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
