Our Founders
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Anne-Sophie, Anthony, and Olivier are three young professionals from Montreal, with multiple years of experience in finance, consulting, tech and venture capital. After having worked in Kenya and seen the challenges - and opportunities - facing entrepreneurs in growing their businesses, they decided to start Mkono. Collaborating with individuals - both from Kenya and abroad - is what allows Mkono to grow its activities while learning from our different cultural backgrounds. |
Our Team
Mkono is a volunteer-run organization. Our volunteers have experience across various fields and companies - such as Tesla, Oliver Wyman, Square, SoftBank, Unilever, and CPPIB - and lend their time and skills to grow Mkono. They are joined by a shared desire to have an impact.
Anne-Sophie Martin Co-Founder 
Karen Yu Head of Marketing 
Pratusha Errabali Head of Community Engagement 
Anita Ly Software Engineer 
Akram Bencherif Success Officer 
Aline Ishimwe Content Specialist |
Anthony Murray CEO & Co-Founder 
Stephanie Ng-Lun Head of People 
Soulemane Diaoune Head of Technology 
Qhalisa Khan Success Officer 
Olivia Daechsel Social Media Coord. 
Ahzam Ahmed Fundraising Officer |
Olivier Babin Co-Founder 
Daniel Gutkin Head of Operations 
Sanjeev Datta Software Engineer 
Jasmine Lu Success Officer 
Sophie Cao Content Creator |
Declan Magero Kenya Country Director 
Valerie Ha Head of Fundraising 
Sina Moghadassi Software Engineer 
Ioana Ravoiu Success Officer 
Nakiya Noorbhai Web Designer |
Mkono Allies
Mkono Allies are young professionals selected for their experiences and expertise in a variety of industries, business subjects, and geographies. They are matched based on the entrepreneurs' specific needs and support them over multiple mentorship sessions. Our network of Allies is global; they come from Canada, the United States, India, Vietnam, Singapore, Italy, Kenya and Uganda.
Vincent Bérubé
Business Systems Consultant at CIBC Capital Markets 
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How does it work?
Mkono Allies are expected to share relevant insights with entrepreneurs who have expressed a need that matches the Mkono Ally’s experience. This exchange happens over the phone in the format of mentorship sessions.
When Mkono receives a request from an entrepreneur, we identify the Mkono Allies who are best positioned to answer the request, based on the expertise areas you've mentioned in your application form. The identified Mkono Allies will then receive information about the company, the topics the entrepreneur wants to explore and relevant information about the local culture to best prepare. Mkono takes care of all the logistics of getting you connected with the entrepreneur.
Mkono Allies are expected to share relevant insights with entrepreneurs who have expressed a need that matches the Mkono Ally’s experience. This exchange happens over the phone in the format of mentorship sessions.
When Mkono receives a request from an entrepreneur, we identify the Mkono Allies who are best positioned to answer the request, based on the expertise areas you've mentioned in your application form. The identified Mkono Allies will then receive information about the company, the topics the entrepreneur wants to explore and relevant information about the local culture to best prepare. Mkono takes care of all the logistics of getting you connected with the entrepreneur.
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Considering getting involved?
We would love to connect with you and answer all your questions.
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Become a
Mkono Ally You want to connect with entrepreneurs and learn from them? Apply!
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