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.
With Chapter54, you will also benefit from access to unique resources and expertise
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).
Ahmed Nader
Egypt Manager
Geidea Solutions
Previous Companies
Fawry
Alessandro Masaro
Chief Stategy Officer
Starzplay
Previous Companies
Cash Credit, Delta Partners
Ange Kacou Diagou
CEO
New Digital Africa
Previous Companies
Etisalat, Teyliom Group
Ann Gitao
Vivo Energy
Vice President, Marketing
Previous Companies
Nation Media Group, Ayton, Young & Rubicam
Benjamin Bonnell
CEO
Expand in Africa
Previous Companies
APRIL, Ding.com, GreenTec Capital Partners
Benoit Fisse
President
7Points
Previous Companies
Gras Savoye International
Bernard Giry
Founder
Africa Panel
Previous Companies
BBDO, Catalina, Expand Technology
Bilal Benghomrani
Head of Marketing
Udder
Previous Companies
TATC (A Ringier A.G Company), Uprise Markets, UTTR, Upskillist
Binzin Dombin
Chief Commercial Officer
Suburban Fiber
Previous Companies
Lafarge, Microsoft
Bunmi Cynthia Adeleye
Chief Strategy Officer
Shoprite Nigeria
Previous Companies
Heineken, Nigerian Breweries Plc
Catherine Mudachi
Global Marketing Director
BURN
Previous Companies
Safaricom, Weetabix, Coca-Cola, Copia Global
Chams Diagne
Founder
Talent2Africa
Previous Companies
Viadeo
Charles Kinyanjui
Head of Fintech
Ecobank Kenya
Previous Companies
National Bank of Kenya, Co-operative Bank of Kenya, Equity Bank
Frederico P. Silva
Founder
Appload and Talento
Previous Companies
Suretel, Multichoice, Rio Tinto, LG, UX
Gabriel Gab-Umoden
Chief Marketing Officer
The African Talent Company (TATC)
Previous Companies
Konga Online Shopping, First Bank, ROAM Africa
Guillaume Moyen
Group Chief Strategy Officer
East African Holding
Previous Companies
Areva, Panafrican Group, OLA Energy, Dangote Cement
Ismael Belkhayat
Founder
Chari.ma
Previous Companies
Votrechauffeur.ma, Sarouty.ma
Johanna Monthe
Partner
Epena Law
Previous Companies
Arendt & Medernach, Linklaters
John Muo
Lead, Growth - Digital Products, Innovation & Partnerships
Airtel Nigeria
Previous Companies
Routelink Group, 9mobile, Etisalat
Kamil-el-Ghali Senhaji
CEO Northern Europe, Spain & LATAM and Emerging Markets
Galileo Global Education
Previous Companies
JCDecaux
Kenza Berrada
Investor/Advisor
Kamea Labs
Previous Companies
Associate at Mooncard, B-Part Consulting
Kolawole Osinowo
Chief Executive Officer - Nigeria
Baobab+
Previous Companies
Jumia Ghana, Microsoft
Kwehnui Tawah
Chief Executive Officer
BaKi Beauty
Previous Companies
Goldman Sachs, Jumia Kenya, Wasoko, Goodlife Pharmacy Africa
Louisa Wandabwa
Director of Strategy
NCBA Group
Previous Companies
American Express
Marjorie Saint-Lot
Director, Francophone Africa
Taptap Send
Previous Companies
Orange Côte d'Ivoire, Uber
Maxim Makarchuk
COO
Cars45 (Jiji Group)
Previous Companies
Genesis Tech, KPMG
Max Okeyo
Head of Strategy & Innovation
AECF
Previous Companies
Nation Media Group, BBC
Mesh Alloys
Founder
tabb
Previous Companies
MTL Systems, Ondemand Mobile, Sendy
Mikha'il Ernest
Chef Commercial Officer
Travelstart
Previous Companies
SafariNow, Hepstar Insurance Distribution, Atlantis Corporate Travel
Mohamed Samy Ibrahim
Head of Cloud Software & Services
Ericsson Egypt
Mohamed Sow
Regional Director West Africa
Heetch
Previous Companies
Jumia, Nestlé, Ogilvy
Moulaye Taboure
Founder
ANKA (Formerly Afrikrea)
Previous Companies
Alstom, PWC
Moustapha Ndoye
CEO
Chargel
Previous Companies
Wave, HotelOnline
Mukudzei Borerwe
Chief Operations Officer
Asoko Insight
Previous Companies
EY, IntelliPayment, Advisory K
Munya Chiura
Head of Growth EMEA
dLocal
Previous Companies
MPOWER Financing, Flutterwave, GLG, Flyware
N'Geur Sarr
Co-Fondatrice
TheDots Agency
Previous Companies
Canal Overseas, Gatemeri
Nicolas Andrieu
Worldwide Senior Sales Transformation Expert
Dassault Systèmes
Previous Companies
Expway, Canal Overseas, Thales, Sigfox
Nicolas Vonthron
CEO
Mama Money
Previous Companies
Orange, GSMA, Thunes
Olivier Poujade
Chairman
East Africa Gate
Previous Companies
Founding Partner at Miles Africa Consulting
Paul Langlois-Meurinne
Managing Director
Optimetriks
Previous Companies
Tigo Chad, Airtel Uganda
Quentin Rukingama
Managing Director
JBQ Africa
Previous Companies
I&P, Edmond de Rotschild, Bunge
Ralph Oluwole
Head of Growth
Helium Health
Previous Companies
Access Bank
Renaud Ganascia
Head of Strategic Partnerships & Alliances
Digital Virgo
Previous Companies
Lagardère Active, ZED Worldwide
Rolake Rosiji
Regional Director - Africa
Seedstars
Previous Companies
Arla Foods, M-Kopa, Careers in Africa
Sami Louali
Chief Revenue Officer
Tamara
Previous Companies
Jumia Morocco, Rocket Internet, Roland Berger, Jumia Pay
Sarah Steingrüber
Global Health Consultant
Steingrüber Consulting
Previous Companies
IOM, UNFPA, GIZ, Transparency International
Serge-Eric Aguie
Marketing Director
Brassivoire
Previous Companies
The Coca-Cola company, Nestlé, Orange
Simon Engelbrecht
CEO
Skarp
Wangari Stewart
Co-Founder & COO
nobuk
Previous Companies
I&M Bank, Bankwest, CSIRO, Maisha Meds
Wayne Leverton
Director of Operations & GM
AnyVan
Previous Companies
Takealot, Kalahari, Woolworths
William Benthall
Global Director, Public Affairs and Government Relations
Glovo
Previous Companies
Adam Smith International, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Sony Music
Yassir El Ismaili El Idrissi
Managing Director
1MORETHING VENTURES
Previous Companies
Careem, Tayara Group, Lamma, Appetito, NOMU Group
Zunaid Parker
Head of Digital Media & Advertising
Vodacom
Previous Companies
24.com (a Naspers company), Millward Brown
Benjamin Auschitzky
Scaleup Success Manager
Previous Companies
ManoMano, Rocket Internet
Mirja Hitzemann
Scaleup Success Manager
Previous Companies
NBA, Spotify
Vincent Previ
Managing Director
Previously
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
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
