Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance
The Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance is a US-based business network for African entrepreneurs that provides funding, university scholarships and a support ecosystem.
The Alliance was founded by Okendo Lewis-Gayle and is supported by Cisco and the Oppenheimer Generations Foundation, amongst others. Members of the Harambe Alliance have raised over $500 million from Google Ventures, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Alibaba to support their ventures.
The organization's name is derived from the Swahili word Harambee, which means, "working together towards a common purpose".
Partnerships
The Alliance is supported by and is partnered with:- Cisco Systems
- Oppenheimer Generations Foundation
- The IDP Foundation
- The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
- Yale School of Management
- Saïd Business School
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