Road To Raise

For early-stage founders to refine their business models and get investor-ready for funding, particularly, Venture Capital.

Hi there,

Welcome to Road to Raise! I created this platform to partner with founders building in Africa refine their business models and navigate the complexities of fundraising, particularly raising venture capital in this challenging economic climate.

I started my career as a Strategy Consultant for Accenture & Bain working across multiple countries in African & Middle Eastern markets consulting for large corporates & government agencies.

I now support startups as an Investor at Ventures Platform Fund, an early-stage Pan-African Fund with investments in Paystack, PiggyVest, Fez Delivery, etc. Through VP Fund, I have led investments in 14 startups. Personally, I have also made 2 angel investments.

I currently sit as a board member of Termii & board observer of SunFi. I also mentor startups at multiple global accelerators operating in Africa - Techstars, Google for Startups and Plug&Play.

Aside from my professional endeavors, I love to express my creativity by designing jewellery & quite keen to see the development of the creative sector.

I look forward to combining my experience as a strategy consultant & investor working across emerging markets to empower early-stage founders with actionable tools & support to enable them to refine their business models and confidently secure the funding required to write their own success stories.

To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key.

"I hope to see a thriving ecosystem powered by visionary startups, who are empowered to scale fueled by accessible funding"

Dear founder, this is for you if...

You aim to build a scalable, impact-driven startup in Africa that is a vehicle for change

You are ready to work at an accelerated pace to attain market dominance

You are unable to scale your business due to limited access to funding

You are pitching to investors who say pass but you are unable to clearly articulate why they won’t commit

You don’t have a deep network of other tech founders or investors on the continent

You don’t understand how to navigate the funding landscape today given market conditions

You are having a hard time getting in front of the right kind of investors

You don’t have the necessary resources even if you were to get in front of investors today

Got any specific request?

Email : roadtoraise@gmail.com