LEAD MENTORS
Each XL company has been paired with two mentors, one lead and one in-country mentor, to provide complete guidance throughout the program. While the lead mentors bring links to the international market and specific domain expertise, those based in-country bring the knowledge and expertise to best succeed within the region.

STEVEN KOLTAI
Koltai&Co.,
XL Africa Mentoring Co-Lead. A serial entrepreneur and active angel investor, Steven will be overseeing all mentorship activities

PAMELA GOLDBERG
Technology, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Consulting
Working to oversee the process, Pamela is Mentoring Co-Lead for XL Africa
Mentoring: Tizeti

MICHAEL GOLDBERG
Weatherhead School of Management/ Bridge Investment Fund
Michael contributed to the design and production of the XL Africa Academy
Mentoring: Rensource

KOLA
AINA
Ventures Platform
Mentoring: OgaVenue

JOSE ASEGUINOLAZA
Strategy & Management
Mentoring: Coin Afrique

ELINE BLAAUBOER
Africa Tech Ventures
Mentoring: Edgepoint Digital

LAURA BRIGHTSEN
Cheyenne Capital/ PEMA
Mentoring: Printivo Ltd

JOE
CARUSO
Techstars/ Olin College of Engineering
Mentoring: Aerobotics

DOUG
CHERRY
4Di Capital
Mentoring: Asoko Insight

GREGOIRE DE PADIRAC
Orange Digital Ventures
Mentoring: Coin Afrique

KEREM
DURDAG
GWI/ BlueWave Investments
Mentoring: Lynk

CHINEDU ENEKWE
Affiniti VC
Mentoring: Metro Africa Xpress

IKE
EZE
Investment One
Mentoring: Electronic Settlement Limited

DES
FITZGERALD
Maine Venture Fund
Mentoring: Timbuktu Travel

GAVIN
FINN
Kaon Interactive, Inc
Mentoring: OgaVenue and Sokowatch

AARON
FU
MEST
Mentoring: Pesabazaar.com

JULIE
GUPTA
Strategy Consulting
Mentoring: Edgepoint Digital

JEAN
HAMMOND
LearnLaunch / Golden Seeds
Mentoring: Pesabazaar.com

BEN
HOOD
Watt B
Mentoring: Metro Africa Xpress

ERIC
IDIAHI
Verod Capital
Mentoring: TalentBase

YEMI KERI
Rising Tide Africa
Mentoring: Asoko Insight

STEVE
KETCHPEL
Web Analytics/ Author
Mentoring: Ongair

RIK KRANENBURG
DeSilva & Phillips
Mentoring: Prepclass and Sendy

SAM
LIGGERO
Tufts University
Mentoring: Rasello

DIEGO MARCHIONI
Strategic Advice Consulting
Mentoring: Snapplify

AUDREY
MOTHUPI
SystemicLogic Group
Mentoring: Rasello

DANAI
MUSANDU
Goodwell Investments
Mentoring: Aerobotics

LEXI
NOVITSKE
Singularity Investments
Mentoring: TalentBase

SEAN
NOWAK
Zephyr Acorn
Mentoring: Lynk

CHIKA
NWOBI
Rise Capital
Mentoring: Prepclass

EGHOSA
OMOIGUI
Echo VC
Mentoring: Ongair Ltd

ALISSA
ORLANDO
Dynamo Advisors
Mentoring: Sendy Ltd

AMEE
PARBHOO
Accion Venture Lab
Mentoring: Sokowatch

CLAUDE
SHEER
Lionbridge Technologies
Mentoring: TalentBase

BOLDEWIJN SLOET
Africa Tech Ventures
Mentoring: Rensource

LEONARD STIEGELER
Ringier Africa
Mentoring: Snapplify Ltd

IDO
SUM
TLCom Capital LLC/ Nova Project
Mentoring: Printivo Ltd

STEPHEN WUNKER
New Market Advisors
Mentoring: Electronic Settlement Limited

MAREK ZMYSLOWSKI
CEO/ Founder HotelOnline
Mentoring: Timbuktu Travel