Johannesburg - South Africa 2025
Founder Institute Johannesburg Mentors
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.
Nevo Hadas
Director @ & innovation
Marco Broccardo
CEO @ Eurocom
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
Founder & CEO @ CrowdTamers
Berg Moe
Chairman @ Gründervekst AS
Giovanni Focaraccio
Product Manager @ Potenza
Jerry Oche
Co-founder/CEO @ Zowasel
Farhat Bashir
Founding CEO @ Seerab Technologies
Russell Brand
CEO & Founder @ Responsible Solutions Limited
Torrey Smith
Co-Founder & CEO @ Endiatx
Akua Nyame Mensah
Certified Executive & Leadership Coach @ A.N.M & Company
Simon Turner
Founding Partner, Groundbreaking @ Managing Director, FI Ghana
Sameer Babbar
Director @ SVB Group
Freddy Atangana
Founder & CEO @ EKAMOU
Guillermo Guzman
Local Leader @ Founder Institute Colombia
Sameer Sortur
Founding Partner @ SquareCircle Ventures
Jatin Kataria
Founder & MD @ InMeSta + JK Venture Studio
Anthony Stonefield
Chief Innovation Officer @ AIDA Advisory Services
Bentzy Goldman
Founder @ Perflo
Idowu Akinde
Managing Director @ Impact Hub Lagos
Andre De Wet
CEO @ 2ndBase Inc
Annu Augustine
Founder @ NedRock
Wesley Lynch
Founder @ Snapplify
Jaco De Wet
Independent Consultant @ Independent Consultant
Tamzin Lovell
Founder & CEO @ Artfundi
Deon Katz
CEO & co-Founder @ Graphite Growth
Bade Aluko
Managing Partner @ White Hibiscus Capital
Hema Vallabh
Founding Partner @ Five35 Ventures
Chris Foltz
Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence @ Founder Institute
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
Tarek Chelaifa
Senior Manager @ GSMA
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
Joshua Murima
Head of Engagement & Investor Relations @ Briter Bridges
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 & GDPR Bridge
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
Boitumelo "Tumi" Menyatswe
Co-Founder & CEO @ OPENSEED & Quantum
Charlotte Luzuka
Co-Founder & Investor @ Dazzle Angels
Tracey Chas
Advisor @ Allan Gray Orbis Foundation
Olivier Chas
Entrepreneur @ Effective Marketing
Kyle Torrington
Co-Founder @ Legal Legends
Kopano Mere
Market Activation Lead @ SmartWage
Abdulkadir Suleiman
CEO & Founder @ TESPIRE LLC
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
Co-Founder & CMO @ Boardroom In A Box
STEPHAN WESSELS
CTO @ Simply Financial Services
Deven Govender
@ LionPride Investment Holdings
Bhairav Patel
Managing Director @ Atom CTO
Sienna Leis
Managing Director @ Cova Experience Design
Dimitri Anagnostopoulos
Partner @ True North Partners
Franklin Kamnang Ngansop
Cofounder @ Vitamin C&S Coaching
Sara Ledterman
General Partner @ 3+ Ventures
Gareth Bleazard
CEO and Founder @ Great North Road
Sola Adekanye
Founder @ Open Innovation Access
Dali Lakhoua
VC Investment Officer @ AfricInvest group
Johann Ungerer
Director @ 1099 Ventures, Digital Puppetry, LetsJam, WIP
Thabo Mngomezulu
@ Kasi Gas
Yemi Oluseun
Growth & GTM For FinTechs @ The Change Hive
Dr. Ope Banwo
Attorney/Techfounder @ Mobisoft360 Inc.
Sanjay Rakshit
CPO / CTO @ Atom CTO
Gatis Vilcans
Director of Technology @ Atom CTO
Alan Fok
Growth Partner & Leadership Coach @ The Forward Coach
Greg Serandos
Founder & CEO @ African Academy of Artificial Intelligence
Paul Smith
Founder & CEO @ Civitas
Vladimir Pletyukhin
Founder and Creative Director @ Launch Deck
Florent Nduwayezu
Mr. @ BESTSELLER FOUNDATION
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 @ ZUMI
Omotayo Babatunde
Co-Founder & CEO @ RewardHub
Oscar Koster
Regional Director @ Rule no 5
Suhail Nakooda
Visa @ Director: Business Development
Nicolas Ochmann
Director, Head of Solutions EMEA @ Whatfix
Jabulani Zwane
Founder & CEO @ Mindset Development Institute
Donald Vutlharhi Valoyi
Founder @ Zulzi
Kayimbi Ruben Mpanya
Strategic Projects Associate @ Innovation Edge
James Blewett
@ Koloso
Aadil Munsami
Cleo Johnson
Strategist @ Marketing Maven
Viola Llewellyn
Founder & CEO @ The Tulle Box
Thembalethu Shangase
Head of Programmes @ Naspers Labs
Devin Butler
Co-founder & CEO @ Metaship
Preshan Govinder
Manager: Sales and Business Development @ JSE
Omar Layachi
Local Leader @ Founder Institute Morocco
Riccardo Petrantoni
Managing Director @ Range Ventures
Patricia Rinke
Investment Manager @ AfricInvest Group
Malanee Hutton
Venture Builder @ Four10 Venture Studio
Vwanganji Bowa
Founder/CEO @ Mighty Finance
Bernice Houy
Co-Founder @ Fintura
Muktish Narain
Founder @ ECORGANIC
Thaheer Mullins
Director & Partner @ Savant
Dr. Krishnan Ranganath
Regional Executive - West Africa @ Africa Data Centres
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