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🌍The highlight video of the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit – Mo Angels Meetup (3rd Edition) which took place on October 25, 2024, at the Beau Plan Creative Park is here! 🙌🏽 The event featured inspiring talks from leaders like Vinay Guddye (EDB Mauritius), Isabelle de Melo (Mo Angels), Padmaja Ruparel (IAN Group), and Harry 'Tomi Davies (ABAN), followed by live pitches from Thierry Lincoln (dodobird.ai) and Joffrey Vitiere (e-FORT). A huge thank you to our sponsors and partners for making this event a success! 🙏 #AfricaInvestment #EarlyStage #Mauritius #MoAngels #Networking #AngelInvesting Michel C. Nassima Sadar-Gravier Marc Israel Juliette Bizmohun Johanne Rannoojee Shidan Ragavoodoo Kirti Sheonarain Samantha Seewoosurrun FCIPR Shruti Menon Seeboo Michal Szymanski

The Africa Early Stage Investor Summit - meet up hosted by Mo Angels for the third year took place at the Beau Plan Creative Park on Friday 25th October 2024. Michel C., co-founder of Mo Angels, kicked off the event, sharing his enthusiasm for the essential discussions and inspiring messages set to shape the evening. Addresses delivered by our esteemed sponsors: • Ramakrishna M. – Senior Manager, Business Development, MITCO Group • Guillaume Passebecq – Head of Private Banking & Wealth Management, Bank One Limited Featured speakers included: • Vinay Guddye, Director of Economic Development Board Mauritius, sponsor, also our keynote speaker led an engaging discussion on “𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲-𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚.”📈 • Isabelle de Melo, co-founder of Mo Angels, shared her insights on "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐨 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 – 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬."🇲🇺 • Padmaja Ruparel, co-founder of IAN Group (formerly Indian Angel Network), joined us virtually "𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲-𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠." • Harry 'Tomi Davies from ABAN, also online, spoke about “𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐲 ABAN 𝐚𝐧𝐝 AfriLabs” 🚀 The second part of the event consisted of 3-minute live pitch sessions from Thierry Lincoln – founder of dodobird.ai followed by Joffrey Vitiere – founder of e-FORT who joined us online. We also had a teaser from Ravi Hurpaul – founder of Gobble, ahead of his full pitch to the Mo Angels community this Wednesday, October 30th at 6 p.m. (Investors eager to learn more about our pitch events, this is a unique opportunity to join us virtually as guests by registering here: https://lnkd.in/d3WRFhaM. We’ll confirm your participation as it’s a closed session.) The evening concluded with a vibrant networking session and cocktail dinatoire, fostering new connections and future opportunities 🌟 A huge thank you to all our sponsors and stakeholders who helped make this event happen! 🙏 #MoAngels #AESIS2024 #EarlyStageInvestment #Mauritius #Africa #Entrepreneurship #Networking #AngelInvesting #Innovation

Looking forward to hosting this event Friday at Beauplan Creative park. If you are keen on supporting innovation in Africa, join us in discussing how we can channel efforts to derisk and support the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Message me if you would like to know more or register.

"As we navigate the evolving landscape of investment in Africa, it's essential to foster strong connections between investors and startups. The Africa Early-Stage Investor Meetup is a crucial step in this direction, allowing us to share insights and explore opportunities for collaboration. At Bank One, we are dedicated to supporting innovative ventures that have the potential to drive economic growth and transformation across the continent. Together, we can create a thriving ecosystem that nurtures entrepreneurship and unlocks new possibilities." Guillaume Passebecq, Head of Private Banking and Wealth Management, Bank One Limited, sponsor of AESIS. #AESIS2024 #EarlyStageInvesting #MoAngels #AngelInvesting #StartupEcosystem #Innovation #StartUp #Africa #Mauritius

"MITCO Group is proud to support the 3rd Mauritius Edition of the Africa Early-Stage Investor Meetup, as we believe in nurturing the next generation of technology leaders, helping them turn ambitious ideas into impactful realities. This event aligns with our commitment to empowering investors and entrepreneurs through strategic structuring solutions and cross-border opportunities. As Mauritius strengthens its role as a financial gateway for Africa and Asia, we are keen to contribute to meaningful dialogues that drive investment mobilisation and unlock potential across the continent.” Mahen Govinda, Chairman MITCO Group and sponsor of AESIS. #AESIS2024 #EarlyStageInvesting #MoAngels #AngelInvesting #StartupEcosystem #Innovation #StartUp #Africa #Mauritius

