Founder Institute Mentors

South Africa Winter 2023

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

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

Alexander Fraser

CEO, Fraser Consulting

Andre De Wet

CEO, 2ndBase Inc

Annu Augustine

Founder, NedRock

Anthony Stonefield

CEO & Co-founder, AutoRegenic Cell Laboratories

Arjun Mahadevan

CEO, Doola

Ayodeji Agboola

Founder, Akowe

Bade Aluko

Managing Partner, White Hibiscus Capital

Bentzy Goldman

Founder, Perflo

Berg Moe

Owner, Berg Moe Media

Bhairav Patel

Managing Director, Atom CTO

Boitumelo "Tumi" Menyatswe

Co-Founder & CEO, OPENSEED & Quantum

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

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

Christian Sørensen

CEO & Founder, Podderapp.com

Christian Behl

International Business Development, CognitionIP

Corne Korb

Managing Director, X/Procure

Craig Corte

CEO, New Media Kagiso Media

Dana Ohana

CEO and Co-Founder, Big Consulting

Deepti Jeram

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

Deon Katz

CEO & co-Founder , Graphite Growth

Derek Distenfield

Investor, Fundamental Global

Deshan Reddy

Director, Crescot

Deven Govender

FI Mentor

Didier Vermeiren

Founder, Rialto

Dimitri Anagnostopoulos

Partner, True North Partners

Eitan Stern

Director & Lawyer, Legalese

Gareth Bleazard

CEO and Founder, Great North Road

Gatis Vilcans

Director of Technology, Atom CTO

Giovanni Focaraccio

Product Manager, Potenza

Greg Serandos

Founder & CEO, Next Wave Africa

Hema Vallabh

Founding Partner, Five35 Ventures

Idowu Akinde

Founder, Boolean Labs

Jacobus Erasmus

Director, Founder Institute South Africa

Jatin Kataria

Founder & CEO, InMeSta

Johann Ungerer

Director, Multiple

Joshua Murima

Head of Engagement & Investor Relations, Briter Bridges

Justin Hartman

Founder, 22 Digital

Kamal Hassan

Founding Partner, Loyal VC

Katie Mapondera

Founder and Managing Partner, Q L and D LLC

Keshni Morar

Managing Director, Founder Institute South Africa + Investable + Apollo Angel Network

Kevin Chetty

Founder CEO, Macrocomm Financial Services / Xtenda Housing Finance

Kopano Mere

Market Activation Lead, SmartWage

Kyle Torrington

Co-Founder , Legal Legends

Leonardo Okpeh

Founder & CEO, Smartblocks

Lily Makaleng

Director, Founder Institute South Africa

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 & Kleva Contracts

Michael O'donnell

Principal, StartupBiz.com LLC

Moritz Gripp

Co-Founder, Futurize

Naadiya Moosajee

Co-Founder, WomanHub

Nevo Hadas

Director, & innovation

Nivesh Pather

Investment Manager, Norrsken22

Noah Wallach

Founder, Hope OS

Olivier Chas

Entrepreneur, Effective Marketing

Ope Banwo

Attorney/Techfounder, Mobisoft360 Inc. + GistHouse

Pambos Soteriades

Founder & CEO, PiSigma Consulting

Paul Smith

Founder & CEO, Civitas

Phumzile Ntola

Success Associate, Founder Institute South Africa

Pommie Lutchman

Founder & CEO, Ocular Technologies

Roheeni Bhana

FI Mentor

Russell Brand

CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited

Sabeeha Banubhai

Founder and Experience Director, Jack Studios

Sameer Babbar

Director, SVB Group

Sameer Sortur

Managing Partner, SquareCircle Ventures

Sanjay Soni

Director, Black Lite Group

Sanjay Rakshit

CPO / CTO, Atom CTO

Sheriff Olujide

Managing Partner, SOCS GokSon Capital (SGC) Ventures

Sienna Leis

Managing Director, Cova Experience Design

S'onqoba Vuba

Co-Founder and MD, Perpetu8

Stephan Wessels

Head of Customer Advisory - South Africa, SAS

Tamzin Lovell-Miller

Founder & CEO, Artfundi

Torrey Smith

Co-Founder & CEO, Endiatx

Tracey Chas

Advisor, Allan Gray Orbis Foundation

Trevor Longino

Chief Marketing Officer, Unito

Wesley Lynch

Founder, Snapplify

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