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Hunting for Silver Linings w/ Dominic Orowua, Founder of Founders Initiative Africa (FIA)

Jun 15, 2021, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Grand Rapids

Join Startup Grind Grand Rapids’ Chapter Director Corey Hart and Yorgo Katsanos, Associate at Beneventure Partners as we host an event series featuring check-ins with investors and Startup Grind Chapter Directors from all corners of the world. Joining us for this event: Dominic Orowua, Founder of Founders Initiative Africa (FIA).

Virtual event

About this event

HUNTING FOR SILVER LININGS

Through our Startup Grind event series Hunting for Silver Linings, we check in with ecosystem builders, investors, and business leaders from around the world.

We dig for deeper context around challenges and opportunities found in markets around the world, as well as mine for insight that can better inform biases about regions, their talent, and potential for investment.

Then, we connect the dots.

OUR HOSTS

Corey Hart | LinkedIn
Chapter Director, Startup Grind
Startup & Scaleup Advisor @coreythehart

Yorgo (George) Katsanos
Associate, Beneventure Partners

OUR SPECIAL GUEST

June 14th, we are pleased to host Dominic Orowua, Founder of Founders Initiative Africa (FIA). Dominic will give us some insight on how the epidemic is affecting the startup and entrepreneurial ecosystem in their region, as well as provide advice to entrepreneurs.

THE AGENDA

We spend our time checking in with investors, entrepreneurs, founders, and Startup Grind Chapter Directors from around the globe to get accounts of what's happening in their areas and learn of what their challenges and opportunities are. 

  • We learn about our guest, their story
  • We dig into their area & industry of expertise, and their ecosystem
  • We identify specific challenges & opportunities they are close to
  • We ask what their outlook is for the next 6, 12 months
  • Finally, we ask how our network of global ecosystem builders, entrepreneurs, and investors can help them

Check out what happened

Speaker

  • Dominic Orowua

    Founders Initiative Africa

    Founder

When

When

Tuesday, June 15, 2021
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM UTC

Agenda

11:00 AMPodcast Interview

Hosts

  • Corey Hart

    Startup Grind Grand Rapids

    Chapter Director

  • Yorgo Katsanos

    Beneventure Partners

    Associate

Organizers

  • Corey Hart, Startup Grind

    Startup Grind

    Chapter Director

  • Elizabeth Hiemstra

    Tungsten Branding

    Co-Director

  • Renee De Haan

    Equitable Advisors

    Co-Director

Global sponsor

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Dell Technologies

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