Profile

Wiza Jalakasi is an international business development expert specialising in the setup and operations of high-performance technology startups across Africa, often sharing moments from his journey on Twitter. With a breadth of experience spanning 11 years and 16 African countries, he has founded and helped build tech startups across verticals in the B2B and B2C space.

He holds an honours degree in Information Systems Technology from the United States International University – Africa and is currently VP of Global Developer Relations at Chipper Cash – a cross-border mobile money service with over 4 million users. He is a Venture Partner at two early-stage funds, Rally Cap Ventures and Sherpa Africa Partners. He also scouts for two Africa-focused early-stage venture funds, Ventures Platform and Microtraction.