"According to global institutions such as the WEF, the finance gap across Africa is over $200 Bn. The Mauritius IFC is positioning itself to plug this financial gap, built on the expertise garnered over the past three decades in structuring over $170 Bn of direct investment into India. Mauritius already has many ingredients for a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem. Early-stage funding remains crucial, and we are working on new policies and financial instruments to enable cost-effective, cross-border, derisked angel investing." Vinay Guddye, Economic Development Board Mauritius, Keynote speaker and sponsor of AESIS. #AESIS2024 #EarlyStageInvesting #MoAngels #AngelInvesting #StartupEcosystem #Innovation #StartUp #Africa #Mauritius

🙌🏽 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 Mujahid Emambokus - Founder of Morivert ✨ 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 Mujahid Emambokus? 🚀 Founder and CEO of Morivert, with over a Decade of experience in Entrepreneurship. He leads Morivert in transforming waste into eco-friendly products such as recycled pens and pencils. ✏️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 Morivert? 💡 Morivert transforms waste into functional, eco-friendly products through innovative recycling practices. His role is to steer the company’s strategy and growth, ensuring that our vision of sustainability drives every aspect of the operations. Morivert's mission is to reduce waste, promote a circular economy, and create practical solutions for everyday needs through recycled materials. ♻️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 Mujahid Emambokus 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐬: 🌱 He is eager to connect with potential partners who can help expand the operations across the African continent. With the vast market in Africa, Morivert aims to create a larger impact by transferring its paper recycling technology to Africa, starting local manufacturing, and introducing our eco-friendly products to the region. 🌍 #AESIS2024 #EarlyStageInvesting #MoAngels #AngelInvesting #StartupEcosystem #Innovation #StartUp #Africa #Mauritius

🙌🏽 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 Joffrey Vitiere - Founder of e-FORT ✨ 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 Joffrey Vitiere? 🚀 An entrepreneur for 12 years now, founder of data specialist company, SYMBTECH ZA, carrying the e-FORT project since 3 years they have established in Mauritius. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 e-FORT? 💡  is a cutting-edge Athletic Performance AI-powered app that, with unique tools, empowers athletes to achieve their goals, and reach their peak performance, by explaining data to the sport’s enthusiasts. Over time, it has tailored and adapted its training plan to achieve more. 📈 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 Joffrey Vitiere 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐬: 🌱 For investors to support the commercial growth and to develop the second phase of e-FORT with the implementation of the AI and also looking for IT associates. 💼✨ #AESIS2024 #EarlyStageInvesting #MoAngels #AngelInvesting #StartupEcosystem #Innovation #StartUp #Africa #Mauritius

🌟 Presenting the Mauritius Edition of the #AESIS2024 Investor Meetup! 🌟   In partnership with the Economic Development Board Mauritius, MITCO Group, and Bank One Limited, Mo Angels is proud to host the 3rd Mauritius chapter of the Africa Early-Stage Investor Meetup. This event is part of the pre-summit regional meetups taking place across 40+ African countries and beyond, leading up to the 11th Edition of the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit in Cape Town.    📅 Date: October 25, 2024  🕒 Time: 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM  📍 Venue powered by: Beau Plan Creative Park    🎯 Target audience:   Early-stage investors, including funds, business angels, family offices, venture capitalists, financial sector experts and public and private sector representatives involved in the early-stage investing ecosystem. Join the discussion and contribute to positioning Mauritius as an innovation hub for the growth of African startups. Objectives:  🌍 Explore opportunities for Mauritius and India in the African early-stage investment landscape.  💡 Bridge the early-stage funding gap with supportive policies to derisk angel investing and innovative investment models for cross-border collaboration 🤝 Enhance connections among local and international investors, startups, and key stakeholders in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.  🚀 Showcase the innovation of Mauritian startups delegates attending #AfricaIgnite in Cape Town, the premier event spotlighting Africa’s most promising startups. 🚀 #AESIS2024 #InvestorMeetup #EarlyStageInvesting #Innovation #Startups #Mauritius #Africa #AngelInvesting #Entrepreneurship #CrossBorderCollaboration #StartupEcosystem #AfricaIgnite

🙌🏽 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 Thierry Lincoln - Founder of dodobird.ai ✨ 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 Thierry Lincoln? 🚀 Founder of dodobird.ai, a Mauritian startup revolutionizing retail with AI! 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 dodobird.ai? 💡 An AI that gives every business their virtual salesperson - available 24/7, never tired, and always ready to help customers find exactly what they need. ⚡️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 Thierry Lincoln 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐬: 🌱 As an AI engineer, he is passionate about making this advanced tech accessible to local companies, and at AESIS Mauritius, he is eager to connect with potential investors. 💼✨ #AESIS2024 #EarlyStageInvesting #MoAngels #AngelInvesting #StartupEcosystem #Innovation #StartUp #Africa #Mauritius