Founder Institute Mentors

Lagos Spring 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 Lagos program below.

Mentors

Abayomi Ogunwo

CFO, Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc., Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc

Abimbola Bajomo

Senior Product Manager, Remita Payment Services Limited

Abisola Longe

CEO, Productivity Plus

Abolore Salami

Founder, Riby Finance

Abraham Durosawo

Investment Banking Specialist , Unicorn Capital Limited

Abubakar Suleiman

FI Mentor

Adeboye Idowu

Co-Founder , Arche Energy Development

Adedeji Ajani

Principal Partner , Leads Innovation Limited

Adekunle Tuyo

Partner, Adekunle Tuyo &Co.

Adekunle Ajiboye

CEO, Aajimatics

Adenike Adeyemi

Executive Director, FATE Foundation

Adeniyi Duale

Partner, Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

Adeola Kayode

Director, Strategy & Business., Isisu

Adeoye Abodurin

Director , Xpos Technologies

Adetolani Balogun

Chief Financial Officer, Quidax

Adewale Yusuf

Chief Executive Officer, TalentQL

Adeyemi Ajayi

Partner, Exitum Consulting Limited

Adeyemi Adegbayi

Venture Capital Analyst, TLcom Capital LLP

Adeyinka Aderombi

Head, Digital Transformation, Leadway Assurance Company

Adora Ikwuemesi

Director, Kendor Consulting

Afolabi Abiodun

CEO , SB Telecoms and Devices

Afolabi Akinbo

MD, Proftouch Consulting, Proftouch Consulting

Aimua Ogboghodor

Co-founder, Boosty

Aituaz Kola Oladejo

Executive Director , Financial Services Innovators

Ajuma Ataguba

Venture Partner, White Hibiscus Capital

Akintunde Johnson Bada

Country Manager, ViacomCBS Networks Africa

Akinyinka David Akintunde

Vice President, AFEX Commodity Exchange., AFEX Commodity Exchange.

Albert Afolabi

Chief Operating Officer, TM30

Amobi Okeke

Principal Strategist, Q Prime

Anil Atma

CEO, Kreem

Arinze Anyaeche

CEO, Estendo Power Products Co.

Atul Kshetry

Managing Director, Hoesch Pipe Mills (Nig) Ltd.

Ayo Animashaun

Founder/CEO, Smooth Promotions

Ayo Dawodu

Founder, Loystar

Ayo Adegboye

Chief Executive Officer , Arravo

Ayodeji Balogun

CEO, AFEX Commodity Exchange, AFEX Commodity Exchange

Ayodeji Fasore

Chief Operating Officer, , Appzone

Ayodeji Agboola

CEO, Akowe

Ayotunde Coker

Managing Director, Rack Centre

Babafemi Lawal

MD/CEO, Synergon Infrastructure Limited

Babajide Ipaye

Founder, Project Keexs

Bade Aluko

Managing Partner, White Hibiscus Capital

Banji Olaokun

FI Mentor

Banke Alawaye

CTO, aCubed Limited

Barinaada Bema Alexander

Founder, Barinaada Legal

Bekeme Masade Olowola

Executive Director, CSR-In-Action

Bekeme Masade Olowola

CEO, CSR-in-Action., CSR-in-Action.

Berg Moe

Owner, Berg Moe Media

Best Atti

FI Mentor

Beverley Agbakoba Onyejianya

Partner, Olisa Agbakoba Legal

Bina Idonije

Senior Labour & Employment Legal Counsel, GE Africa

Biodun Ogunlabi

Founder/CEO, 3 Way Communcations Limited

Biodun Kolade

CEO, Colad Gray

Biola Akinyemi

Cloud Devops Consultant, UBS

Biyi Oladipo

Treasurer, NIRA

Bode Abifarin

COO, Flutterwave

Bola Adeyinka

CEO, First Global Commerce

Bolanle Afuye

Head of Digital Services, TPAY MOBILE

Boluwatife Arewa

FI Mentor

Bunmi Teru

Principal Consultant, Alfred & Victoria Associates

Carla De Calvo Dantas

CLV Founder and Lawyer, CLV Advogados

Charles Emembolu

CEO, Crestsage Limited

Charles Anudu

CEO, Swift Networks

Charles Isidi

Head of Growth Marketing and Communications, Africa Fintech Summit.

