Keshni Morar

Jozi Angels

The Jozi Angel Network is a prominent and dynamic investment group based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It serves as a vital bridge between promising startups and enthusiastic angel investors, fostering growth and innovation within the local entrepreneurial ecosystem. This network offers a platform for budding entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative ideas and business models, seeking financial support, mentorship, and strategic guidance.

Investment Committee Member

Founder Institute

Founder Institute is the world's premier idea-stage accelerator and start-up launch programme. We provide early-stage and aspiring entrepreneurs with the structure, training, mentor feedback, global network, and lifetime of support needed to start an enduring company. Many leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used our program to transition from employee to entrepreneur, test their startup ideas, build a team, get their first customers, raise funding, and more. The current portfolio has an estimated $20 Billion in funds, 80% graduate survival rate (after 5 years) and 3500+ companies launched. Responsible for the operations of the South African chapter.

Managing Director South Africa

Investable

We specialise in crafting dynamic programs for early-stage entrepreneurs, visionary investors, and vital support organizations. Let's embark on a journey to amplify your influence and catalyze prosperity across Sub-Saharan Africa. 🌍

Founder & Managing Director

Cure8Health

Provide advice on deal structuring, investments, operations and commercialisation of the cloud based medical practice management software backed by a AI-driven-workflow engine capabilities.

Strategic Investment Advisor

Styld

Conceptualized and developed a cutting-edge B2B retail SaaS platform, enabling retailers to enhance their operations and customer experience.

Vodacom

Comprehensive, integrated strategy development from deal structuring to advising business leaders on cost efficiency initiatives & developing growth plans for business units through mergers and acquisition. Won CEO team award for various M&A deals, as well as the development of the Group Strategy in FY2014/15 and again in FY2017/18 for the listing of Vodacom Tanzania on the Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange and the acquisition of Safaricom in Kenya.

Principal: Group Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions

Led implementation of >200 integration projects with budgets from R50K to R60M with requirements across telco value chain. Directed team of 10 Business Analysts & 4 Project Managers.  20 indirect reports of Developers & Systems Testers.

Portfolio Manager : Strategy, Architecture and Planning 

Morse Consulting

Led targeted change programmes from cost savings to business integration management for clients including: Liberty Life, Stanlib, Melville Douglas, ABSA Asset Management & Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA). Reported to C-level.

Senior Management Consultant

Accenture

Provided advisory on software and technical consulting services to multinational companies in the Financial Services sector.

Consultant

NamITech

Analyzed operations for one of the country’s leading firms in manufacturing credit cards & mobile sim cards for largest banks & Telco players across African continent. Shortly after joining, identified as candidate for Fast-track Management Development Programme.

Oracle Business Analyst

Network Leadership

Supported direct marketing & selling & operations ensuring up-to-date accounts & accurate month-end reporting to Exco.

Assistant Accountant

Speaker | Venture Builder | Angel Investor | Fractional Strategy Officer

Business development, mergers and acquisitions, and transformation are some of my strengths as a seasoned executive of multinational growth companies and technology start-ups. With cross-functional teams of up to 50, I have implemented over 200 integration projects with budgets ranging from US$5k to US$6 million. I have managed and transacted with businesses in the telecommunications and information technology sector, including acquisition, divestiture, IPO, restructuring, and joint ventures with a value exceeding US$4.5 billion on the African continent. 

Following my corporate career, I immersed myself into the startup ecosystem from Africa to America, founding 4 businesses, running a global startup accelerator (Founder Institute South Africa), and investing in several small businesses and startups. I mentor startups through Founder Institute, Hult Prize Foundation, The Mentorship Boardroom, The Jack Ma Foundation, and The Venture Mentoring Team. I mentor and advise founders through the fundraising process and am a DD partner to Angels and VCs.  

If you're a founder wanting to learn how to raise funding from investors, please apply here - 
https://forms.gle/GkxZUdhQoPPAChFr7

If you're an Angel looking for investment opportunities, DM me.

Focused on Founders who are looking to raise angel to series A funding to scale their businesses. In addition to our advisory services, Founders can participate in a 3-month  programme which includes how to improve pitch materials, generate investor interest, create an investor pipeline, startup valuations, due diligence preparation, negotiation of terms and more.

To apply, please submit your details via - https://www.f6s.com/investable-funding-fix-program/apply

StartUp to ScaleUP Club

We currently host six regular StartUp Q&A sessions, helping founders go from startup to scaleup:

• StartUp 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 Q&A, 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 12:00-13:00 (UK time)

• StartUp 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 and 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 Q&A, 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 12:00-13:00 (UK time)

• StartUp 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 Q&A, 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 12:00-13:00 (UK time)

• StartUp 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 Q&A, 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 12:00-13:00 (UK time)
 
• StartUp 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 Q&A, 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 12:00-13:00 (UK time)

• StartUp 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 Q&A, 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 12:00-13:00 (UK time)


••• “In Conversation With”
(Politicians, Senior Government, Policy Makers and other Public Sector officials),
Last Friday of some months at 7pm (UK time)•••


🏡 🇬🇧🌱⚡️🚀🦄📈 ♣️


The club’s mission is to help founders go from StartUp to ScaleUP whilst providing a fun and enjoyable environment for meaningful conversations.

