Tonjé Bakang Tonje
FounderFounder/CEO at Afrostream · Founder & CEO at Moots
New York City Metropolitan Area
FoundedAfrostream · YCMoots · YC
About
Tonjé Bakang is founder and CEO of Moots AI. Previously, he was CEO of Afrostream, a streaming service, where he expanded operations across 28 countries.
Tonje @tonjebakang
If you are selling to Enterprises with a $50k–$250k+ ACV, you already know the bottleneck: Distribution. AI made building easier: A lean team can ship, test, and iterate at a fraction of the historical cost. But it made standing out harder: Everyone has access to the same tools. https://t.co/xPWTNK0Vjn
Jul 15, 2026 · ♥ 1
Tonje @tonjebakang
Full piece is on Substack: https://t.co/CliYXgEhj7
Jul 3, 2026
Tonje @tonjebakang
The event team’s next mandate is to own media. I wrote a new strategic memo on why organizations using events for growth, retention, recruiting, business development, and influence need to build media, membership, education, and relationship intelligence around the rooms they https://t.co/upA1LwjQjD
Jul 3, 2026 · ♥ 1
Founder/CEO at AfrostreamYC S15
Intro paths
Tonjé went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Tonjé can intro founders to Afrostream's investors below.
Afrostream's investors · 2
Co-founders at Afrostream
Founder & CEO at MootsYC W22
Intro paths
Tonjé went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Tonjé can intro founders to Moots's investors below.
Moots's investors · 1
Experience
- MootsFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentManhattan, NY
- Global CitizenAdvisor for Global Citizen Move Afrika boardcurrent2024 — present
- Soho House & CoSoho House Committee Membercurrent2021 — presentVille de Paris, Île-de-France, France
- coilSeed Investorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Lenco (YC W'22)Seed Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Touch and Pay Technologies Ltd (YC W22)Seed Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Orange FundLPcurrent2022 — presentMetaverse
- baraka (YC S21)Seed Investorcurrent2021 — present
- Monet - Salario al Instante (YC S21)Seed Investorcurrent2021 — present
- Le Domaine d'Ablon - Small Luxury Hotel Of The WorldInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- SunsamaSeed Investorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ClarisightsSeed Investorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- OuiCodingSeed Investorcurrent2019 — presentParis Area, France
- AtlasSeed Investorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SpaceFillSeed Investorcurrent2019 — presentParis Area, France
- ShipfixSeed Investorcurrent2019 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- PrometheusSeed Investorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Dyneti Technologies, Inc.Seed Investorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, California
- NABISSeed Investorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, California
- Sciences PoUniversity Lecturer2018 — 2019Région de Paris, France
Education
- Y Combinator2022
- Y Combinator2015
- École alsacienneBachelor's degree, Economics1996 — 1999
Skills & more
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Also worked at Moots1
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