Calling on a global sisterhood
August 9, 2020
As we celebrate another Women’s Day, I wanted to share a little bit about what it means to me. For me, Women’s Day is a
About me
Lelemba Phiri is an award winning educator, writer, keynote speaker and gender-lens angel investor. She is the Principal at the Africa Trust Group, the fund managers for the ZAR100m Enygma Ventures gender lens fund focused on women entrepreneurs in SADC and the ZAR20m Shift fund focused on post pandemic solutions. Lelemba is also a director and shareholder for Zoona, an African mobile payments business that enables community entrepreneurs to provide much needed financial services in their communities and Startup Circles, an online accelerator platform that fast tracks entrepreneurs to launch their business and access investors. She is passionate about women leadership and entrepreneurship development in Africa and has committed her life’s work to advancing equality and empowerment for women.
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Dear Entrepreneur, please learn how to pitch succinctly
August 3, 2020
Dear #entrepreneur,Please learn how to pitch succinctly. Remember that apart from being an investor, I am also a mum, wife, entrepreneur and academic. 1. This means I
The Empress Fund
July 13, 2020
Access to finance for women entrepreneurs on the continent is still a challenge with prohibitive terms and conditions that prevent their growth. The Empress Fund