Anyone who’s part of the the startup to scaleup ecosystem, may join to network, exchange information, learn, ask for help or bring value to others, in a safe and considerate way.

Become part of this community that aims to push further the boundaries of transparency, democratisation and interconnectivity for innovative entrepreneurs on their exciting journeys from StartUp to ScaleUp...

Founder

Talent Disrupter

Through Talent Disrupter, I work with investors keen on adding value to their portfolio, as well as StartUp | ScaleUp founders and management - inResidence and/or onsite with specific organisations - by focusing mainly on:

• Design and setup of end-to-end Talent Acquisition & Retention Process
• Organisational Culture
• Recruitment Forecasting
• Talent Acquisition Strategy | Talent Acquisition Delivery
• Talent Mapping | Talent Mining | Talent Pooling
• Resourcing
• Recruiting
• OnBoarding
• Employer Branding
• Executive Search
• Gender Parity
• Career Returner
• Internship | Apprenticeships | Graduate programmes
• "Hard-to-fill" roles
• Volume Hiring
• Assessor

Talent Partner (Founder)

Tech London Advocates & Global Tech Advocates

TECH LONDON ADVOCATES is an unrivalled collection of tech leaders, experts and investors uniting to form the most influential group in tech.
With no government backing, this is the voice of the private sector in London.

Advocate

Hays

Helping the 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 assess candidates appropriately: sitting on interview panels, assessing written exercises and presentations, etc.
Currently focused on volume hiring and early careers.

Associate Assessor

Pertemps Managed Solutions

Pre Employment Assessment: working on various high volume and specialist roles recruitment campaigns, helping 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 ensure they hire the right candidates for the right role.

Recruitment Assessor

Capita

Assessing Video Interviews, job applications, sitting on interview panels (on and off site) and sifting (a variety of roles) for different organisations, such as:

𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻

𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲

  𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲

𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆

𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆

𝗗𝗪𝗣

𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲

𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲

Manpower

Working for 𝗦𝗸𝘆 both remotely and onsite.

- Assessor:
Currently carrying out assessments for Engineering, Contact Centre and Retail Sales roles.

- Interviewer:
Conducting telephone interviews for Contact Centre roles.
 
• High Volume Hiring

Penna

To date I have really enjoyed the opportunity to work on projects for both the 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 and the 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴: 

• Offsite / Remotely:
- Screening, sifting and assessing candidates for Inspector roles, via ATS (carrying both eligibility and competency assessments), as well as Written Exercise assessments.
- Quality Assessment of the work carried by other Associate Consultants.

• Onsite:
- Conducting and assessing competency interviews for Detective Constable roles.
- Assessing role play briefings.

Pre Employment Assessor

Sanfrix

Working remotely on a part-time & project basis; focusing on sourcing, screening & selecting and interviewing.

It is an absolute pleasure to work with a great global team in a FinTech StartUp environment that challenges me.
 

* part-time *

Talent Partner (via Talent Disrupter)

An exciting contract with RSA (insurance) - via AMS - direct sourcing on very High Volume Hiring campaigns for permanent Contact Centre roles (as well as some specialist vacancies).

Interim Senior Sourcing Specialist (via AMS)

🎙️Host of regular weekly StartUp Q&A sessions 🎧

⚡️ Talent Partner & Growth Advisor to startups 📈

🔬 Due Diligence & Assessment Consultant to Angel
investors and Family Offices 🪽

🕵🏻‍♂️ PreEmployment Assessor: Gov | Public | Private sectors and Universities 🏷️

*** Advocating for GenderParity, NeuroDiversity, exMilitary/Service Personnel ***

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A 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐔𝐩 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐭, keen on Jazz, Literature, Politics and History.
 
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A serial entrepreneur with a successful track record in Growth: Sales, Marketing & Advertising…as well as Recruitment / Talent Acquisition…(across various industries and geographies), currently focused on adding value, as:

• Founder + Host at 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙐𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙐𝙋 𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙗:
running six regular StartUp Q&A sessions,
𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗴𝗼 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗽, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 “𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱” 𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 — 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀: 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝘃𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀.
 

• Talent Partner via 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫:
embedded within aspirational StartUps (fractionally, project-based and/or part-time), helping them hire and keep the right people (end to end talent acquisition).

 
• Pre Employment 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 with various government agencies, public & private sector organisations and universities (screening | sifting | assessing | interviewing).

 
*** I also engage as an advisor to various startups and InResidence Expert with investors, venture builders, accelerators, angels, family offices, etc…

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