About
Sayo Folawiyo is a Founding Partner at Microtraction and Founding Director of Pave Investments, a private investment holding company focused on private equity and venture capital opportunities in technology. He is co-Founder and CEO of Kandua.com, a technology startup offering business tools and market access to small service businesses in Africa, and serves as a Director of Binance Technology & Innovation Nigeria Ltd. and Haspo Integrated Services Ltd.
Experience
- Alára WorldDirectorcurrent2014 — present
- KanduaCofoundercurrent2014 — presentJohannesburg Area, South Africa
- Pave InvestmentsDirectorcurrent2012 — present
- Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant2012 — 2014Johannesburg
- FATE FoundationVolunteer2012Lagos, Nigeria
- Kingdom Zephyr Africa ManagementPrivate Equity Intern2011
- African Leadership AcademyVolunteer2011Johannesburg Area, South Africa
- Access Bank PlcCorporate, Retail and Investment Banking Intern2009
Education
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Bachelor's Degree, Philosophy and Economics2008 — 2011
Skills & more
Economics11Private Equity6Consulting6MacroeconomicsStatisticsInvestments3Management Consulting6Business Strategy10Social Entrepreneurship1Entrepreneurship Development1Business DevelopmentFinancial Analysis1
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Same school
Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)848
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLavinia FerriAssociate at P101 Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Bain & Company634
Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpZach PoleyPartner and Chief Technology Officer at Clear VenturesIan MarshInvestor at DN Capital
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Also worked at African Leadership Academy10
Carolyn FarleyPartner at Arborview CapitalLian BoermaAmplification at EWORFrank AswaniInvestor at Oryx ImpactDieko OjoInvestment Associate at Novastar VenturesBilha NdiranguVenture Partner – Technical Carbon Removals / Great Carbon Valley at Africa Climate VenturesQueen Chinyere QuinnFounding Partner at Kupanda Capital
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Investments
Board seats
Binance Technology & Innovation Nigeria Ltd.Haspo Integrated Services Ltd.
Investor
Kandua.com
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Microtraction
Andy Volk
Partner at Microtraction
Ato Bensi-Enchill
Investment Principal at Microtraction
Ato Bentsi-Enchill
SPV Investment Lead at Microtraction
Dayo Koleowo
Investment Partner at Microtraction
Judith Koranteng
Legal at Microtraction
Kwamena Afful
Founding Partner at Microtraction
Octavius Phukubye
Scout at Microtraction
Offiong Isyah
Investment Analyst, West Africa at Microtraction