Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance
US-based business network
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The Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance is a US-based business network for African entrepreneurs that provides funding, university scholarships and a support ecosystem.[1][2][3]
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| Formation | 2008 |
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| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Website | www |
The Alliance was founded by Okendo Lewis-Gayle[4] and is supported by Cisco and the Oppenheimer Generations Foundation,[5] amongst others. Members of the Harambe Alliance have raised over $500 million from Google Ventures, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Alibaba[6] to support their ventures.[7]
The organization's name is derived from the Swahili word Harambee, which means, "working together towards a common purpose".[8]
Partnerships
The Alliance is supported by and is partnered with:
- Cisco Systems[5]
- Oppenheimer Generations Foundation[7]
- The IDP Foundation
- The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy[9]
- Yale School of Management[10]
- Saïd Business School[11]
Notable Members
- Eyram Tawia, founder of Leti Arts
- Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, former MD of Flutterwave and co-founder of Andela
- Lungisa Matshoba, CTO of Yoco
- Kelechi Ofoegbu, COO of Impact Hub Accra
- Adeteyo Bamiduro of Max.ng[12]