# Top 25 Education Angel Investors in Africa in June 2026 ## Miles Morland - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, Education, Publishing Miles co-founded DPI in 2007 after having become non-executive Chairman of Blakeney Management (Blakeney) in July 2006 by which time the firm was considered to be one of the largest portfolio investors in many African stock markets. Blakeney was set up by Miles in 1990, first as a consultancy and, since 1994, as an asset management firm, investingin Africa and the Middle East. Blakeney was one of the first investors in many African markets and Miles played an active role in the development of markets in countries such as Ghana, Morocco, Egypt, Kenya and Tunisia.Before starting Blakeney, Miles spent 22 years in money management and investment banking in London and on Wall Street.Miles is also on the boards of SABMiller plc, the world’s second largest brewer and SouthWest Energy (BVI) Ltd, an Ethiopian oil exploration company. He was the founder and chairman for five years of the London Business School’s Africa Board. He read Law at the University of Oxford. Miles is a British citizen. ## Olugbenga Agboola - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance Olugbenga Agboola is based out of San Francisco, California, and is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Flutterwave. Olugbenga previously worked at Access Bank as a Head of Digital Factory and Innovation. Olugbenga Agboola attended EC-Council University. Olugbenga Agboola has been a Certified Ethical Hacker and a Security Analyst. ## Hesham Zreik - Type: Angel - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence Hesham Zreik is the CEO of FasterCapital. He previously worked at DreamApps as a Project Manager. Hesham attended the University of Westminster. ## Shola Akinlade - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: FinTech, Education, Financial Services Shola Akinlade is the Co-founder and CEO at Paystack. ## Folarin Falana - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Education Folarin Falana ## Akitoye Balogun - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Education Akitoye Balogun ## Cheikh Brahim Sidi Mohamed Sidi Ali - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: EdTech, E-Learning, Content Marketing Cheikh Brahim Sidi Ali is the founder of Help Writers and Ultimate Guide. English language teacher, writer and a web developer. When it comes to founding businesses online and thriving in this business model, Cheikh Brahim is the one. ## Babs Ogundeyi - Type: Angel - Location: Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance Cofounder and CEO of Kuda ## Iyinoluwa Aboyeji - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, FinTech, Software Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is the Founding Partner of Future Africa. He previously worked at Oby Ezekwesili Presidential Campaign as a Deputy Director General. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji attended the University of Waterloo - St. Jerome's University. ## Melvyn Lubega - Type: Angel - Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: E-Learning, Information Technology Melvyn Lubega is the head of strategic partnership at Go1. ## Bas Hochstenbach - Type: Angel - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: B2C, Travel, Tourism Bas Hochstenbach is the Co-Founder of Conservation Club. He attended Leiden University. ## Paul Kokoricha - Type: Angel - Location: Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Seed - Focus: Internet, B2B, Software Paul Kokoricha ## Frederik Gerner - Type: Angel - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: B2C, Energy, Organic Frederik Gerner ## Youcef Oudjidane - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Payments Youcef Oudjidane is the Founder and Managing Partner of BYLD and the Co-Founder and Chairman of Elevate (YC W22). ## Musty Mustapha - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Education, InsurTech, Insurance Musty Mustapha - Co-Founder and CTO @ Kuda ## Isaac Oates - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Grant - Focus: Health Care, B2B, DIY Isaac Oates is the Founder and Executive Chair at Justworks. He attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Cornell University. ## Fejiro Hanu Agbodje - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Education, Blockchain, Communities Hanu is the Founder/CEO of Patricia, a User-experience expert with a deep understanding of user-centered designs (USD) and strong skills for conducting user research and surveys, and translating them into sitemaps, user flows, customer journey maps, wireframes, mockups and prototypes. He is a graduate of mathematics and statistics ## Gbite Oduneye - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Education Gbite Oduneye is the Founder and Managing Partner of ODBA. He attended UWE Bristol and Said Business School, University of Oxford. ## Raffael Johnen - Type: Angel - Location: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Payments, Software Raffael Johnen is CEO and founding partner of auxmoney. Already during his business studies, Raffael Johnen founded his first startup company. He later worked for six years at Investmentbank Rothschild in Frankfurt in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Debt Advisory areas, most recently as Vice President. Raffael Johnen is also the founder ofExcellion Capital, a successful company in corporate finance consulting and investment, based in London. As a writer, he made a name for himself when he wrote the chapter on leveraged buyouts in the "Praxishandbuch Unternehmensbewertung". ## Bashar Hamood - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce Bashar Hamood is a Venture Partner at FasterCapital. He previously worked as an Associate Director at Logica. He attended Heriot-Watt University. ## Malek Meslemani - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, SaaS Malek Meslemani is the Chief Executive at Ancora Investment Limited. Malek Meslemani attended CentraleSupélec. ## Odunayo Eweniyi - Type: Angel - Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: EdTech, Facebook, Education Odunayo Eweniyi is the Co-founder and COO at Piggybank and PushCV. Odunayo is a Co-Founder and General Partner at FirstCheck Africa and a Board Member at Village Capital. She was also a Writer atTechCabal. Odunayo attended SOAS University of London, freeCodeCamp, and Covenant University. ## Nate Lipscomb - Type: Angel - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Education, EdTech, FinTech Nate Lipscomb ## Lawko Juste Davy DALA - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Logistics, E-Commerce, Incubators Lawko Juste Davy DALA ## Brandon Krieg - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B - Focus: InsurTech, Insurance, Banking Brandon Krieg is the Co-Founder of Collective Returns, Inc. and has been its Chief Executive Officer since July 11, 2016. Brandon Krieg served as the President of Collective Returns, Inc. until July 11, 2016 and serves as its Executive Director. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co