Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance

Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance

Formation	2008
Type	Non-profit organisation
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]} 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]

Partnerships

The Alliance is supported by and is partnered with:

• Cisco Systems ^[5]
• Oppenheimer Generations Foundation ^[7]
• The IDP Foundation
• The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy ^[8]
• Yale School of Management ^[9]
• Saïd Business School ^[10]

Notable Members

• Eyram Tawia, founder of Leti Arts
• Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, former MD of Flutterwave and co-founder of Andela
• Lungisa Matshoba, CTO of Yoco
• Kelechi Ofoegbu, COO of Impact Hub Accra
• Adeteyo Bamiduro of Max.ng ^[11]

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. "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. "Oppenheimer, Cisco-backed Harambe raise funds for Africa tech startups". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
8. "Scholarships | The Fletcher School". fletcher.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
9. "Yale Announces MBA Scholarships for African Students Aiming to Make an Impact". Yale School of Management. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
10. "Africa and Oxford Saïd | Saïd Business School". www.sbs.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
11. "Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance invests $200,000 in two Nigerian startups; MAX and Releaf Group". TechCabal. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-08-30.