Chidi Nwaogu

Co-Founder, Publiseer

Chidinma Onwubere

Associate, PAC Solicitors

Chika Nwobi

Founder/CEO, Decagon

Chika Oke

Associate, Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

Chike Okoli

FI Mentor

Chinedu Azodoh

Cofounder, Metro Africa Xpress

Chinenye Mba Uzoukwu

CEO, InfoGraphics Nigeria

Chintan Oza

Founder, Anantam Ecosystems

Chinwike Ezebube

Lawyer, Tochukwu Onwugbufor& Co (SAN)

Chioma Agwuegbo

Founder, TechHerNG

Christian Keller

CEO, African Founders

Clement Efanga

Founder/CEO, Clemas Garment Co. LTD

Collins Onuegbu

CEO, Signal Alliance

Damain Umeasala

Partnership Manager, HEART sectors, Sterling Bank Plc

Damola Solanke

Director, Microsoft

Dapo Ogundeji

MD/CEO, Certfort Limited

Dare Ojo Bello

FI Mentor

Dave Emnett

Co-Founder, Ozé

David Olaniyan

Founder/CEO, Startup Builder

David Adebayo

FI Mentor

David Hundeyin

West Africa Correspondent, The Africa Correspondent

Davidson Oturu

Managing Partner, Nubia Capital ·

Dayo Adefila

Head, Digital Marketing Africa, PZ Cussons

Debbie Akwara

Principal Customer Experience Consultant, Niche Customer Experience Consulting Firm

Debo Ogunrinde

CEO, Mediva Company Limited

Deepankar Rustagi

Founder, Omnibiz

Deji Macaulay

CO- Founder, Zoom Lifestyle

Deji Sarumi

Co-Founder, Tech Hive Advisory

Desiree Craig

FI Mentor

Dimeji Olaniyan

Lead Partner/CEO , LastMile Advisory Limited

Dotun Olowoporoku

Associate Director, Novastar Ventures Limited

Dr Amy Jadesimi

Managing Director, LADOL

Dr. Debo Odulana

Founder/CEO, Doctoora

Dr.(H.C.) Peter Adewale Obadare

Founder/COO, Diital Encode Limited

Dr. Omobola Johnson

Senior Partner, TLcom Capital LLP

Edidiong Sebastian

Venture Analyst Intern, Nubia Capital ·

Edward Popoola

Co-founder, CowryWise., CowryWise.

Edward Omiwale

Management Associate, Sterling Bank

Ehi Braimah

CEO , Neo Media & Marketing

Ehia Erhaboh

Chief Transformation Officer, Interswitch Group

Eizu Uwaoma

FI Mentor

Emeeyene Henry

Senior Assistant Registrar, Trademarks, Patent & Designs Registry

Emilia Asim Ita

Founder/Practice Director, AML

Emmanuel Effiong Bright

Idea Strategist, Emmagination Consulting

Emmanuel Oluwatosin

ED & Product Lead, Startupcourt

Emmanuel Agherario

Associate II, Olisa Agbakoba Legal

Emmanuel Adejoh

COO, Novateur Nigeria

Eni Abugo

Co- Founder, Automotive Consulting

Eromosele Omomhenle

Senior Manager, WW ISV Alliances and Partner Development , Microsoft

Eteobong Tom

Legal Associate, Benchmac & Ince

Etop Ikpe

CEO, Autochek Africa

Eyitayo Ogunmola

CEO, Utiva

Fayo Williams

Managing Consultant, Simply Exponential Consult Limited

Femi Awosika

CEO, Robert and John Ltd.

