# Top 45 Payments Angel Investors in Africa in October 2023 ## Babs Ogundeyi - Type: Angel - Location: Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance Cofounder and CEO of Kuda ## Allen and Ollys International Limited - - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: FinTech, Insurance, Blockchain Allen and Ollys International Limited - ## Bunmi Akinyemiju - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments Bunmi is a graduate of Computer Science from the Michigan State University, USA. An execution focused executive with over 16 years entrepreneurial experience in high-tech sales, solutions development and management, Bunmi has developed over 20 proprietary technologies in Aviation, Government, Education, Oil & Gas and Banking sector globally.Bunmi has built more than five companies till date – each a potential billion dollar company and has substantial experience/relationships in the areas of Software development, Technology Consulting, Revenue Collection Strategies, Software Project Management, Business Startups, Internet Technology & Business Development. Bunmi is the Founder, MD/CEO of Venture Garden Nigeria. ## Olumide Soyombo - Type: Angel - Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance Olumide Soyombo holds a BSc in Systems Engineering from University of Lagos, Nigeria and an MSc (Distinction) in Business and Information Technology from the Aston Business School, Birmingham, England; earning membership into the Beta Gamma Sigma Society for his high scholastic achievement.Olumide co–founded Bluechip Technologies Ltd in 2008 andhas grown the organisation from an organization with two employees to an organization with over 80 consultants spread across Lagos, Accra and Lusaka, Zambia.In 2014, Olumide setup Leadpath as a seed fund investing in local tech startups. He has invested in startups like Pushcv.com, Paystack, Piggybank.ng, Fashpa, Heels.com.ng , Delivery Science, Gloo.ng, and Cosign.co. ## Cristina Santin - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Insurance, Blockchain Cristina Santin ## Tom Stafford - Type: Angel - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance Tom is a Co-Founder at DST Global, an internet-focused investment firm with a global focus. ## Oliver Tilloy - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Music, Banking, Internet Oliver Tilloy, Founder of Techmind. ## Olugbenga Agboola - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Internet Olugbenga Agboola is the Co-Founder and CEO of Flutterwave. He previously worked at Africa Fintech Foundry as a Senior Entrepreneur In Residence. Olugbenga Agboola attended MIT Sloan School of Management. ## Sam Altman - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce Sam Altman is the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI. Sam was previously the Chairman of Y Combinator, a leading silicon valley startup accelerator. ## Maneesh Arora - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Mobile, Internet, Mobile Apps Maneesh Arora is CEO & co-founder of MightyText. He is a product builder who previously worked at Google and Zynga. ## Rene Reinsberg - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Software Rene Reinsberg is the Co-Founder and President of Celo. ## Michael Vaughan - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software Michael Vaughan is the Operating Partner at Stripes. ## Calvin Ayre - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Information Technology, Bitcoin Calvin Ayre (born May 25, 1961, in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada) is the founder of the Bodog online gaming and entertainment brand, which he developed and launched in 1994.Ayre received a Bachelor of Sciences (BSc) in General Sciences from the University of Waterloo in 1984. In 1989, Ayre earned an MBA in Management Finance from CityUniversity of Seattle. ## Charles Delingpole - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments Charles Delingpole is Founder and CEO of ComplyAdvantage, a technology company focused on wiping out financial crime using Machine Learning. As CEO, Charles leads the product development and growth of the company. His passion for the issue came from his time as the MLRO of a previous startup he founded when he realized how inefficient processesaround money laundering are. Charles previously worked at The Student Room as a Founder and CEO. He attended the University of Cambridge and The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).Over 99% of money laundering is successful, ComplyAdvantage is working to stop it completely. Founded in 2014 with offices in London, New York, Singapore, and Cluj, ComplyAdvantage work with over 350 firms across 45 countries. Charles set up his first company, The Student Room Group, now the world’s largest student discussion forum when he was 16. After completing his MA in Politics at Trinity College Cambridge, and then an MSc in Management, Strategy, and Finance from the LSE, he became an associate at J.P. Morgan Cazenove. ## Yossi Hasson - Type: Angel - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Blockchain, Payments Yossi Hasson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Metaversal and a Venture Partner at 2048 Ventures. He is also a Non-Executive Director of WeThinkCode_. