights Africa

Roheeni Bhana

Founder, Healthtech Launchpad

Keshni Morar

Managing Director, Founder Institute South Africa + Investable

Sanjay Soni

Chief Visionary & Venture Architect, Jozi Angels

Maushami Chetty

Founder and CEO, Aarya Legal & Kleva Contracts

S'onqoba Vuba

Co-Founder and MD, Perpetu8

Pambos Soteriades

Founder & CEO, PiSigma Consulting

Sabeeha Banubhai

Founder and Experience Director, Jack Studios

Abu Bakr Cassim

Founder, Jozi Angels

Pommie Lutchman

Founder & CEO, Ocular Technologies

Mark Fritz

Managing Director, Procedor

Eitan Stern

Director & Lawyer, Legalese

Nivesh Pather

Investment Manager, Norrsken22

Tracey Chas

Advisor, Allan Gray Orbis Foundation

Olivier Chas

Entrepreneur, Effective Marketing

Kyle Torrington

Co-Founder , Legal Legends

Kopano Mere

Market Activation Lead, SmartWage

Brian O. Sing'ora

Brian Obwora Sing'ora, Origee-Nation Ventures

Ayodeji Agboola

CEO, Akowe

Lundi Njomane

Director, Jozi Angels

Sheriff Olujide

Managing Partner, SOCS GokSon Capital (SGC) Ventures

Kevin Chetty

Founder CEO, Macrocomm Financial Services / Xtenda Housing Finance

Gbite Oduneye

Founder and Managing Partner, ODBA

Deepti Jeram

CFO | Success Manager, Boardroom In A Box | Founders Institute South Africa

Stephan Wessels

CTO, Simply Financial Services

Bhairav Patel

Managing Director, Atom CTO

Sienna Leis

Managing Director, Cova Experience Design

Dimitri Anagnostopoulos

Partner, True North Partners

Gareth Bleazard

CEO and Founder, Great North Road

Manoj Ranaweera

Founder & CEO, Techcelerate

Johann Ungerer

Director, Multiple

Yemi Oluseun

Founder/ CEO - Fintech, SaaS Business Growth, Automation & Change Management, The Change Hive

Dr. Ope Banwo

Attorney/Techfounder, Mobisoft360 Inc.

Sanjay Rakshit

CPO / CTO, Atom CTO

Gatis Vilcans

Director of Technology, Atom CTO

Leonardo Okpeh

Founder & CEO, Smartblocks

Alan Fok

Growth Partner & Leadership Coach, The Forward Coach

Greg Serandos

Founder & CEO, African Academy of Artificial Intelligence

Paul Smith

Founder & CEO, Civitas

Arcui Usoara

Founder/CEO, Iaculus

Michael Smith

Managing Director, Hillsdon Consulting Inc.

Tyrone Moodley

Venture Associate, HAVAÍC

John Zabula

Founder, Revisall

Zolani Matebese

Chairman, Sendoff.app

Bertha Kgokong

Founder & CEO, Tati Software

Brenda Wangari

Head of Portfolio Success, Madica

Kendrall Felder

Co-Founder & CEO, Cyber Alliance

Larry Yon, Ii

Co-Founder & President, Cyber Alliance

Sabrina Dorman

Co-Founder and CFO, ZUMI

Omotayo Babatunde

Co-Founder & CEO, RewardHub

Oscar Koster

Regional Director, Rule no 5

Suhail Nakooda

Visa, Director: Business Development

Telma Le Guen

Founder & CEO, The Workrate

Jabulani Zwane

Founder & CEO, Mindset Development Institute

Donald Vutlharhi Valoyi

Founder, Zulzi

Kayimbi Ruben Mpanya

Strategic Projects Associate, Innovation Edge

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