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.[1][2][3] The Alliance was founded by Okendo Lewis-Gayle[4] and is supported by Cisco and the Oppenheimer Generations Foundation,[5] amongst others. Members of the Harambe Alliance have raised over $500 million from Google Ventures, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Alibaba[6] to support their ventures.[7]

Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance
Formation2008
TypeNon-profit organisation
Websitewww.harambeans.com

Partnerships

The Alliance is supported by and is partnered with:

Notable Members

References
  1. Beinner, Ron (29 July 2014). "How the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Is Providing a Boost for African Start-Ups". Vanity Fair (August). Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  2. "For African expats, it's a tough road home". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  3. "Secret weapon". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  4. "PODCAST | The state of start-up funding in Africa". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  5. "Oppenheimer, Cisco-Backed Harambe Raise Funds for Africa Tech Startups". Bloomberg.com. 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  6. TechMoran (2020-06-04). "Harambe launches $1 million fund for African entrepreneurs". TechMoran. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  7. "Oppenheimer, Cisco-backed Harambe raise funds for Africa tech startups". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  8. "Scholarships | The Fletcher School". fletcher.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  9. "Yale Announces MBA Scholarships for African Students Aiming to Make an Impact". Yale School of Management. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  10. "Africa and Oxford Saïd | Saïd Business School". www.sbs.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  11. "Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance invests $200,000 in two Nigerian startups; MAX and Releaf Group". TechCabal. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
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