Maya Horgan Famodu

Maya Horgan Famodu
woman speaking
in 2018
Born (1991-03-24) March 24, 1991 (age 33)
CitizenshipNigerian
American
Education
Occupation

Maya Horgan Famodu is a Nigerian-American entrepreneur, founder and partner at Ingressive, a firm that provides services for firms and businesses expanding into Africa. She also founded Ingressive Capital, a venture capital fund investing in Africa-based technology companies.[1][2] She co-founded the High Growth Africa Summit, a conference on launching a successful business in Africa, and founded Tech Meets Entertainment Summit, for African celebrities and tech companies to build revenue-generating partnerships.[3][4] Maya (with her colleagues, Sean Burrowes and Blessing Abeng) later co-founded Ingressive for Good, a nonprofit providing scholarships, technical training and talent placement for African youths.[5][6]

  1. ^ Onyinye, Yvonne (9 October 2018). "Maya Horgan Famodu: On Self-Care And Courage". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. ^ Udodiong, Inemesit (27 March 2019). "Meet the 10 inspiring women ruling Nigeria's tech ecosystem". Pulse. Business Insider. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Maya Horgan Famodu: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  4. ^ Bella Naija (12 September 2018). "Venture Investor Maya Horgan Famodu of Ingressive is our #BellaNaijaWCW this Week". bellanaija.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  5. ^ "How to Start a VC: Interview with Maya Horgan Famodu, Founder, Ingressive Capital". Forbes.
  6. ^ "Over 60,000 young Africans trained in Tech by Ingressive for Good, a year after launching". 13 September 2021.