Adekemi Ajayi
Regional Director, West Africa @ Acumen
Adekemi Ajayi is a funding round investor at Acumen focused on Banking and Farming. I am a senior finance and strategy leader with over 25 years’ experience building, financing, and scaling organisations across Africa and the UK. My work spans strategic and operational finance, capital allocation, investment, and governance, supporting organisations operating in complex, multi-country environments.I have led finance functions atgroup and regional levels, partnering closely with executive teams and boards on budgeting, forecasting, treasury, performance management, and growth strategy. My experience covers telecoms, infrastructure, financial services, investment banking, and impact investing, where I have worked at the intersection of execution, capital discipline, and long-term value creation.I hold a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry and an MBA (Distinction) from Imperial College London. This combination of scientific training and strategic finance underpins my data-driven approach to decision-making, risk management, and institutional resilience.Over my career, I have mobilised more than US$3 billion in capital, executed complex M&A and financing transactions, and supported the scale-up and transformation of both commercial and mission-driven organisations. I have worked extensively with governments, regulators, investors, and development partners, and have served in board, governance, and advisory capacities across multiple sectors.I am motivated by roles that combine strategic leadership with practical execution, particularly where finance is a lever for sustainable growth, operational resilience, and systemic impact across emerging and frontier markets.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Adekemi Ajayi invests in
Stages Adekemi Ajayi invests in
Countries Adekemi Ajayi invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Banking 1 (50%)
- Farming 1 (50%)
- Agriculture 1 (50%)
- Sustainability 1 (50%)
- Financial Services 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Zebra CropBank
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Zebra CropBank is building a tech-enabled produce banking and distribution platform, that allows farmers convert their crop into tradable assets. The platform provides a post harvest produce management system that gives farmers the ability to instantly convert their crops to cash or to collateral for credit. | Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 19, 2023 | |
Cropsafe
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Cropsafe provides comprehensive agricultural services to maximize profitability and sustainability for smallholder farmers and rural women. It also offers pre- and post-harvest needs, access to proper harvest preservation and storage facilities, handling equipment, processing, access to markets, and agricultural training and development programs. | May 04, 2023 |
About Acumen
Acumen is a nonprofit venture fund that invests in early-stage companies bringing critical services like agriculture, clean energy, education, financial inclusion, healthcare and workforce development to low-income communities in 14 countries across East and West Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the United States. Since 2001, Acumeninvested $128 million in 128 companies that have transformed the lives of over 308 million low-income people.
Acumen Contacts
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Adekemi Ajayi
Regional Director, West Africa
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Carsten Stendevad
President and CIO
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Veenu Aulakh
Director
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Ajit Mahadevan
Country Director
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Amon Anderson
Director
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FAQ
What does Adekemi Ajayi invest in?
Adekemi Ajayi invests primarily in Banking, Farming and Agriculture startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Adekemi Ajayi last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Adekemi Ajayi closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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