The network

People I’d trust with my own business.

A short list, on purpose. Everyone here is someone I’ve worked with, seen deliver, and vouch for by name. Read my take on each, then start a project or ask me for an introduction.

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  • Vouched for by nameI only list people I’ve worked with myself.
  • Track record, not promisesCredentials, results and clients on every profile.
  • Run on the platformBrief, proposal, milestones and delivery in one shared space, with me one click away.
Samba Lo ✓ Vouched for by me · since 2022

Samba Lo

Co-founder & CEO · Socium

École PolytechniqueGoldman SachsRothschild & CoDeloitte

The CEO building Africa's HR platform: strategy, fundraising and scaling a B2B SaaS across 20+ countries.

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Serigne M. Seye ✓ Vouched for by me · since 2022

Serigne M. Seye

Co-founder & COO · Socium

École PolytechniqueEMTPSenelec

The operator who makes it run: delivery, processes and operations across countries.

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Mohamed Thiam ✓ Vouched for by me · since 2022

Mohamed Thiam

Co-founder & CTO · Socium

UQARnventivePlusgrade

The architect behind the product: software built to work across countries, online and offline.

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Seydi A. Sy ✓ Vouched for by me

Seydi A. Sy

Senior WordPress developer

Northeastern UniversityUpwork Top RatedDoorGrow

Websites that build trust and convert: custom WordPress builds, fixes other developers give up on, speed and security.

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Papa Moda Loum

Director of Structured Financing & Export Credits · Ministry of Finance and Budget, Senegal

CitiFSD Africa

Public finance from the inside: how the State finances itself, structures its debt and backs exports.

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Fatou Dieng ✓ Vouched for by me

Fatou Dieng

Founder · YPS · Maket

HEC Paris Incubator · Station F

Fashion resale made in Africa: Your Personal Shopper for luxury, Maket for pre-owned fashion.

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Aziz Sy

Co-founder · podcast host · Impact Hub Dakar

Impact Hub Dakar

One of the builders of Dakar's startup ecosystem: incubation, design thinking and a podcast on design in Africa.

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Mouhammad Fall ✓ Vouched for by me

Mouhammad Fall

Senior consultant, business & finance · La Laiterie du Berger

IFC · World Bank Group

Business and finance from the investor's side: structuring, numbers and deals that hold.

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Mor Niane

Co-founder · Weego

Digitizing public transport in Africa, and employee commutes for companies with WeegoLines.

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Moustapha Diop ✓ Vouched for by me

Moustapha Diop

Product & growth

SociumDakar Network Angels

Growth marketing: acquisition, funnels and campaigns that bring customers, not just traffic.

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Seynabou Cissé, Diarietou Nasradine Diop & Aïcha Gaye

Architects & curators

Architects who curate cultural events: spaces, scenography and exhibitions with meaning.

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Sobel Aziz Ngom ✓ Vouched for by me

Sobel Aziz Ngom

CEO · Tostan

Community-led change at scale: mobilising young people, communities and institutions around one programme.

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Jean-Karim Dangou ✓ Vouched for by me

Jean-Karim Dangou

Photographer & filmmaker · Ikonic Studios

Ikonic Studios

Photography with an eye for the city and its people: portraits, events, campaigns.

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Alioune Badara Mbengue ✓ Vouched for by me

Alioune Badara Mbengue

Founder & CEO · Andakia

Zone01 DakarISM

AI that speaks African languages: AWA, the assistant that understands and talks in Wolof.

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Diakus

Photographer, filmmaker & art director

Photography and an artist's eye: images with a strong point of view.

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Clément Teou ✓ Vouched for by me

Clément Teou

Co-founder, product designer & art director · Snacki

Groupe ISM

Product design and art direction: interfaces, brands and buying journeys people enjoy using.

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Lydia Hickman ✓ Vouched for by me

Lydia Hickman

Head of Pilots & New Initiatives · Hugo

Project management that keeps complex, multi-team projects on time and on budget.

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Papa Kalidou Diop ✓ Vouched for by me

Papa Kalidou Diop

Production coordinator · Groupe Sonatel (WIDO)

Chevening

Content and music: producing for streaming, and building artists and catalogues.

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Saliou Fall ✓ Vouched for by me

Saliou Fall

Head of audiovisual production · Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games

Film and video production: budgets, crews and shoots delivered on time.

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Ndioro Thiam

Systems engineer & product owner

Renault Group

Product ownership and delivery: turning complex systems into products that ship.

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Amat Cama ✓ Vouched for by me

Amat Cama

Security researcher

QualcommNortheastern University

Security research: finding the weaknesses in a product before attackers do.

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Bassirou Gueye

Business developer & coach · Tecafrik

Socium

Customer experience and business development: keeping clients happy and finding new ones.

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Fatou Tanor Dieng ✓ Vouched for by me

Fatou Tanor Dieng

Founder & CEO · SODIX

AfricaWorks

Real estate and construction: projects and spaces built for how Africa works.

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Abdoulaye Chimère Diaw ✓ Vouched for by me

Abdoulaye Chimère Diaw

Compliance & business law professional · Groupe 548

BMOManulifeCanada Revenue Agency

Compliance and business law: setting up and running a company in Canada the right way.

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Moussa Oumar Ba ✓ Vouched for by me

Moussa Oumar Ba

Senior security researcher · Microsoft

MicrosoftdmarcianAPWG

Email and online security: stopping phishing and protecting a brand's domain.

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Souleymane Sene ✓ Vouched for by me

Souleymane Sene

Senior sales manager, Africa · Itron

ItronPMP

Selling complex solutions in Africa: negotiation, partners and large accounts.

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Marième Mbacke Gueye ✓ Vouched for by me

Marième Mbacke Gueye

Country coordinator · EDC

University of OxfordEDCMastercard Foundation

Strategy for education and social programmes: from analysis to delivery in the field.

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Aminata Tooli Fall ✓ Vouched for by me

Aminata Tooli Fall

Head of strategy · International Budget Partnership

International Budget PartnershipUNICEFKU Leuven

Public budgets and political economy: making public money work for people.

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Alpha Ousmane Sy ✓ Vouched for by me

Alpha Ousmane Sy

Strategic planner

Nestlé

Brand strategy and influence marketing: campaigns built on insight, carried by the right voices.

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Serigne Malick Tall ✓ Vouched for by me

Serigne Malick Tall

Chairman · Cepic Holdings

A diversified family holding: real estate, engineering, fashion and fintech.

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Sidy Kebe ✓ Vouched for by me

Sidy Kebe

Founder · SIDERIS

Société GénéraleAXAL'Occitane

Cross-border payments and applied AI: infrastructure that banks and regulators can trust.

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Ibrahima Diagne ✓ Vouched for by me

Ibrahima Diagne

Founder & lecturer · ID-PMC Academy

Sciences PoAfrican Management Institute

Leadership and people management: managers who lead teams well.

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