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

Payment24

An international fuel payment solutions provider. Payment24 develops technology that enables efficient fleet fuel management, reduces fuel fraud and offers a variety of payment options.

Representing Standard Bank as a shareholder in Payment24.

Non Executive Director

Standard Bank Group

Supporting Standard Bank business units to source the best tech solutions and companies which complement their strategy and where appropriate, pursue equity investments. Manage the transaction process; from sourcing, financial analysis, investment approval, due diligence to transaction agreements. Providing hands on portfolio management as well as serving as a non-executive director.

Select role highlights include:
- Setup of a joint venture outside SA, enabling product distribution in new markets. I led the structuring and regulatory approval workstreams of this project.
- Turnaround of a fintech start-up, from no cash reserves to a business pivot and winning clients in new markets.

Senior Manager, Strategic Investments and Alliances 

Through understanding complex technologies changing the financial industry and working closely with executives across Retail and Wealth business segments, executed procurement category strategies to achieve business objectives.

Notable achievement:
Devised an innovative agile contracting model for Standard Bank’s mobile development teams, and showcased at Forrester Research Inc.’s annual Strategic Vendor Management Council EMEA Member Meeting, London.

Senior Sourcing Specialist, Procurement

Effectively negotiated strategic IT outsourced vendor engagements and set up the governance frameworks for supplier and contract management. 

Notable achievement:
Successfully ran and delivered the procurement stream of a major asset restructure. Engaged and influenced multiple stakeholders across South Africa and London, and effectively managed third party delivery against an aggressive project plan.

Sourcing Specialist, Procurement 

[Corporate Investment Banking IT, Global Markets Technology]
By partnering with the Foreign Exchange trading desk, I provided a seamless support function for their trading platform Murex. Responsibilities included reporting, system configuration as well as daily P&L positions.

Murex FX Analyst

Graduate Trainee

TradeSafe Escrow

A secure digital escrow services payment and transaction enablement platform (B2B and B2C).

Representing Standard Bank as a shareholder in TradeSafe Escrow.

A Johannesburg-based angel investment network, made up of entrepreneurs, professionals and tech-enthusiasts with a mission to develop and grow the start-up ecosystem through investment in early-stage businesses.

Portfolio: Parent Sense, SweepSouth

Member

Founders Factory Africa

A pan-African venture builder and accelerator. On a mission, together with their corporate investors, to drive economic prosperity across the continent by building thriving African start-ups.

Current portfolio: https://www.foundersfactory.africa/portfolio

Representing Standard Bank as a shareholder in Founders Factory Africa.

Board Observer

Tripplo Software

A software solution automating and optimising operations for the African logistics ecosystem. Tripplo was awarded Fast Company's most innovative company of the year in 2021.

Representing Standard Bank as a shareholder in Tripplo Software.

Corporate Venturing | African start-up investor | Mom

Passionate about the role entrepreneurship plays in impacting peoples' lives and creating economic prosperity. Pratika spends her time scouting, investing in, advising and managing early-stage African businesses. Pratika uses her diverse experience to bring a unique approach to problem solving and consistently delivers high impact results. 

If you would like to speak about these topics - venture capital, entrepreneurship, female-founders, angel investing or African entrepreneurs; please connect.

Core competencies and skills:
- Strategic sourcing
- Establishing and managing start-up/corporate partnerships
- VC portfolio management
- Program and stakeholder management
- Process improvement

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