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Idris Bello

Investor

Co-founder at LoftyInc Capital · General Partner at LoftyInc Afropreneurs

Cairo, Lagos, and Houston

Kauffman Fellow · Class 28

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Idris: together at London School of Business and Finance LSBF

About

Idris Bello is a co-founder of The Wennovation Hub and an angel investor and startup advisor focused on Africa. He founded the Afropreneurs Angels Group, a network of executives of African origin across sectors including health, financial services, energy, agriculture, and technology. He holds degrees from Obafemi Awolowo University, the University of Houston, the University of Oxford, and Rice University, and has previously worked with companies such as Procter & Gamble, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and the Clinton Health Access Initiative.

Experience

  1. VetStrategyManager, Finance Business Partner | Business Insightcurrent2025 — presentOntario, Canada
  2. Dexterra GroupBusiness Finance Lead - Manager Scope | Financial Planning & Analysis2022 — 2025Ontario, Canada
  3. MNPDesignated Professional, Transaction Accounting Advisory Services2021 — 2022Ontario, Canada
  4. KPMG CanadaSenior Accountant2021
  5. PwCSenior Associate2020 — 2021Lagos, Nigeria
  6. PedaboSenior Associate2019Nigeria
  7. PKF Professional ServicesFinancial Analyst2016 — 2019Nigeria
  8. PKF Professional ServicesAudit Senior2016 — 2019Nigeria
  9. Stanbic IBTCOfficer suspense and recons account2011 — 2012Nigeria

Skills & more

CommunicationNetSuitePlanning Budgeting & ForecastingFinancial AnalysisMicrosoft Office13Microsoft Excel9Internal Controls1Teamwork2Account Reconciliation5Accounting6Finance1PowerPoint
+6 moreMicrosoft WordFinancial ReportingFinancial AccountingAnalysisOutlookMicrosoft Power BI

Languages English · Yoruba

  • CFA level II Candidate — CFA Institute
  • CFA Program Level I — CFA Institute
  • CPA, CGA — Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)
  • ACCA — ACCA

From Idris's professional profile.

Colleagues at LoftyInc Capital

Alyune-Blondin Diop
Investment Principal at LoftyInc Capital
Kevin Simmons
General Partner at LoftyInc Capital
Lydia Idem
Chief Operating Officer at LoftyInc Capital
Mariam Kamel
General Partner at LoftyInc Capital
Marsha Wulff
Founding Partner at LoftyInc Capital
Matthew Akano
Director of Fund Operations at LoftyInc Capital
Mazen Al-Morshedy
Investment Associate at LoftyInc Capital
Oluwatofunmi Idowu
Venture Analyst at LoftyInc Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Idris Bello?
Idris Bello is a co-founder of The Wennovation Hub and an angel investor and startup advisor focused on Africa. He founded the Afropreneurs Angels Group, a network of executives of African origin across sectors including health, financial services, energy, agriculture, and technology. He holds degrees from Obafemi Awolowo University, the University of Houston, the University of Oxford, and Rice University, and has previously worked with companies such as Procter & Gamble, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and the Clinton Health Access Initiative.
Where does Idris Bello work?
Idris Bello is Co-founder at LoftyInc Capital.
Where did Idris Bello go to school?
Idris Bello studied at Strathclyde Business School (Master of Science (MSc), Finance); London School of Business and Finance LSBF (Financial Market Trading Analysis, Sage Line 50); University of Ilorin, Nigeria (Bachelor’s Degree, Accounting).

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