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Rolake Rosiji

Investor

Regional Director Africa at Seedstars

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.

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Experience

  1. AAKDirector, Business Development & Corporate Affairs – West Africacurrent2026 — presentAccra & London
  2. PersistentBoard Advisorcurrent2022 — presentNew York
  3. SeedstarsRegional Director - Africa2023 — 2025United Kingdom / Nigeria
  4. Jobtech AllianceSteering Group & IC Member - Mercy Corps Ventures2022 — 2023Nigeria
  5. Jobberman NigeriaChief Executive Officer2021 — 2022
  6. Renewable Energy Association of NigeriaBoard Member - Treasurer2020 — 2021Lagos, Nigeria
  7. M-KOPACountry Manager Nigeria2018 — 2021United Kingdom/ Nigeria
  8. Arla FoodsSecondment2018New Jersey, United States
  9. Arla FoodsBusiness Development Manager, Corporate Strategy2017Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
  10. Arla FoodsHead of Business Development and Strategy, Sub Saharan Africa2015 — 2017Nigeria
  11. Danish Ministry of Foreign AffairsCommercial Advisor2015Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  12. PA Consulting GroupConsultant Analyst2012 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
  13. Coffey, A Tetra Tech CompanyAnalyst, Economic Growth Team2011 — 2012London, UK
  14. Ernst and YoungGraduate Program, International Transaction Tax Department, UK2010 — 2011London Area, United Kingdom

Education

  1. INSEADGlobal Executive MBA2026 — 2028
  2. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)MSc, Development Management2008 — 2009
  3. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessExecutive Education - Business Administration and Management, General2018
  4. Durham UniversityBA (Hons), Philosophy2004 — 2007
  5. Copenhagen Business SchoolExec Education, Food Security & Entrepreneurship2014
  6. Cheltenham Ladies'​ CollegeHigh School - GCSEs and A levels1999 — 2004
  7. Godstowe Preparatory SchoolPrep school1996 — 1999

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.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,187

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,181 more

Also attended Durham University135

Bertie AykroydPartner at Mayfair Equity PartnersMaria DrobotInvestor at DN CapitalNaseem MoumeneVice President at NorthzoneJeppe ZinkPartner at NorthzoneHugo AdamsInvestor at Pembroke VCTChandar LalPartner at Mosaic Ventures

+ 129 more

Also attended Copenhagen Business School259

LinaInvestor at InvestinorAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesThomas JuvinManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlexander KremerPartner at Keen Venture PartnersNicolaj ReffstrupFounder, Ganni at Giant Ventures Global LlpJoe ZhangPartner at TNBAura

+ 253 more

Also attended Cheltenham Ladies'​ College2

Ebube EmodiOperations at Novastar VenturesTrinity D.Partner at Dorm Room

Shared employers

Also worked at AAK3

Ian RobertsChief Technology Officer, Board Member at MassChallenge MexicoAlain BalthazartHead of Agro at Meusinvest (Noshaq)Ian RobertsCTO, Bühler Group at Icos Capital

Also worked at Seedstars33

Denis EfremovPrincipal at R136 VenturesPierre-Alain MassonCEO & CO-FOUNDER at SeedstarsMichael WeberCO-FOUNDER at SeedstarsCharlie Graham-BrownGENERAL PARTNER at SeedstarsBenjamin BenaïmCO-FOUNDER at SeedstarsLuis RodriguesCTO & PARTNER at Seedstars

+ 27 more

Also worked at Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs8

Mia GrosenVenture Partner at SuperSeedVictoria GagoVenture Partner - Blockchain at Encomenda VCMorten HalborgGeneral Partner at Climentum CapitalLars Jannick JohansenFounder and Managing Partner at Den Sociale Kapitalfond Management ApSTom SebastianREGIONAL DIRECTOR ASIA & APAC at SeedstarsAnnemarie MeislingExpert advisor at VÅR Ventures

+ 2 more

Also worked at PA Consulting Group22

Juliette NilleESG Analyst, Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity at PeakBridge VCVictoria WoodwardHead of Business Support at Cambridge Innovation CapitalDerek ChauInvestor at Acorn Pacific VenturesSimon HirtzelGeneral Partner, COO at IQ CapitalJoe SchorgeManaging Partner at Isomer CapitalAlexander Viterbo-HortenGeneral Partner of PSV Tech at PSV

+ 16 more

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