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of Techstars. He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business and the University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria. ## Thibault Poutrel - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, Financial Services Thibault Poutrel serves as a Manager of Access Consulting SARL. Mr. Poutrel serves as Chairman of Beaubourg Capital SAS, Internet Plc SAS and Diamond Minds Investments. He has been a Director of Come&Stay SA since December 13, 2001. He serves as a Director of Ingenico Corp. and Eat On Line SA. He has been a Director of Ingenico S.A., sinceFebruary 6, 2002 and Nextedia Société Anonyme since December 13, 2001. He serves as Member of Advisory Board of WitchBird SAS. He serves as a Director of INGENICO Inc. He worked for ABN AMRO France prior to joining Rothschild & Cie. Bank. In 2001, he founded an investment vehicle, Diamond Minds, of which he is Trustee. In 2003, he founded Access Consulting, a firm providing Internet and software integration consulting services, and in 2008, Beaubourg Capital SAS, a venture capital firm. Mr. Poutrel is a co-founder of production company Update Productions and the press agency Antidote. He educated at Institut d’Etudes Politiques (IEP) in Paris and London School of Economics. ## Damien Guermonprez - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Internet, Software Damien Guermonprez is the Executive Chairman of Lemonway and an equity investor in Financial Services and FinTech, sectors in which he has spent the major part of his career. As a passionate about innovation in financial services, he is co-leading the pan European payment institution Lemonway. In 2014, he sold to a hedge fund the former Belgiansubsidiary of BNP Paribas Personal Finance he had bought 4 years before with Apax Partners. Previously, he founded and led 14 credit institutions, leasing and insurance companies, during the last 20 years. He was CEO at Oney Bank, the Auchan banking division. Prior to Oney Bank, he was the CEO and founder of Case Credit Europe. Earlier in his career he was a Finance Manager at RCI Banque, the bank of Renault. Former board member of BUT and Iéseg Management School. Damien received his MBA from Harvard Business School and his Ms in Finance from Essec. ## Charles-Edouard Bouee - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: AgTech, CleanTech, Financial Services Charles-Edouard Bouée is the CEO of Roland Berger. He is a seasoned expert in reorganization, post-merger projects and integration programs, as well as performance improvement, and specializes in disruptive innovation, new technologies and digital transformation.Charles-Edouard Bouée joined Roland Berger in 2001 as Senior Partner in the Parisoffice, where he headed the Financial Services and Energy & Utility Competence Centers. He became the Managing Partner of Roland Berger’s China office in 2006 and Head of the Asia Leadership Team in 2009.He then assumed responsibility for France, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Morocco. He has since fulfilled consulting mandates for leading international companies and organizations based in Europe, Asia and elsewhere. Charles-Edouard Bouée was appointed COO in July 2013 and elected CEO of Roland Berger in June 2014.Charles-Edouard Bouée has authored various books on modern management and China, as well as Artificial Intelligence. ## Richmond Bassey - Type: Angel - Location: Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Payments, Financial Services Richmond Bassey is the Co-founder and CEO at Bamboo. He served as the Chief Of Staff for Helium Health prior to that. ## Will Neale - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software Founder (Grabyo, Fonix). Investor. ## Michael Pennington - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services One of the UK's leading tech angel investors. Active seed and pre-seed stage angel investor in UK based disruptive tech. Prefers businesses venturing into pastures new and keen investing at the pre product stage whether BtoC or B2B. Twice exited UK based tech entrepreneur with experience operating tech businesses in 20 countries in multiplelanguages. Co-founded Gumtree with Simon Crookall which was acquired by Ebay and Slando acquired by Naspers. ## Abdul Hassan - Type: Angel - Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Payments Abdul Hassan ## Opeyemi Awoyemi - Type: Angel - Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Payments, InsurTech, Insurance Opeyemi Awoyemi is the Co-Founder at Moneymie. Opeyemi previously worked at Indeed.com as a Senior Technical Product Manager. He attended Obafemi Awolowo University. ## Justin Kan - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce Justin Kan is the Co-Founder of Fractal. He attended Yale University. ## Ali Rampurwala - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptocurrency 15 years of experience in private equity, venture capital, investment banking, corporate strategy, angel investing, and business development having an MBA from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, USA and being a CAIA Charterholder. ## Christian Jantzen - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Danish angel investor, based in London. ## Leonard Stiegeler - Type: Angel - Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Credit Leonard Stiegeler is the Founder of Pulse, the leading innovative media company in Africa. He is backing & investing in media-/art-/technology- & -enabled ventures/assets. Some of his interests include Business Insider Africa, Art News Africa and Digital News Africa. Prior, he was the General Manager of Swiss Ringier AfricaAG since 2016 – responsible for buiding up the group's business on the continent. Ringier is today active in 8 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and through its ROAM-holding leads brands such as Jobberman, Cheki, Private Property, BuyRentKenya, Pigiame, ZoomTanzania, and many more. Prior to his work with Ringier since 2013, Leo helped to establish Rocket Internet and other German investors in Africa. Leo is originally from Germany and has been based in different African countries since 2011. ## Vijay Shankar - Type: Angel - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C - Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services Vijay Shankar ## Ashley Lewis - Type: Angel - Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Internet Ashley Lewis - Director, Africa - Accion Venture Lab @ Accion Venture Lab ## Desigan Chinniah - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Apps, SaaS Tech Advisor | Startup Mentor | Angel Investor | Board MemberDesigan Chinniah, aka Dees, provides seasoned startup, dot-com