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

Cyber Alliance

Cyber Alliance is a global technology solutions firm with a Pan African focus to create strategies that accelerate digital transformation and cybersecurity. We help public and private sector organizations better protect their cyber space through cybersecurity consulting, managed security operations, and talent placement in a way that also drives growth.

Co-Founder

B-Direct

B-Direct is the 1st US-based company to uniquely multiply corporate and advisory board opportunities for US Black executives and entrepreneurs by helping them adapt their experience and networks to an African context and then helping them engage high-growth African-based companies looking to locally and globally scale.

Founder

Go Global NC

N.C. Coalition for Global Competitiveness is a private and public sector partnership of leaders from a variety of industries from all over North Carolina. The purpose of the Coalition is to foster thought leadership and serve as a catalyst for our statewide vision for global engagement.

The Coalition is focused on optimizing North Carolina’s global engagement through a comprehensive approach, including FDI, trade and workforce development to generate jobs and opportunities and create an environment for success in the global economy. Economic well-being and quality of life for all North Carolinians depends on effectively engaging the rest of the world.

NC Coalition for Global Competitiveness

Launch Africa

Launch Africa is a Pan African Fund transforming the narrative on investing in African early-stage companies.

Portfolio Advisor

B&C International, Inc.

Partner

Chief Strategy Officer

United Durham Incorporated  Community Development Corporation (UDI CDC)

Director Board Of Directors

East Africa Chamber of Commerce

Member Of The Board Of Advisors

B&C International

With over 55 years of service, B&C International is one of the oldest minority-owned global business management consulting firms in the country.  As Chief Strategy Officer, I guide internal and external strategy execution and communication as BCI positions itself for a constantly evolving global business marketplace.  I direct new market exploration, primary market research and intelligence gathering to ensure the firm’s chief executive team understands the implications of potential choices.  Focusing on the future, I work to ensure BCI continuously evaluates its value proposition and is appropriately structured and branded for global growth.

NC Central University School of Business

Past Board Member

Durham Housing Authority

2x- Award Winning International Ecosystem Builder / Co-Founder - CyberAlliance | Founder - B-Direct | Board Member | US Embassy Collaborator / US- Africa Economic Advocate

Larry has 20+ years of business experience working with and advising governments, corporations, SMMEs, NGOs, and influencers on various issues in the United States and the continent of Africa. 

Larry is President and Co-Founder of CyberAlliance, a US-based cyber security firm with an Africa-centric focus on developing strategies to help businesses, corporations, and governments accelerate digitalization and achieve explosive economic growth in Africa and across the world. He is also the Founder of B-Direct, a Corporate Board Placement company focused on preparing Black executives and entrepreneurs to support African businesses

As a Partner in the oldest Black-owned global strategy consulting firm in the U.S., B&C International, Larry has led initiatives that resulted in multiple transatlantic economic development-focused Memorandums of Understanding, Cooperation Agreements, and global partnerships. These transformative initiatives have created thousands of jobs throughout the continent of Africa. Larry played a lead role in the organization of transatlantic public and private sector Black Business Summits, which are creating ecosystems for the launch of upcoming US Business Resource Centers across Africa. These growth hubs will be focused on growing small & medium-sized businesses in the US and Africa through collaboration.

Larry is a Portfolio Advisor for South African VC firm – Launch Africa, he serves on the Advisory Boards of Dream Academy (Botswana) and the East African Chamber of Commerce (EACC), the Board of Directors of UDI Community Development Corporation, one of the oldest CDC’s in the United States, and previously served on the Board of Commissioners for Durham Housing Authority and the Board of Visitors for the School of Business at North Carolina Central University.

Larry has been a featured speaker or panelist for various events and has authored and co-authored thought pieces on transatlantic business growth, technology, sustainability, and DEI for the US Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, the Center for Business & Economic Research (UK), the NC Sustainable Energy Association (USA), the US Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) - MED Week, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and many others. 

Larry earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from North Carolina Central University with independent course work at Duke University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Construction Executive Management Program.

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