On this week's episode of the Parley in All Blue Podcast, Mark sits down with Howard University graduate Yacob Berhane, the cofounder and CEO of Pariti, a venture capitalist platform based in Nairobi that connects founders with investors. If you're on the continent of Africa and are in the tech space or you're in the start up space looking for capital, Pariti is the go to platform to help bring your ideas to life. Mark and Yacob discuss what led Yacob to this point, his upbringing, what Pariti is, its objective, and how the company is trying to help start-ups not only in Kenya, but all over the world.
On this week's episode of the Parley in All Blue Podcast, Mark sits down with Howard University graduate Yacob Berhane, the cofounder and CEO of Pariti, a venture capitalist platform based in Nairobi that connects founders with investors. If you're on the continent of Africa and are in the tech space or you're in the start up space looking for capital, Pariti is the go to platform to help bring your ideas to life. Mark and Yacob discuss what led Yacob to this point, his upbringing, what Pariti is, its objective, and how the company is trying to help start-ups not only in Kenya, but all over the world.
Africa will have the largest youth population by 2050. Yacob co-founded ALN (African Leadership Network) Ventures, a pan-African accelerator which was based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Kenya's major industries include agriculture, mining, energy, manufacturing, and financial services. Pariti’s capital comes from the U.S. Yacob has successfully helped raise $20M+ for startups. Prior to Pariti, Yacob was an investment banking analyst at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and also a brief time with Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
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