hardened, functional, strategic, creative and zero-bullshit executive advice. Dees possesses a unique set of Swiss-Army-Knife like talents and experiences - at the intersection of Product, Engineering, Business Development,Marketing, Fundraising and Developer Relations.A self-confessed geek — this sneakerhead lives in London with his wife, Sanne and their two kids, Summer Skye & Kiran Quinn.You’ve come this far… Why not say hello? helloATdesiganchinniahDOTcom#africa #ai #ar #blockchain #bots #community #connectivity #crypto #ethics #fintech #gaming #iot #opensource #privacy #speech #startups #voice #vr #web ## Eric Osiakwan - Type: Angel - Location: Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Finance, Payments, Software Eric Osiakwan, Managing Partner of Chanzo Capital is an Entrepreneur and Investor with 15 years of ICT industry leadership across Africa and the world. He has worked in 32 African countries setting up ISPs, ISPAs, IXPs and high-tech startups. He Co-Founded Angel Africa List,Angel Fair Africa and currently serves on the board of Farmerline, SMS GH,Forhey, Teranga Solutions, SeeSayDo, Oasis Websoft, Siqueries, Amp.it, SameLogic, Bisa app, Wanjo Foods,Ghana Cyber City and WABco – some of which are his investments. He was part of the team that built the TEAMS submarine cable in East Africa and an ICT Consultant for the WorldBank, Soros Foundations, UNDP, USAID, USDoJ, USDoS as well as African governments and private firms.He authored “The KINGS of Africa’s Digital Economy”, co-authored the “Open Access Model”, adopted globally by the telecommunications industry, “Negotiating the Net” – the politics of Internet Diffusion in Africa and “The Internet in Ghana” with the Mosaic Group. He was invited to contribute ideas to Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Commission for Africa. Eric is a TED, Stanford, MIT and Harvard fellow. ## Peter Sandberg - Type: Angel - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed, Secondary Market - Focus: Internet, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech Peter Sandberg is a co-founder of Nordic Secondary Fund, and a venture partner at Startup Wise Guys. He has extensive experience as a Business Angel and in asset management. ## Henry Allard - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: AgTech, InsurTech, Mobile Payments Henry Allard CEO of Filhet-Allard Maritime. ## Peter Kisadha - Type: Angel - Location: Kampala, Kampala, Uganda - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Peter Kisadha - Founder and CEO @ Digest Africa ## Shadi Abdulhadi - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Mobile Payments Shadi Abdulhadi ## Lionel Dorie - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: AgTech, InsurTech, Mobile Payments Lionel Dorie founding partner of Augusta Energy Group. ## Jesper Drescher - Type: Angel - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Gaming, Content Jesper Drescher ## Oluchi Enebeli - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Oluchi Enebeli ## Gbenga Ajayi - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Payments, Financial Services Gbenga Ajayi of Kanza Ventures. ## Kola Aina - Type: Angel - Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Internet Kola Aina is an entrepreneur, technology operator and investor with vast experience working in Africa’s largest economic market. His prior entrepreneurial experience spans several sectors including venture capital, technology, media, agriculture, infrastructure, publishing and real estate. As an angel investor and while leading the early stageAfrican VC firm Ventures Platform. Venture Platform is a leading early stage African VC fund that provides founder friendly capital and support to early stage companies in a framework that is buoyed by corporate governance and hands-on support. Kola has lead investment in about 28 companies including Payments company; Paystack, Connectivity company; Tizeti, Healthcare company; MDaaS and the Agric-tech company; Thrive Agric.Kola, founded the enterprise technology company Emerging Platforms Limited, 9 years ago, quickly growing it to become one of the leading technology service delivery companies and leaders in the e-learning space in West Africa providing services to over 100,000 students. Emerging Platforms Limited is a software and technology firm that specializes in developing innovative technology solutions in education, national security and enterprise sectors.Prior to focusing on full time entrepreneurship, Kola worked in corporate finance, administration, corporate turn-around and strategy. He led strategy and finance for one of the largest publishing companies in Nigeria up till 2009. Before that he worked in corporate finance proving financial analysis at Fifth Third Bank in the USA.Kola is a leader in the African startup and investing ecosystem, a Ted speaker and volunteers his time advising founders, speaking at events and serves on the Presidential Committee for Job Creation and Youth Employment as well as the Private Sector Advisory Group to the Presidency on Creativity and Technology. Kola studied Electrical Engineering and then secured a Master in Business Administration degree with a specialization in Finance from Bowling Green State University, Ohio. He has received further education from Berkley University, Harvard University and the Lagos Business School. ## Sean Mahsoul - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Computer, Software Sean Mahsoul ## Nehikhare Igbinijesu - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Nehikhare Igbinijesu ## Tomiwa Olaosebikan - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Tomiwa Olaosebikan ## Selma Ribica - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Payments, Software, Health Care Selma Ribica ## Guillaume Leenhardt - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: AgTech, InsurTech, Mobile Payments Guillaume Leenhardt CEO chez Gentle Finance # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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