In this episode with spoke to Gbolade Okeowo Vice President of Kuramo Capital, on the African Venture Capital Market. Gbolade Okeowo is a barrister turned Investment Banker with over 12 years of Investment Banking, Corporate Finance and Private Equity years experience across sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Middle East. He currently works as a Vice President with Kuramo Capital Management LLC - a $500m multi-asset class investment vehicle focused on investing in African businesses that have strong records of improving the lives of the African consumer whilst maintaining a clear path to delivering superior returns to investors. Before joining Kuramo, Gbolade worked with the Mergers & Acquisitions ("M&A") team at Standard Chartered Bank - advising on over $400m of completed M&A transactions. Since 2019, Gbolade has been a fundraising mentor to several innovative entrepreneurs across sub-Saharan Africa, helping them raise over $15m in equity investments. Disclaimer: All opinions voiced in our podcast are personal views and in no way shape or form represent the views of the institutions for which these individuals work. Questions asked and issues discussed are drawn from a wide variety of questions sent in by members of our audience and do not also necessarily reflect the personal opinions of the hosts.
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