Chapter54 offers best-in-class content and contributors for a successful African acceleration journey

What do you get?

Each selected company will have access to plenty of benefits and deliverables like mentoring, a customized roadmap, market-sizing, local recruitment, on-the-ground expeditions, an extensive network, and much more.

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With Chapter54, you will also benefit from access to unique resources and expertise

A unique pool of mentors
A dedicated team
A community of African partnered ecosystems
Perks specially selected to prepare your market entry

People

We built an unprecedented community of more than 60 mentors, all genuine doers, coming from the most impactful organizations in Africa (African Tech, African corporates, Global Tech with African operations).

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Ahmed Nader

Egypt Manager
Geidea Solutions

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Fawry

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Alessandro Masaro

Chief Stategy Officer
Starzplay

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Cash Credit, Delta Partners

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Ange Kacou Diagou

CEO
New Digital Africa

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Etisalat, Teyliom Group

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Ann Gitao-Kinyua

Vivo Energy
Africa Head of Marketing

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Nation Media Group, Ayton, Young & Rubicam

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Becky Tsadik

Director of Marketing
Gebeya

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MAD, GreenPath Food

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Benjamin Bonnell

CEO
Expand in Africa

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APRIL, Ding.com, GreenTec Capital Partners

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Benoit Fisse

President
7Points

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Gras Savoye International

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Bernard Giry

Founder
Africa Panel

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BBDO, Catalina, Expand Technology

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Bilal Benghomrani

Senior B2B Marketing Manager
Upskillist

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TATC (A Ringier A.G Company), Uprise Markets

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Catherine Mudachi

VP Marketing
Copia Global

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Safaricom, Weetabix, Coca-Cola

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Chams Diagne

Founder
Talent2Africa

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Viadeo

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Charles Kinyanjui

Head New Ventures & Fintech Development
National Bank of Kenya

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Co-operative Bank of Kenya, Equity Bank

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Frederico P. Silva

Founder
Appload and Talento

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Suretel, Multichoice, Rio Tinto, LG, UX

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Gabriel Gab-Umoden

Group Marketing Head
ROAM Africa

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Konga Online Shopping, First Bank

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Ghita Lahlou

Managing Director
BlueBirds

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Roland Berger, BCG, Saham

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Guillaume Moyen

Group Chief Strategy Officer
East African Holding

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Areva, Panafrican Group, OLA Energy, Dangote Cement

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Ifunanya Chiegboka

Director of Global Business Development
Opay

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GTBank, Access Bank, Flutterwave, Interswitch

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Ismael Belkhayat

Founder
Chari.ma

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Votrechauffeur.ma, Sarouty.ma

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Johanna Monthe

Partner
Epena Law

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Arendt & Medernach, Linklaters

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Kamil-el-Ghali Senhaji

VP Emerging Markets and New Territories
Galileo Global Education

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JCDecaux

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Kenza Berrada

Co-Founder
B-Part Consulting

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Associate at Mooncard

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Kolawole Osinowo

Chief Executive Officer - Nigeria
Baobab+

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Jumia Ghana, Microsoft

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Kwehnui Tawah

Head of Platform Services and Special Projects
Wasoko

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Goldman Sachs, Jumia Kenya

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Louisa Wandabwa

Director of Strategy
NCBA Group

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American Express

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Marjorie Saint-Lot

Ivory Coast Country Manager
Uber

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Orange Côte d'Ivoire

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Maxim Makarchuk

COO
Cars45 (Jiji Group)

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Genesis Tech, KPMG

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Max Okeyo

Head of Strategy & Innovation
Nation Media Group

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Nation Media Group

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Mesh Alloys

Founder & CEO
Sendy

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MTL Systems, Ondemand Mobile

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Mikha'il Ernest

Chef Commercial Officer
Travelstart

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SafariNow, Hepstar Insurance Distribution, Atlantis Corporate Travel

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Moulaye Taboure

Founder
ANKA (Formerly Afrikrea)

