Joshua "Josh" Okpata is a Power and Machinery Engineer who has led on HVAC and construction projects in Nigeria and the US, he also co-founded Eazyhire - a Nigerian asset rental and financing startup that grew into Kenya and has been an Entrepreneur-in-Residence with Fledge in Spain.
He has angel invested in, mentored and trained hundreds of entrepreneurs, and advised and been a resource to dozens of accelerators and funds globally.
His work in Venture Capital has seen him serve as a Partner at a global fund for African startups and support a portfolio of 60 startups across 5 African countries.
He loves to play tennis, dream up moonshots and listen to music when he's not discussing politics or curating wine.
Education
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Executive courses at Harvard and University of Strathclyde
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Power and Machinery Engineering Degree
Awards & Certifications
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Forbes 30 under 30
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Business Elites 40 under 40 African Business Icon
Guest Engagement
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Sciences Po Africa Summit, MEST and Mastercard Entrepreneurship programmes, The Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting, Total startupper, Bank of Industry, Ghana Tech Lab Covid-innovation project, UNICEF Startup Lab etc
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