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The Nest14th of May Edition

Connecting frontier market entrepreneurs with global angel investors

Shark Tank Investment PitchesWeekly on Zoom at every Thursday at

10am San Francisco / 6pm London / 8pm Nairobi time

The Nest connects aspiring entrepreneurs in frontier markets with angel investors from around the world. The Nest is held weekly online as a Zoom shark tank with 3 angel investors and 3 entrepreneurs

from frontier markets worldwide. More at findthenest.org

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The Host14th of May Edition

• Purpose-driven entrepreneur and investor • CEO of UNTAPPED, focused on

entrepreneur development • Founder of dloHaiti, social business for

clean water in Haiti• 20+ years in tech industry

Jim Chu

• Supporting entrepreneurship through technology-enabled asset financing• Focus on essential services for the

“rest of the pyramid” in developing markets• Offices and staff in Kenya, Mali, Haiti,

UK, and US

Unlock the Potential of the Next Billion

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The Business Angels14th of May Edition

• Founder of R-Ventures, an emerging market focused venture capital fund• Former Prime Minister (2012-14) of

the Republic of Haïti involved in post-2010 earthquake reconstruction• Founder of Global Voice Group,

Technology company for the Telco industry• Founder of LSL World Initiative,

economic advisory for emerging countries governments

• Senior Counsel at Dentons (largest law firm on the planet)• Advised on transactions in

energy, infrastructure, private equity and venture capital throughout Africa• Angel investor in and advisor to

over 50 startups in the UK and Africa

• CEO & Founding Partner, AequalitasCapital Partners, providing advisory services on impact investment and ESG • Senior Investment Advisor, UN

Economic Commission on Africa, the Africa Women’s Leadership Fund• Founding team of Africa’s first health

investment fund• 12+ years experience PE in Africa &

other emerging markets

Laurent Lamothe Geetha Tharmaratnam Raj Kulasingam

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The Entrepreneurs14th of May Edition

Abdulaziz Omar Mathias Léopoldie

• Makes remote teaching in Africa more engaging by transforming any flat surface to be interactive

Mohamed Samir• Serial entrepreneur• Trained as Electronics and

communications engineer

• Enables any mobile phone user to use his/her phone to receive letters

Abdulaziz Omar• 10 years of experience in strategic

and planning management• University lecturer

• Mobile money service for SMEs to pay their suppliers

Matthias Leopoldie• Former operations Manager at

Lemon Way Africa mobile money• Founding member of WeStart,

conferences on start-ups

Mohammed Samir

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The Entrepreneurs14th of May Edition

Abdulaziz Omar Mathias Léopoldie

• Investment from Jim• Interest from Raj• Interest from Geetha• Interest from Laurent• Interest from the audience

• Interest from Geetha

• Interest from Laurent

• Interest from the audience

• Interest from Laurent

Mohammed Samir

AudienceGeethaJim

LaurentGeethaRajLaurent AudienceLaurent

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Audience Poll

How much would you invest in M-Post?

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Audience Poll

How much would you invest in Julaya?

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Audience Poll

How much would you invest in Interact Labs?

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Watch us on Zoom every Thursday 8pm Nairobi / 10am San Francisco / 6pm London / 8pm Nairobi

Apply on Whatsapp +254 110 00 65 83 Send a short video presenting your company