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Alstom, PWC

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Moustapha Ndoye

CEO
Chargel

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Wave, HotelOnline

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Mukudzei Borerwe

Chief Operations Officer
Asoko Insight

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EY, IntelliPayment, Advisory K

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Munya Chiura

Head of Africa Business Development
MPOWER Financing

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Flutterwave, GLG, Flyware

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N'Geur Sarr

Founder
Gatemeri

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Canal Overseas

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Nicolas Andrieu

EVP MEA
Sigfox

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Expway, Canal Overseas, Thales

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Nicolas Vonthron

CEO
Mama Money

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Orange, GSMA, Thunes

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Olivier Poujade

Chairman
East Africa Gate

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Founding Partner at Miles Africa Consulting

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Paul Langlois-Meurinne

Managing Director
Optimetriks

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Tigo Chad, Airtel Uganda

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Quentin Rukingama

Managing Director
JBQ Africa

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I&P, Edmond de Rotschild, Bunge

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Ralph Oluwole

Head of Growth
Helium Health

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Access Bank

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Renaud Ganascia

Head of Strategic Partnerships & Alliances
Digital Virgo

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Lagardère Active, ZED Worldwide

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Rolake Rosiji

Acting Managing Director
Careers in Africa

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Arla Foods, M-Kopa

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Sami Louali

CEO
Jumia Pay

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Jumia Morocco, Rocket Internet, Roland Berger

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Sarah Steingrüber

Global Health Consultant
Steingrüber Consulting

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IOM, UNFPA, GIZ, Transparency International

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Serge-Eric Aguie

Marketing Director
Brassivoire

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The Coca-Cola company, Nestlé, Orange

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Simon Engelbrecht

CEO
Skarp

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Wangari Stewart

Chief Product Officer
Maisha Meds

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I&M Bank, Bankwest, CSIRO

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Wayne Leverton

Head of Digital sales & operations
Woolworths

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Takealot, Kalahari

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William Benthall

General Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa
Glovo

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Adam Smith International, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Sony Music

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Yassir El Ismaili El Idrissi

Co-founder, Growth & Expansion
NOMU Group

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Careem, Tayara Group, Lamma, Appetito

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Zunaid Parker

Head of Digital Media & Advertising
Vodacom

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24.com (a Naspers company), Millward Brown

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Benjamin Auschitzky

Scaleup Success Manager

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ManoMano, Rocket Internet

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Mirja Hitzemann

Scaleup Success Manager

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NBA, Spotify

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Vincent Previ

Managing Director

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Head of Business Development-Africa @Edenred

Partnered Ecosystems

Thanks to these partnerships, our scaleups have access to dully vetted soft-landing solutions in the most vibrant African cities

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Westerwelle Startup Haus Kigali (WSHK)

Campus in Kigali (Rwanda)

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LaStartup Factory

Campus in Casablanca (Morocco) & Dakar (Senegal)

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Flat6labs

Campus in Cairo (Egypt) & Tunis (Tunisia)

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Africaworks

Campus in Cape Town

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Silikin Village

Campus in Kinshasa (DRC)

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Nairobi Garage

Campus in Nairobi (Kenya)

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Impact Hub Abidjan

Campus in Abidjan

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Venia Business Hub

Campus in Lagos (Nigeria)

Perks of joining Chapter54

Our Scaleups have access to the perfect toolbox for successful market entry in Africa through our perk providers: market-surveys, recruitment firms, legal advisors

Africa

Africa Panel

The Innovative Survey Solution for Reliable Data on African consumers

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Afriwise

African Law Made Simple

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Asoko Insight

Africa’s Leading Corporate Data and Research Platform

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Gebeya

The Leading Pan-African Tech Company specialized in Saas-enabled Custom Talent Cloud Innovation

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FieldPro

The App for Field Force Automation

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talent2africa

Talent2Africa

The first Pan-African Digital Recruitment Platform

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Paystack

Payment platform helping African merchants get paid by anyone, anywhere in the world

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&Co Advisory

Advisory firm entirely dedicated to transfer pricing management

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