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Tosin Faniro-Dada

Investor

Partner at Breega

Lagos State, Nigeria

About

Tosin Faniro-Dada, former CEO of Endeavor Nigeria, scales African entrepreneurs through ecosystem-building, co-leads an Africa strategy targeting MSMEs and real-economy businesses, and publishes data-driven sector theses while representing the fund.

Invests in

Climate TechDeep TechFintechFuture of WorkHardwareSaaS

Experience

  1. BreegaPartnercurrent2023 — presentLagos State, Nigeria
  2. FlutterwaveNon Executive Board Member and Audit Committee Chaircurrent2022 — presentLagos State, Nigeria
  3. Fintech Association Of NigeriaGoverning Council Member - Audit & Risk Management Committee2023 — 2024Lagos State, Nigeria
  4. EndeavorManaging Director & CEO2021 — 2023Lagos State, Nigeria
  5. Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF)Director, Programmes & Coordination2020 — 2021Lagos State, Nigeria
  6. Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF)Head, Startups (Lagos Innovates)2018 — 2020Lagos State, Nigeria
  7. Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF)Head, Strategy & Partnerships2016 — 2018Lagos State, Nigeria
  8. Skye Bank PlcSenior Banking Officer - Corporate Banking Group (Oil and Gas Upstream)2014 — 2016Lagos State, Nigeria
  9. Asset & Resource Management Holding Company (ARM HoldCo).Investment Professional2010 — 2013Lagos State, Nigeria
  10. PwCSenior Audit Associate -Investment Management and Alternative Investment2007 — 2010Boston, Massachusetts

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel7Financial Modeling39Financial Analysis45Asset Managment2Accounting33Financial Accounting7Mutual Funds2Financial Audits3Auditing9Banking9Finance12Financial Reporting6
+12 moreFinancial StatementsProject FinanceCPACreditInvestmentsCorporate FinanceAsset ManagementProject ManagementStrategic PartnershipsAnalysisTeam ManagementLeadership
  • African Venture Finance Programme — Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
  • FT Non-Executive Director Programme - The Effective Non-Executive Director — FT Board Director Programme
  • Certified Public Accountant — Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

From Tosin's professional profile.

Colleagues at Breega

Akissi Tiemele-Yao
Vice President at Quadrille Capital
Ben Marrel
CEO at Breega
Benjamin Deplus
Partner at Breega
Benoit Marrel
Managing Partner at Breega
Cléa Dosne
Senior Associate at Breega
Dan Shellard
Partner at Breega
Driss Ibenmansour
Partner at Breega
Edouard Williams
Associate at Breega

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tosin Faniro-Dada?
Tosin Faniro-Dada, former CEO of Endeavor Nigeria, scales African entrepreneurs through ecosystem-building, co-leads an Africa strategy targeting MSMEs and real-economy businesses, and publishes data-driven sector theses while representing the fund.
Where does Tosin Faniro-Dada work?
Tosin Faniro-Dada is Partner at Breega.
What does Tosin Faniro-Dada invest in?
Tosin Faniro-Dada invests in Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Fintech, Future of Work, Hardware, SaaS.
Where did Tosin Faniro-Dada go to school?
Tosin Faniro-Dada studied at INSEAD (Advanced Management Programme, Advanced Leadership Programme); Boston College (Msc, Accounting); University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Accounting).

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Also attended Boston College303

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Also attended University of Massachusetts Dartmouth14

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Shared employers

Also worked at Flutterwave16

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Also worked at Fintech Association Of Nigeria1

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Also worked at Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF)2

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