Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance

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Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance
Formation2008;17 years ago (2008)
Type Nonprofit organization
Website www.harambeans.com

The Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance is a US-based business network for African entrepreneurs that provides funding, university scholarships and a support ecosystem. [1] [2] [3]

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The Alliance was founded by Okendo Lewis-Gayle [4] and is supported by Cisco and the Oppenheimer Generations Foundation, [5] amongst others. Members of the Harambe Alliance have raised over $500 million from Google Ventures, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Alibaba [6] to support their ventures. [7]

The organization's name is derived from the Swahili word Harambee, which means, "working together towards a common purpose". [8]

Partnerships

The Alliance is supported by and is partnered with:

Notable Members

References

  1. ↑ Beinner, Ron (29 July 2014). "How the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Is Providing a Boost for African Start-Ups". Vanity Fair (August). Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  2. ↑ "For African expats, it's a tough road home". CNN. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  3. ↑ "Secret weapon". The Economist. ISSN   0013-0613 . Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  4. ↑ "PODCAST | The state of start-up funding in Africa". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  5. 1 2 "Oppenheimer, Cisco-Backed Harambe Raise Funds for Africa Tech Startups". Bloomberg.com. 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  6. ↑ TechMoran (2020-06-04). "Harambe launches $1 million fund for African entrepreneurs". TechMoran. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  7. 1 2 "Oppenheimer, Cisco-backed Harambe raise funds for Africa tech startups". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  8. ↑ "Harambeans - About Us". Harambeans. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Scholarships | The Fletcher School". fletcher.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  10. ↑ "Yale Announces MBA Scholarships for African Students Aiming to Make an Impact". Yale School of Management. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  11. ↑ "Africa and Oxford Saïd | Saïd Business School". www.sbs.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  12. ↑ "Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance invests $200,000 in two Nigerian startups; MAX and Releaf Group". TechCabal. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
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