Maya Horgan Famodu
Maya Horgan Famodu is a Nigerian-American venture capital investor, ecosystem architect and entrepreneur. She is currently a partner and founder at Ingressive LLC. She completed a pre-law program at Cornell University and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental sciences from Pomona College, California, USA.
As a finance professional, Maya has worked as a private equity research associate with a New-York City based Information Brokerage Firm where she consulted with private equity firms. Maya has also worked with JP Morgan Chase as a banker before creating Ingressive LLC.
Ingressive LLC was founded in 2014 by Maya after discovering that key sectors and industries in Africa were repeatedly overlooked based on her experience consulting with major international firms. Ingressive is a market entry, technology research and market operations firm that assists global investment funds and corporations to set up and operate within Sub-Saharan Africa. Ingressive’s clients include Y Combinator, USAID, Github, Facebook and others.
In 2017, Ingressive Capital, a $10 million venture fund investing 200k to 400k into early-stage, technology-enabled Sub-Saharan African companies was launched. The firm provides follow-on funding with its investor base and looks out for post-launch founders with great products and works with them on growth and scale through business development, partnerships, and financial support. Ingressive Capital’s portfolio companies include Paystack, Tizeti, Ogavenue, Jetstream, 54gene, and OZÉ among many others.
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Recently, in January 2020, a non-profit arm of the brand-named Ingressive for good was launched. The non-profit provides micro-scholarships, technical skills development, and talent placement for African youths.
Maya is a Forbes 30 Under 30 and has been featured by Forbes, CNBC, Tech Crunch and Inc.
Maya Horgan Famodu is a visionary and we are inspired.