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

Bhairav Patel

Atom CTO

Atom CTO provides strategic and operational technology advice to start-ups, small businesses and investors

Founded by an award winning technology team that saw that start-ups and small businesses were not being given quality advice, our mission is to ensure that start-ups and small businesses do not fail due to poor tech choices and we do this by providing virtual CTO, software development, tech due diligence and project delivery services to our clients.  

We act as the bridge between the business and tech thus allowing business owners to focus on their core strengths to drive sales and grow revenue

Additionally we invest in startups where we see that our technology expertise will give an added boost to the company's chance of success

Managing Director

Podcast Host

Teybridge Capital (Europe) Limited

Fractional CTO

Clear Treasury

Fractional CTO 

Age Care Technologies 

Tech Advisor

Providing mentorship to founders in South Africa

Mentor

Max Ventures Co-working & Incubator

Providing tech mentorship to start-up founders going through their accelerator program

Startup Mentor

MassChallenge

The Real World Entrepreneurship Podcast

Defactor Labs

Defactor Labs provides financing to businesses via DeFi liquidity pools

The financing covers a number of asset classes including receivables, trade finance and inventory finance and funding is provided through regulated structures in the US and Europe

Technology Lead

Defactor

Defactor is a game changing platform built on the blockchain that is looking to bridge the gap between traditional finance and the exciting DeFi space

The team at defactor are industry veterans of FinTech, Logistics and Supply Chains and have come together to build a business that will give asset originators the ability to access the liquidity that is available on the blockchain and will give investors real world, tangible assets to invest in

I'm an experienced technology executive and trusted advisor to startups and small businesses. With over 20 years of experience in the tech industry across e-commerce, telecom, fintech, construction, EdTech, renewable energy, AgeTech and MedTech, I provide strategic guidance to help companies leverage technology to achieve their goals.

As a founder myself and through my work as CTO for numerous startups, I deeply understand the challenges of building and scaling technology-driven businesses. I've led the development of award-winning platforms, built high-performing tech teams from the ground up, and created IT strategies that enabled 50% year-over-year revenue growth.

Beyond the hands-on work of developing solutions and leading technical teams, I specialize in aligning business and IT strategies. I serve as a bridge between the business and technical sides, making sure technology investments support the company's short-term and long-term objectives.

In advisory roles, I provide CTO services including:

- IT assessments
- Technology roadmaps
- Vendor selection
- Team building and 
- Project oversight 
- Enterprise Readiness

I also host two podcasts, the Atom CTO Podcast, where he shares insights from interviews with industry leaders and specialists and the Real World Entrepreneurship Podcasts where he and his co-host speak the truth to budding entrepreneurs.

If you're looking for a seasoned executive to provide an independent perspective on your technology strategy and execution, I'd love to discuss how I can help. With experience across multiple industries and business stages, I can quickly assess challenges and opportunities and provide recommendations to accelerate your progress. Let's discuss your business and technical goals and explore working together.

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