About
A graduate of École Polytechnique and CESAG (Senegal) specializing in corporate finance. He worked in banking and then at Senegal's DER agency, supporting and financing early-stage startups through its Innovation Pre-Seed & Seed Fund.
Experience
- Open CapitalProject Leadercurrent2026 — present
- SaviuHead of Portfolio Managementcurrent2023 — present
- SaviuVenture Partner2022 — 2023
- Délégation Générale à l'Entreprenariat Rapide des Femmes et des Jeunes - DERSenior Innovation Lead2023
- Délégation Générale à l'Entreprenariat Rapide des Femmes et des Jeunes - DERInvestment Officer2021 — 2023
- NSIA Banque SénégalAnalyst, Coporate Banking2018 — 2021
- BNDE | Banque Nationale pour le Développement EconomiqueCredit Analyst2018
Education
- KEDGE Business SchoolExecutive MBA2023 — 2025
- Arizona State UniversityExchange Program, Leadership in Public Affairs
- CESAGMaster's Degree, Finance2017 — 2019
- Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique de Dakar (ESP)2014 — 2017
Skills & more
Analyse financière27Entrepreneuriat8Venture Capital5Start-upsNon-profit Fund DevelopmentOrganisations à but non lucratifLeadership DevelopmentPublic AffairsDue Diligence1Service client12Stratégie commerciale5Investment Advisory Services
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BankingBusiness AdvisingEarly Stage InvestmentGestion de projetRelations internationalesFinTechFundraisingAgile MethodologiesMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft WordPowerPointManagementLanguages Anglais · Français · Wolof
- IETLS — British Council
- Innovative Finance — University of Cape Town
- Business Strategy — University of Virginia Darden School of Business
- Fellow — Mandela Washington Fellowship
- Training of Trainers (T.O.T. for Startups Coaches) — Columbia University
- Investment Readiness of Startups for ESOs (Incubators & Accelerators) | VC Approach — Investisseurs & Partenaires - I&P
- Governance of Public companies — Agence Française de Développement
- Financial Analysis & Investments decisions — G&G Professional Services
- SME Finance Expert — Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
- Startup Academy — VC4A
From Papa's professional profile.
Colleagues at Saviu Ventures
Arthur Thuet
Independent Investment Committee Member at Saviu Ventures
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Benoit Delestre
Managing Partner at Saviu Ventures
Cecilia Truchi
Portfolio Manager at Saviu Ventures
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Cynthia Mandjek
Principal at Saviu Ventures
Ivan Bahintchie
Analyst at Saviu Ventures
Mohammed Diabi
Independent Investment Committee Member at Saviu Ventures
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Samuel Touboul
Managing Partner at Saviu Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Papa Mady Sidibé work?
- Papa Mady Sidibé is Head of Portfolio at Saviu Ventures.
Same school
Also attended KEDGE Business School30
Arthur DumasChief Financial Officer at InsitorElodie DormesBusiness Development at GENERAL INCEPTIONMarie OuttierGeneral partner at OVNI CapitalAntoine CunyDirector of Operations at Astanor VenturesPaul VarassoPrincipal at Axeleo CapitalMika UotilaManaging Partner at Sentica Partners Oy
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