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Maya Horgan Famodu
InvestorFounder at Ingressive Capital
Lagos State, Nigeria
Kauffman Fellow · Class 2630 Under 30 2021 · Venture Capital
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About
Maya Horgan Famodu is the founder of Ingressive Capital, an early-stage venture firm focused on African tech that manages a $10 million Fund I and a $50 million Fund II, with portfolio companies including Paystack, Bamboo, Carry1st, Mono, and 54gene. She also founded Ingressive for Good, a nonprofit offering micro-scholarships and technical training, and Ingressive Advisory, which provides market-entry and research services to clients such as Y Combinator, 500 Startups, USAID, and Techstars. A Kauffman Fellow and two-time Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, she attended Pomona College and previously worked at JPMorgan Chase and in emerging-market economic and private equity research.
Experience
- Ingressive CapitalPartner & Foundercurrent2017 — presentLagos, Nigeria
- World Economic ForumYoung Global Leadercurrent2025 — present
- Milken InstituteYoung Leader Circlecurrent2025 — present
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow Class 26current2021 — present
- Ingressive For GoodCo-Founder & Board Membercurrent2020 — presentNigeria
- ForbesForbes 30 Under 30: Venture Capital (US)2021United States
- IngressiveInvestor & Founder2014 — 2019Lagos, Nigeria
- ForbesForbes 30 Under 30: Technology (Africa)2018
- High Growth Africa SummitCo-Founder2016 — 2018Lagos, Nigeria
- The Huffington PostBlogger2013 — 2015
- JPMorgan ChaseMortgage Banking2012 — 2013Greater New York City Area
- Student Undergraduate Research ProgramLed Ethnographic & Ecological Research Trip: Madagascar2011Madagascar
- Encountour LLCLed Emerging Market Research Trip2010Costa Rica
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- Who is Maya Horgan Famodu?
- Maya Horgan Famodu is the founder of Ingressive Capital, an early-stage venture firm focused on African tech that manages a $10 million Fund I and a $50 million Fund II, with portfolio companies including Paystack, Bamboo, Carry1st, Mono, and 54gene. She also founded Ingressive for Good, a nonprofit offering micro-scholarships and technical training, and Ingressive Advisory, which provides market-entry and research services to clients such as Y Combinator, 500 Startups, USAID, and Techstars. A Kauffman Fellow and two-time Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, she attended Pomona College and previously worked at JPMorgan Chase and in emerging-market economic and private equity research.
- Where does Maya Horgan Famodu work?
- Maya Horgan Famodu is Founder at Ingressive Capital.
- Where did Maya Horgan Famodu go to school?
- Maya Horgan Famodu studied at Cornell University (Cornell University Prelaw Program); Pomona College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Science); Telegraph Academy: JavaScript (JavaScript).
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