About
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Andy is the Head of Ecosystem for Sub-Saharan Africa at Google, leading a team based across Africa, with a focus on reaching top startups and developers at skill levels through scalable, high-impact programs and tools. Andy is also an active investor and mentor to early-stage startups in emerging markets and disruptive technology sectors, having made over 30 seed-stage angel investments, is a Limited Partner with the venture capital funds Microtraction and Future Africa, and is a graduate of the Venture Capital Executive Program at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. Before joining Google, Andy was the VP of Apps & Developer Relations for Mxit, the groundbreaking African mobile messaging platform and social network. Over the course of his career he’s led the creation of new standards (Media RSS / mRSS), new patented technologies (5 media and search technology patents), new startups (Live365 and Downtempo.net), and countless technology experiments.
Experience
Future Africa
View →Limited Partner · 2021 – present
Seed31San Francisco, California, United StatesFinance · Financial Services
Microtraction
View →limited Partner & Global Advisor · 2018 – present
6Lagos, Lagos, NigeriaAngel Investment · Finance
Weekend Fund
View →Limited Partner · 2021 – present
6San Francisco, California, United StatesAngel Investment · Finance
- Head of Sub-Saharan Africa Ecosystem · Google2013 – present
Education
- Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley · Venture Capital Executive Program
People at Future Africa
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