Hope Ditlhakanyane
Head of Venture Sourcing at Founders Factory Africa- Claim this Profile
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Nicole Dunn
Hope is undoubtedly one of the most passionate and talented people I have ever met. I have had the privilege of knowing her for the past 8 years, and working together over the past 14 months at Founders Factory Africa. Hope has an unparalleled ability to connect with founders across different markets and sectors, and negotiate great deals despite multiple constraints. The pipeline she was able to generate as a one woman team was astounding and her insight into the local ecosystem is excellent (listen to her podcast features for reference). She both sets the gold standard through example and provides a platform for her team to grow, displaying effortless leadership skills. Hope has been one of my favourite people to work alongside. Her energy is infectious, her ambition is inspiring, and I know she will continue to excel as a leader and investor. I’m looking forward to watching her journey and know that she will shift the landscape for woman-led startups in Africa, and possibly beyond. If you get the opportunity to work with Hope, take it.
Ropafadzo Musvaire
Hope is a highly driven individual who possesses a contagious passion in supporting female founders. I thoroughly enjoyed working with her. She is well connected in the ecosystem and approaches her work strategically with the utmost professionalism.
Nicole Dunn
Hope is undoubtedly one of the most passionate and talented people I have ever met. I have had the privilege of knowing her for the past 8 years, and working together over the past 14 months at Founders Factory Africa. Hope has an unparalleled ability to connect with founders across different markets and sectors, and negotiate great deals despite multiple constraints. The pipeline she was able to generate as a one woman team was astounding and her insight into the local ecosystem is excellent (listen to her podcast features for reference). She both sets the gold standard through example and provides a platform for her team to grow, displaying effortless leadership skills. Hope has been one of my favourite people to work alongside. Her energy is infectious, her ambition is inspiring, and I know she will continue to excel as a leader and investor. I’m looking forward to watching her journey and know that she will shift the landscape for woman-led startups in Africa, and possibly beyond. If you get the opportunity to work with Hope, take it.
Ropafadzo Musvaire
Hope is a highly driven individual who possesses a contagious passion in supporting female founders. I thoroughly enjoyed working with her. She is well connected in the ecosystem and approaches her work strategically with the utmost professionalism.
Nicole Dunn
Hope is undoubtedly one of the most passionate and talented people I have ever met. I have had the privilege of knowing her for the past 8 years, and working together over the past 14 months at Founders Factory Africa. Hope has an unparalleled ability to connect with founders across different markets and sectors, and negotiate great deals despite multiple constraints. The pipeline she was able to generate as a one woman team was astounding and her insight into the local ecosystem is excellent (listen to her podcast features for reference). She both sets the gold standard through example and provides a platform for her team to grow, displaying effortless leadership skills. Hope has been one of my favourite people to work alongside. Her energy is infectious, her ambition is inspiring, and I know she will continue to excel as a leader and investor. I’m looking forward to watching her journey and know that she will shift the landscape for woman-led startups in Africa, and possibly beyond. If you get the opportunity to work with Hope, take it.
Ropafadzo Musvaire
Hope is a highly driven individual who possesses a contagious passion in supporting female founders. I thoroughly enjoyed working with her. She is well connected in the ecosystem and approaches her work strategically with the utmost professionalism.
Nicole Dunn
Hope is undoubtedly one of the most passionate and talented people I have ever met. I have had the privilege of knowing her for the past 8 years, and working together over the past 14 months at Founders Factory Africa. Hope has an unparalleled ability to connect with founders across different markets and sectors, and negotiate great deals despite multiple constraints. The pipeline she was able to generate as a one woman team was astounding and her insight into the local ecosystem is excellent (listen to her podcast features for reference). She both sets the gold standard through example and provides a platform for her team to grow, displaying effortless leadership skills. Hope has been one of my favourite people to work alongside. Her energy is infectious, her ambition is inspiring, and I know she will continue to excel as a leader and investor. I’m looking forward to watching her journey and know that she will shift the landscape for woman-led startups in Africa, and possibly beyond. If you get the opportunity to work with Hope, take it.
