Shaping the Future of Business in Africa: Perspectives on Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital on the Continent

Are you interested in entrepreneurship and venture capital in Africa and for African consumers? Fundraising by African startups has grown by a factor of 8.7x over the past 4 years. Five out of the top 10 countries in the world with the highest rates of the population involved in early stage entrepreneurial activity are located in Africa. Please join us as we discuss these trends and more from the perspectives of both an entrepreneur and a venture capitalist. Lunch will be served!

Panelist: Euler Broleph, Managing Director at Vested World

A Liberian native educated in the U.S. and abroad who has traveled extensively throughout Africa, Asia and Europe, Euler understands firsthand how access to capital has the potential to transform the developing world and improve the lives of all people. In his career as an attorney, he specialized in corporate transactions with leading law firms Latham & Watkins and Vedder Price, representing Fortune 100 companies, venture capital and private equity firms and emerging businesses worldwide. As an angel investor, he’s helped fund several early stage businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa, developing an acute understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with early stage investing in emerging markets. Now the Managing Director of VestedWorld, Euler is diligent about helping early stage companies reach their full potential. One of his key duties is to ensure that VestedWorld is a trusted steward of its investors’ capital and a true partner to its portfolio companies. Euler holds a JD from University of Chicago Law School, where he was a Donald E. Egan Scholar and the recipient of the Ann Watson Barber Outstanding Service Award. He was also a Robert T. Jones Scholar at the University of St. Andrews (Scotland), where he earned a Graduate Diploma in International Strategy and Economics. He earned his BA in International Studies from Emory University, where he was a Sonny Carter Scholar.

He lives in Chicago with his wife Ebba and their dog, Mr. Rocco Bojangles.

Panelist: Temi Adeoye, Co-Founder of Salesclerk

Temi Adeoye is a programmer and tech entrepreneur who co-founded Salesclerk – a self-checkout application for retail in Africa. With a background in Mechanical Engineering, he worked as a project engineer in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, managing multi-million dollar projects for international oil companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell and Chevron. Prior to founding Salesclerk, he led the Code for Nigeria open-data initiative, which promotes the use of public data and civic innovation as a means to strengthen storytelling, government transparency, and audience engagement. He also co-founded Tekrapi, a civic innovation experiment that provides pro bono technology and design services to non-profits.

Temi is a Carrington Fellow with the U.S. Consulate in Lagos, an Associate Fellow at the Nigeria Leadership Initiative, and former ICFJ Knight Fellow.

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