Fola Tanimola

Director, Jextost

Fola Olatunji

Founding Partner, Kickoff Africa

Frances Obiago

Senior Associate, Aelex

Francis Anatogu

Executive Secretary, Secretariat of the National Action Committee on AfCFTA

Gbemi Akande

Managing Partner, Pacer Ventures

Gbenga Sogbaike

CEO, Plaqad

Gbenga Adebowale

Country Manager, Vertiv

Gbenga Owolabi

Mr., Pendaxia Limited

Gbenga Omolokun

CEO, VFD Microfinance Bank

Gbite Oduneye

Founder and Managing Partner, ODBA

Geoffrey Weli Wosu

Co-Founder, Director Legal Compliance and Marketing, VoguePay

George Agu

Chief Executive Officer , ActivEdge Technologies Limited

Gordy Oshoko

CEO, Treadgold Ltd.

Hakeem Onasanya

Head, Startups, Lagos Innovates

Helen Anatogu

Lead Business Officer , Pegasystems

Helen Anaelo

Partnership Manager - HEART Sectors, Sterling Bank

Honey Ogundeyi

Country Director, , UK - Nigeria Tech hub

Ibitayo Banigbe

Technology Leader, Invensys

Ibrahim Salau

CEO , Environmental Accord

Idowu Akinde

Founder, Boolean Labs

Idowu Akinde

Founder, Boolean Labs

Ife Olatunji

Founder, Metamorph

Ifeanyi Akosionu

Founder & Convener, The Angel-A Collective | Angel-A Digital Ventures

Ifeyinwa Ufondu

Senior Associate, Benchmac & Ince

Ifreke Brendan

Business Operation Manager, Worden HCD

Ifunanya Chiegboka

Director, Strategy and Development, OPay

Ike Ibeku

Managing Partner , Benchmac & Ince

Ikechukwu Arisa

Agricultural Finance officer, Sterling Bank

Ikechulwu Kalu

Founder, Iyconsoft

Innocent Chukwuma

Regional Director, West Africa at Ford Foundation

Isaiah Oreweme

Partner, PAC Solicitors

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji

Co-founder, Future.africa

James Miller

Senior Consultant, Ex Oracle, Gartner, IBM, Infosys, Wipro

Jane Egerton Idehen

Head of Sales | Middle East & Africa , Facebook

Jatin Kataria

Founder & CEO, InMeSta

Jean Marc Ricca

Managing Director , BASF West Africa

Jerry Oche

CEO, Zowasel

Jo Eyre

Marketing & Communications, Epic Games

Joel Omeike

Founder CEO, P4PE Institute

Jonathan Okanlawon

Co-Founder/Board Executive , Global Croft Ltd

Juliet Ehimuan

Director, West Africa, Google Austria

Kaffy Shafau Ameh

CEO, IMAGNETO DANCE COMPANY

Kamal Hassan

Founding Partner, Loyal VC

Kate Henshaw

Actress, Nollywood

Katie Mapondera

Founder and Managing Partner, Q L and D, LLC

Katie Mapondera

Founder and Managing Partner, Q L and D LLC

Kayode Aladesuyi

CEO, AdsMyWay

Kelechi Nwosu

Managing Director, TBWA\CONCEPT

Kenneth Okolie

CEO, SYNLAB

Keshni Morar

Managing Director, Founder Institute South Africa + Investable

Keshni Morar

Managing Director, Founder Institute South Africa + Investable

Kitawa Wemo

Founder & CEO, MAMA Social Ventures

Kola Aina

Founder, Ventures Platform Hub

Kola Aina

Founding Partner, Ventures Platform

Lanre Ore

Founder, Kkon Technologies

Lanre Adelanwa Basamta

Group Head, Mobile Financial Services, Interswitch Group

Lateef Ashekun

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Fulton County Government

Lavina Ramkissoon

AI Ethics and Technology Policy, African Union

Lewu Oluyemisi

Partnership Officer, HEART Sectors, Sterling Bank

