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Mercy Daniels

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Community and Comms Associate at Founders Factory Africa

Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

About

Mercy Daniels is an events and stakeholder engagement specialist based in Johannesburg with over five years of experience managing 30–40 events annually across Africa and internationally. Her work spans investor roadshows, technology conferences, ecosystem summits, and founder-investor platforms for organizations including TechCabal, Africa Tech Festival, and Google Cloud for Startups, as well as corporate partners such as Microsoft, Nestlé, and Google. She manages end-to-end event delivery including stakeholder relations, vendor management, technical production, and live content production, and is available for contract and fixed-term roles globally.

Experience

  1. 54 CollectiveEvents Specialist & Operations Support Coordinator2022 — 2025South Africa
  2. PAWA AfricaMarketing Coordinator Lead & Stakeholder Liaison Officer2021 — 2022South Africa
  3. Keagile Wellness Development CentreProject Manager2018 — 2019South Africa
  4. Wits Health ConsortiumResearch Assistant Supervisor2017South Africa
  5. ER24Credit Controller2014 — 2015South Africa
  6. Toolquip & AlliedAdministrative Assistant to HR Director2008 — 2010South Africa
  7. First National Bank GHSales Lead2007 — 2008South Africa

Education

  1. CatalyzUCertificate, Venture Capital & Startup Ecosystems
  2. University of Cape TownDiploma, Event Management

Skills & more

Event ManagementEvent MarketingProject ManagementVenue Sourcing | AV Production OversightHybrid Events | Virtual Events | Event Operations | Post-Event ReportingCommunity Engagement | Marketing Communications | Newsletter ManagementCRM Management | Stakeholder Management | Project Management | Partner ManagementRelationship Management | Strategic Partnerships | Business Continuity PlanningInternal Communications | Cross-functional Team Leadership | Process ImprovementSpeaker Coordination | Programme Management | Corporate CommunicationsOn-Site Event Management | Podcast Production | Live Events | Delegate ManagementMarketing Strategy | Brand Management | Campaign Management Logistics Coordination
+3 moreCorporate Events | VIP Management | Vendor Management | Budget ManagementExecutive Event Management | Stakeholder Engagement | Event Planning | Conference ManagementEvent Management | Stakeholder Management | Marketing Strategy | Partnerships | Leadership

From Mercy's professional profile.

Colleagues at Founders Factory Africa

Adam Morris
Product Designer at Founders Factory Africa
Adam Wakefield
Managing Editor at Founders Factory Africa
Adelaide Njoki Muthang'i
Investment Associate at Founders Factory Africa
Alina Truhina
Board Member at Founders Factory Africa
Amara Muoneke
Venture Design Lead at Founders Factory Africa
Andile Masuku
Head of Community at Founders Factory Africa
Andrew Obuoforibo
Head of Product at Founders Factory Africa
Ayotunde Aladejana
Head of Partnerships at Founders Factory Africa

Frequently asked questions

Where does Mercy Daniels work?
Mercy Daniels is Community and Comms Associate at Founders Factory Africa.

Same school

Also attended CatalyzU5

Brenton NaickerDirector of Capital Formation & Growth at CV LabsOlolade OdunsiPortfolio Talent Lead at Founders Factory AfricaRuhi ManekImpact Associate at Founders Factory AfricaSakhile TembeContent Specialist at Founders Factory AfricaWangui KahumbiJunior Partnerships Manager at Founders Factory Africa

Also attended University of Cape Town154

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesAvron MarcusInvestor at Index VenturesLaurel BowdenPartner at 83NorthAlan EzekowitzInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAndy VitusPartner at Scale Venture Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at 54 Collective41

Frank WebsterHead of Corporate Development at Founders FactoryKonstantin BehrAdvisor at SatganaNzwisisa ChidemboCTO in Residence at Enza CapitalAdam MorrisProduct Designer at Founders Factory AfricaAdam WakefieldManaging Editor at Founders Factory AfricaAdelaide Njoki Muthang'iInvestment Associate at Founders Factory Africa

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