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

VC4A

VC4A.com - The platform for venture building. VC4A is the largest online community of entrepreneurs and investors dedicated to building game-changing companies in emerging markets. Entrepreneurs have access to free online tools, mentorship opportunities and private deal rooms. Investor Pro Account users can set up intelligent alerts, follow progress, conduct due diligence, and connect directly. The community has 200,000+ members in 159 countries and meetups have been hosted in more than 50 cities around the world.

Chief Executive Officer

Dayrize

Dayrize is bringing product life cycle assessment transparency to the mass consumer market, making it accessible for brands of all sizes to validate their sustainability claims - enabling brands to reduce costs, unlock additional revenue, and build brand value.

Co-founder & Board Member

Naspers Limited

Media24 is South Africa’s leading media company with interests in digital media and services, newspapers, magazines, ecommerce, book publishing, print and distribution. Media24 is fully owned by Naspers, a global internet and entertainment group and one of the largest technology investors in the world.

Overseeing all things digital within Media24, including job classifieds Careers24, all English and Afrikaans digital news products (including News24 and Netwerk24) as well as Bounce, a news aggregation business in Nigeria.

CEO Media24 Digital

Responsible for all ecommerce activities within Media24, including Spree.co.za (SA’s largest online fashion retailer) and Contract Logistics, providing ecommerce fulfilment solutions for multichannel retailers such as Woolworths, Mr Price, The Foschini Group and Clicks

CEO Media24 Ecommerce

Picup

Picup is an on-demand, real-time logistics solution – a delivery service for parcels, packages and documents. 

By utilising the Picup Web Application users request a driver to collect and/or deliver goods to and from a determined location. Picup utilises ML driven dispatch software to send the nearest crowdsourced driver to the requested location in order to complete the delivery request on-demand. Online tracking, digital PODs and a cashless payment platform all result in a simple, convenient and seamless delivery solution.

Board Member

Azur Digital

Azur Digital is a management consulting firm specialising in Digital Commerce, Digital Marketing and Customer Experience in the Middle East and Africa. We help retailers and brands develop and execute tailored strategies bridging physical and digital channels to drive sales and customer lifetime value.

Partner | Senior Online Commerce & Operations Consultant

Buyagift.com

Buyagift Plc is part of an international group of (online) gift experience companies (Smart&Co) which operates in 17 countries worldwide and has annual revenues of around €350 million.

Buyagift is currently active in the UK, France, Spain and Italy and will explore more potential markets in the near future.

Member of Board of Directors (April 2012), overall and P&L responsible for all existing non-UK and new future businesses.

International Development Director

Komplett AS

Komplett ASA is a leading European ecommerce player with 15 internet shops in 9 countries. This includes Komplett.no, MPX.no, XD.no, Komplett.se, Komplett.co.uk, Komplett.ie, Komplett.de, Komplett.fr,  Komplett.nl, Komplett.be, Komplett.dk, Norek.no, Itegra.no and inWarehouse.se. Komplett sells computer components, PCs, consumer electronics and related equipment to end-users and resellers. 

Recruited initially to investigate ecommerce and warehousing possibilities for the online operations of Komplett outside Scandinavia. After establishing operations and incorporating the business in The Netherlands, advanced quickly to the role of Country Manager and again in 2004 to Managing Director.

Directed operations of the 38 MEUR businesses with domestic and international sales from the European office in The Netherlands. Provided leadership for a 40-person workforce and held full P&L responsibility. Oversaw all commercial, business development, marketing and product affairs for the B2C and B2B markets.

Managing Director Europe

Country Manager

Project Manager

Trust International

Trust is a global computer hardware manufacturer and distributor, providing affordable technology products for PCs, notebooks, consumer electronics and gaming devices. 
  
Started as Account Manager for Denmark, responsible for sales to computer parts resellers. Promoted to Retail Account Manager to invest in more long-term business relations. From there on grew into the position of Sales Manager for the Scandinavian and Polish market, being responsible for larger accounts and development of business with a team of Account Managers.

Sales Manager

Retail Account Manager

Account Manager

Internet executive with an MBA from RSM Erasmus and 20 years of general management, start-up and international business development experience in fast internet scaleups. 

Results-focused and effectual leader with talent for proactively identifying and resolving problems and maximising productivity. 

A seasoned commercial professional and a true entrepreneur with a proven ability to exceed expectations and manage people in an effective manner. 

Strongly interested in both managing and investing in high growth startups, scaleups, international expansion and strategy development in both developed and developing digital/ecommerce markets, where meaningful impact can be made.

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