Founder Institute Mentors

Johannesburg - 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 Johannesburg program below.

Mentors

Nevo Hadas

Director, & innovation

Marco Broccardo

CEO , Eurocom

Kamal Hassan

Founding Partner, Loyal VC

Michael O'donnell

Principal, StartupBiz.com LLC

Salmine Sassi

Entrepreneur in Residence, Seedstars

Trevor Longino

Founder & CEO, CrowdTamers

Berg Moe

Owner, Berg Moe Media

Jerry Oche

Co-founder/CEO, Zowasel

Farhat Bashir

Founding CEO, Seerab Technologies

Russell Brand

CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited

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

Sameer Sortur

Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures

Jatin Kataria

Founder & MD, InMeSta + JK Venture Studio

Anthony Stonefield

Chief Innovation Officer, AIDA Advisory Services

Idowu Akinde

Managing Director, Impact Hub Lagos

Annu Augustine

Founder, NedRock

Wesley Lynch

Founder, Snapplify

Tamzin Lovell

Founder & CEO, Artfundi

Deon Katz

CEO & co-Founder , Graphite Growth

Shaheed Nordien

Mr, Swifti

Bade Aluko

Managing Partner, White Hibiscus Capital

Hema Vallabh

Founding Partner, Five35 Ventures

Chris Foltz

Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Founder Institute

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

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

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

Charlotte Luzuka

Co-Founder & Investor, Dazzle Angels

Tracey Chas

Advisor, Allan Gray Orbis Foundation

Olivier Chas

Entrepreneur, Effective Marketing

Kopano Mere

Market Activation Lead, SmartWage

Abdulkadir Suleiman

CEO & Founder, Tespire

Brian O. Sing'ora

Brian Obwora Sing'ora, Origee-Nation Ventures

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

FI Mentor

Bhairav Patel

Managing Director, Atom CTO

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

Johann Ungerer

Director, 1099 Ventures, Digital Puppetry, LetsJam, WIP

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

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

Kayimbi Ruben Ruben Mpanya

Strategic Projects Associate, Innovation Edge

Michel Lubuya

Co-Founder @ Trove Group, Trove Capital

Cleo Johnson

Strategist, Marketing Maven

Viola Llewellyn

Founder & CEO, The Tulle Box

Thembalethu Shangase

Head of Programmes, Naspers Labs

Devin Butler

Co-founder, LogLive

Preshan Govinder

Manager: Sales and Business Development, JSE

Omar Layachi

Local Leader, Founder Institute Morocco

PASCHAL OFFORDUM

Associate , Shujaa Capital

Patricia Rinke

Investment Manager, AfricInvest Group

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