Lilian Mbayiwa

Head of Group Marketing and Innovation , Old Mutual ZW

Lino Velev

Founder/CEO , Worldwide TechServices

Linus Wahome

CEO, ManPro

Lola Esan

Workforce Advisory Service Leader (West Africa), Ernst & Young

Lola Eniolorunda

Partner (Advisory, Scaling & Operations), Seedle Partners

Manny Asika

MD, HP Nigeria

Mark Kleyner

Co-Founder, Dream VC

Maxwell Ampong

CEO, Maxwell Investment Group

Michael Oluo

Co-Founder/CEO, Signaleats

Michael Olafusi

FI Mentor

Michael Aku

Digitalization Manager, CypherCrescent Nig Limited

Mitchell Elegbe

MD/CEO, InterSwitch Limited

Modupe Marc Dawodu

Managing Consultant, Marcforte Business Consulting

Mohammed Aliyu

Founder & Mentor, Transform Africa

Morakinyo Animasaun

CEO, Netplus Limited

More Argwings Kodhek

Director of Marketing, Made by People

Naadiya Moosajee

Co-Founder, WomHub

Nkem Nweke

PM Engineering Innovation, Microsoft

Nkemdilim Uwaje Begho

Owner, Future Software Resources Ltd.

Nkiru Balonwu

Managing Partner, RDF

Nnamdi Ezeigbo

Founder, SLOT Systems Limited

Nosa John Garrick

Senior Associate, Olisa Agbakoba Legal

Oare Ehiemua

CEO, Laborhack

Obi Asika

Chairman, Social Media Week Lagos

Obi Ozor

CEO, Kobo360

Obi Anusiem

Co-founder & CEO, NGEX, LLC

Obinna Ukachukwu

Divisional head, Business Growth and Transaction Banking, Sterling Bank Plc

Obinna Onwuelingo

Partnership Manager - HEART Sectors, Sterling Bank

Odiong Akpan

Digital Business Advisor, Caspania

Ogechi Adeola

Founder/CEO, Digital Business Tutelage

Ogochukwu Francis Osifo

Co-Founder/VP, Engineering, 54gene

Okang Ashiwel Ochui

Head of Marketing, Smile Identity

Ola Oyetayo

Co-founder, VertoFX

Olabinjo Adeniran

Product and Growth Marketing Africa. , Future Africa

Olalekan Akinyele

Deputy Creative Director , Dare Create

Olamide Afolabi

Managing Director , Touch and Pay Technologies Limited

Olasunkanmi Abioye

Team Lead, Project Finance and Credits, Sterling Bank

Olatayo Elegbede

Executive Director , Enterprise Ecosystem Support

Olayinka James

President/CEO, AKEA Services Inc

Olubukunola Asehinde

FI Mentor

Olumide Sholanke

Human Resources Director, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company

Olusegun Olukoya

COO, Nextzon Business Services

Olusegun Adeniji

Co-Founder, Alusoft Technologies ltd. ( AlutaMart )

Olusola Olanipekun

CEO, FuelCredit

Oluwatomi Solanke

CEO, Trove Finance

Oluyomi Ojo

Founder, Cova

Ommo Clark

Founder, iBez

Omobola Omofaiye

Chief Commercial Officer, Arnegy

Onyeka Akumah

Founder, Farm Crowdy

Ore Somolu

Founer/ Executive Director, Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC).

Oreoluwa Shomolu Lesi

Founder, Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC)

Osibo Imhoitsike

Executive Director, TBWA\CONCEPT

Oyeniyi Faleye

Co Managing Director, True Value Marketing Solutions

PEDRO-EBIPADE TIMOTUBO

FI Mentor

Pius Okigbo

CEO, InfoSoft Nigeria Limited

Pius Okigbo

CEO, InfoSoft Nigeria Limited

Rapulu Nduka

Legal Practitioner, The Rock Chambers

Ray Sharma

FI Mentor

Rebecca Enonchong

Founder & CEO, AppsTech & Board Chair Afrilabs.

