I’m the Collaborator-in-Chief at TVCLabs, Co-Founder/CEO at DiaGlocal Collective and President Emeritus of ABAN (African Business Angel Network). With over two decades of experience supporting early-stage ventures across Africa, the UK, and the US, I specialise in helping founders become investment-worthy and guiding angels to invest with confidence—through my proprietary POEM Framework®. Over the years, I’ve advised and invested in 30+ African startups (including Powerstove, Omnibiz, and Big Cabal Media), contributed to building angel networks like Lagos Angel Network (LAN) and ABAN, and served on global boards such as the Global Business Angel Network (GBAN). I’ve worked with DFIs, corporates, and governments to design scalable innovation ecosystems across the continent. I support: Startup Founders – who are building tech-enabled businesses and want help clarifying their vision, structuring their organisations, understanding their unit economics, and preparing to raise capital. Angel Investors – especially those in the African Diaspora, looking to structure their thesis, participate in syndicated deals, or strengthen their due diligence and portfolio strategy. Ecosystem Builders – who want insight into governance, talent, program design, and building impactful founder-investor communities. My POEM Framework® (Proposition, Organisation, Economics, Milestones) offers a rigorous, structured way to assess and support startups. Whether you’re refining your pitch, preparing a data room, or designing a syndicate, I help you move faster, smarter, and with confidence. My mission is simple: to catalyse sustainable innovation across Africa by connecting the right capital with the right founders at the right time. If you’re serious about building, backing, or scaling ventures in Africa, let’s talk.