Rolake Rosiji
InvestorRegional Director Africa at Seedstars · Board Advisor at Persistent
Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
About
Rolake Rosiji is Director of Business Development & Corporate Affairs for West Africa at AAK, where she works on strengthening sustainable shea supply chains and supporting processing investments across the region. With 15 years of experience in agriculture, fintech, renewable energy, and venture investing, she has held leadership roles including strategy director at Arla Foods West Africa, CEO of Jobberman Nigeria, and regional partnerships lead at Seedstars. She serves on the Investment and Steering Committees of Jobtech Alliance and is completing the INSEAD Global Executive MBA as a Forté Fellow.
Experience
- AAKDirector, Business Development & Corporate Affairs – West Africacurrent2026 — presentAccra & London
- PersistentBoard Advisorcurrent2022 — presentNew York
- SeedstarsRegional Director - Africa2023 — 2025United Kingdom / Nigeria
- Jobtech AllianceSteering Group & IC Member - Mercy Corps Ventures2022 — 2023Nigeria
- Jobberman NigeriaChief Executive Officer2021 — 2022
- Renewable Energy Association of NigeriaBoard Member - Treasurer2020 — 2021Lagos, Nigeria
- M-KOPACountry Manager Nigeria2018 — 2021United Kingdom/ Nigeria
- Arla FoodsSecondment2018New Jersey, United States
- Arla FoodsBusiness Development Manager, Corporate Strategy2017Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
- Arla FoodsHead of Business Development and Strategy, Sub Saharan Africa2015 — 2017Nigeria
- Danish Ministry of Foreign AffairsCommercial Advisor2015Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- PA Consulting GroupConsultant Analyst2012 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
- Coffey, A Tetra Tech CompanyAnalyst, Economic Growth Team2011 — 2012London, UK
- Ernst and YoungGraduate Program, International Transaction Tax Department, UK2010 — 2011London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Business Development1Government RelationsP&L ManagementMarket ExpansionAgribusinessVenture CapitalRenewable EnergyManagement Consulting17Public/private Partnerships3Commercial StrategySustainable Supply ChainsStrategy28
Languages English · French · Yoruba
- Certificate for Private Equity and Venture Capital — Harvard Business School
- Certificate Finance for Senior Executives — Harvard Business School
- McKinsey Executive Leadership Programme — McKinsey & Company
- PRINCE2 Project Management Practioner & Foundation — APMG International
- ACCA Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business — ACCA
From Rolake's professional profile.
Colleagues at Seedstars
Adrien
Co-founder at Seedstars
Alisée de Tonnac
CO-CEO & CO-FOUNDER at Seedstars
Archie Moberly
PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER ASIA at Seedstars
Benjamin Benaim
Investor at Seedstars
Benjamin Benaïm
CO-FOUNDER at Seedstars
Benjamin Langer
DIRECTOR, WINNIPEG VENTURES at Seedstars
Charlie Graham-Brown
GENERAL PARTNER at Seedstars
Daniela Moreno
MARKETING MANAGER SEEDSTARS CAPITAL at Seedstars
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rolake Rosiji?
- Rolake Rosiji is Director of Business Development & Corporate Affairs for West Africa at AAK, where she works on strengthening sustainable shea supply chains and supporting processing investments across the region. With 15 years of experience in agriculture, fintech, renewable energy, and venture investing, she has held leadership roles including strategy director at Arla Foods West Africa, CEO of Jobberman Nigeria, and regional partnerships lead at Seedstars. She serves on the Investment and Steering Committees of Jobtech Alliance and is completing the INSEAD Global Executive MBA as a Forté Fellow.
- Where does Rolake Rosiji work?
- Rolake Rosiji is Regional Director Africa at Seedstars.
- Where did Rolake Rosiji go to school?
- Rolake Rosiji studied at INSEAD (Global Executive MBA); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (MSc, Development Management); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Executive Education - Business Administration and Management, General).
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