Richard Ojo

CEO/Founder, Taxmingo

Saidu Abdullahi

President/CEO, Procentric IQ

Sam Ohuabunwa

FI Mentor

Sandra Oyewole

Partner, Olajide Oyewole LLP

Satoshi Shinada

GP, Kepple Africa Ventures

Sean Burrows

C0-founder, Ingressive For Good

Segun Adeyemi

Manager, Jumo World

Seun Abimbola

FI Mentor

Seun Abimbola

Co founder, Rent it

Shalom Dickson

FI Mentor

Shehu Umar

Director, WattlinQ

Sheilah Birgen

CEO, The CoRD

Simeon Ononobi

CEO, Connected Analytics

Simon Turner

Founding Partner, Groundbreaking, Managing Director, FI Ghana

Solabomi Adedeji

Partner, Platform Capital Investment Partners

Stephanie Ede

Founder, ReHBoX

Stephanie Mills

Growth Manager, AFEX

Sunny Ameh

Country/Commercial Unit Head; Nigeria, Syngenta

Suzan Fasipe

Head, Retail Payment , Interswitch

Sylvester Kay Adade

LP Relations , Ingressive Capital

Temitope Isedowo

Programes Manager, AfriLabs

Temitope Babatunde Ekundayo

Mr Temitope Ekundayo, Printivo Limited

Temple Ezebuike

Associate Company, Benchmac & Ince

Tereigh Ozakpo

Director, TheBossOffice

Theo Lawson

CEO, Total Consut

Theophilus Emuwa

Managing Partner, Aelex

Tijana Momirov

Startup Consultant - Product Management, StartupSetup

Timi Olagunju

Senior Consultant , Grounds Consulting

Timothy Adeleye

CEO, Optiweb Communication

Timothy Nunu

CEO, TIMPROXY

Titi Adewusi

Co-founder, 9ijakids

Tobenna Okoli

FMCGnaija, Creator/Founder

Toki Mabogunje

FI Mentor

Tola Alabi

Founder, TA Consulting

Tolulope Olukokun

CEO, ThinkBikes

Tolulope Omoleye-Osindero

Head of Legal and Compliance , Branch International

Toluwase Olaniyan

Executive Director, EGO Foundation

Tomi Davies

Collaborator-in-Chief, TVC Labs

Tomilola Majekodunmi

Co Founder/CEO , Bankly

Tomiwa Aladekomo

CEO, Big Cabal Media

Tony Omachonu

ICT Business Analyst, J. D. Irving Ltd

Tope Bukola Ojo

CEO, Autogig International

Tosin Faniro Dada

Head, Lagos Innovates, LSETF

Tunde Adeoti

CEO, MEGAWATTS

Tunde McIver

Founder/CEO, MusterPoint

Tunde Bello

CEO, Alexander Stephen IQ

Tunde Akin-Moses

Mr., Sycamore

Tunji Abioye

Founder/CEO, Fuel Communication Limited

Tunji Adegbesan

Founder/CEO, Gidi Mobile

Uche Aniche

Director, Rebel Seed Capital

Udo Okonjo

CEO, Fine & Country

Uzo Anekwe

Head Business Development, Connect Nigeria

Victor Mamora

CEO, Appiibox Limited

Victoria Ekhomu

Managing Director, Trans-World Security Systems Limited

Victoria Madedor

Co-Founder, AgroVerified

Weyinmi Egbe

Alliances & Channel Leader Africa, Technology, Cloud & Systems, Oracle

Yemi Keri

Member, Board of Directors, Nigerian-German Chamber of Commerce

Yemi Oluseun

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

Yemisi Isidi

CEO, Triift Africa

Yinka Banjo

CEO, WestField Consulting

Yunus Ibrahim

Venture Builder, Founders Factory Africa

Yusuf Ogunbiyi

Head Product Structuring and Origination , AFEX

Zainab Arilesere

Head of Product Team, Omnibiz

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