Ropafadzo Musvaire
Hope is a highly driven individual who possesses a contagious passion in supporting female founders. I thoroughly enjoyed working with her. She is well connected in the ecosystem and approaches her work strategically with the utmost professionalism.
Experience
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Founders Factory Africa
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South Africa
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Venture Sourcing
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Jul 2021 - Present
As the Head of Venture Sourcing, I lead the deal sourcing and investment process for Founders Factory Africa. Key Achievements: - Lead a team associates and analysts- Craft and manage the FFA investment thesis, as well as the manage the execution of the investment process (qualifying, due diligence, investment memos, IC presentation and deal signing).- Led the investment into the following 30+ startups. Some examples include: Zuri Health, Vitruvian MD, Infiuss Health, Winich Farms, Tibu Health, Zanifu, BuuPass, Quikk Dev, Viebeg, EM Guidance, Shamba Pride
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Venture Sourcing Lead
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Jan 2021 - Jun 2021
Founders Factory Africa backs high growth startups on the African continent. In my role as Venture Sourcing Lead, I facilitated the FFA deal sourcing process of various deals within the first 5 months. Deals included: Wazi, Asaak, Revix, Neopenda, My Health Africa, Zindi, Zazuu, TUNL
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We Fund Women
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South Africa
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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Founder
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Jun 2020 - Present
Through We Fund Women, I am contributing to the gender-lens landscape within VC. Since launch I have: 1. Launched a gender-lens startup database, tracking over 100 women-led startups across Africa 2. Invested in women-led startups. List includes 3Dimo, currently in the global Techstars Farm to Fork accelerator. 3. Launched a We Fund Women podcast Through We Fund Women, I am contributing to the gender-lens landscape within VC. Since launch I have: 1. Launched a gender-lens startup database, tracking over 100 women-led startups across Africa 2. Invested in women-led startups. List includes 3Dimo, currently in the global Techstars Farm to Fork accelerator. 3. Launched a We Fund Women podcast
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MEST Africa
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Ghana
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Venture Partner
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Apr 2020 - Oct 2021
MEST AFRICA is one of the largest Pan-African organisations training and funding tech talent across the diaspora. I work with portfolio companies across 4 markets (Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa). Key achievements include: 1. Introduced a portfolio-wide reporting system, bringing more visibility to portfolio performance to inform portfolio management strategies 2. Overtime supported close to 10 Portco's on strategy, growth, fundraising and team management MEST AFRICA is one of the largest Pan-African organisations training and funding tech talent across the diaspora. I work with portfolio companies across 4 markets (Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa). Key achievements include: 1. Introduced a portfolio-wide reporting system, bringing more visibility to portfolio performance to inform portfolio management strategies 2. Overtime supported close to 10 Portco's on strategy, growth, fundraising and team management
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Kearney
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Business Analyst
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Jul 2019 - Sep 2019
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Business Analyst
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Jan 2018 - Jun 2019
+ Supply chain transformation for a large state-owned entity to implement a category-driven operating model, redesigning and implementing a new public procurement governance framework to drive efficiencies across the function. Team managed to help entity reduce irregular spend by more than 50%.+ Conducted a diagnostic of the education data management and Ed-tech tools landscape which informed the country’s ICT & Data education strategy.+ Conducted a strategic procurement transformation programme for an oil and gas company, realizing significant savings for client+ Ran a spend compliance office to drive policy and process consistency across the organisation. Organisation achieved 100% compliance to procurement processes at the end of an 8-week period and sufficient knowledge transfer ensured employees can run it on their own+ Led numerous change management workshops across project streams
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Education
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2017 - 2017
University of Cape Town
Postgraduate Diploma in Management specialising in Entrepreneurship (Honours equivalent), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies -
2014 - 2016
University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Accounting, Accounting -
2009 - 2013
West Ridge High School
National Senior Certificate, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates
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