When the worldwide COVID19 lockdown went into effect in February 2020 the challenges of fundraising increased exponentially. Entrepreneurs, especially in emerging markets could not meet investors due to...

Haresh Aswani is the Managing Director — Africa for the Tolaram group. The Tolaram Group is a family-owned Singaporean conglomerate that started out in Indonesia in 1948 before eventually setting up in Africa where it has gone on to make it’s over $1 Bn revenue in cereals, noodles, and infrastructure and most recently fintech.

Kanini Mutooni is a Managing Director at Draper Richards Kaplan, a Venture Philanthropy institution focused on investing in global early stage entrepreneurs creating impact. She is also a Senior Adviser for Toniic, the global action network for impact investors with over 300 asset owners representing over $16b in investible wealth.