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Segun Cole

Founder @ MAASAI

I am a Serial entrepreneur and Founder & CEO of ekocab- an ondemand mobility marketplace for high end rides. I started my career as a new mobility consultant advising governments on micromobility policies. Besides being an investor I also sit on the board of various African Tech Startups an of GEN Africa. I am the President of Startup huddle Lagos- a community of 235 Startups from pre-seed to series c- powered by GEN Global.
I am the Founder of Fund The Gap Network which advocates for underrepresented and underfunded founders in the Allocation of VC Funding. I am a policy commission member (NESG), New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO) member, Tony elumelu Foundation Mentor and African Business Heroes Judge.
I am an International Partner to the World Business Angel Fund and a Partner of Vertex Fund with $15m AUM. Besides that also a venture partner at Wefunder, Openner.VC and Zero to One Capital.
I am currently a member of the SEC working committee on Angel Investment and Venture Capital in Nigeria.

Industry Expertise

FinTech

Experienced in

B2C

Business Expertise

Business Development, Controlling, Funding, Human Resources, Strategy

Companies previously worked with

Corporates: TotalEnergies
Startups: Ekocab