Mariam Iqbal
Partnerships & Fundraising Associate @ Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)
Accra, Ghana
Mariam worka as a Senior Partnerships Associate for MEST, based in Accra, Ghana.MEST offers aspiring entrepreneurs from Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Cote d’Ivoire a technology-focused training program to help with their start-up idea. We also have incubators in Accra, Lagos, Nairobi, and Cape Town to help the entrepreneurs scale theirbusinesses.At MEST, Mariam supports their global partners to ensure they are able to access the most relevant products for sponsorship, for their brand awareness and digital innovation objectives.Prior to this she worked as as an advertising sales executive for various international media organisations, including CNN Africa and CNBC International, in London. Here she sold sponsorship of key programming to corporates in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and across Europe for three years.Before this Mariam lived in Accra for one year in 2014, managing the sales team for JumiaFood, and ensuring all of the city’s top vendors and corporates were on the platform.Finally, she has also had the opportunity to live and work in Nairobi, for the research firm Oxford Business Group, managing their ad sales revenue.A native of Karachi, she is passionate about economic development, West African art & design, and enjoying food from many regions.Mariam holds a BA in Economics and Politics from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London.
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The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology provides training, investment, and mentoring for aspiring African technology entrepreneurs with the goal of creating globally successful companies that create wealth and jobs locally in Africa. The program begins at the campus of the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) inAccra, Ghana, with a rigorous, one year, full-time program. Out of an applicant pool of over 2,500 candidates, MEST selects between 50 to 60 top Ghanaian, Nigerian, Kenyan and South African university graduates to receive comprehensive training across the spectrum of skills required to build successful technology businesses, including software development, product management, finance, marketing, sales, and leadership best practices. After completion of the program, the students (called Entrepreneurs in training – EITs) have an opportunity to pitch a business to the Meltwater Foundation. Successful teams receive a seed round of funding, and are accepted into the MEST Incubator, which offers subsidized facilities, continued education programming, and access to the Foundation's global network of advisers. Incubator teams also enjoy access to a suite of legal, financial, and marketing services.
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Jorn Lyseggen
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Kamil Nabong
Entrepreneur-In-Residence
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Mariam Iqbal
Partnerships & Fundraising Associate
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Neku Atawodi
General Manager (MEST Incubator Nigeria)
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