Mimi Alemayehou and Kurankye Sekyi-Otu have been appointed as Senior Advisors at 4DX Ventures, an early stage pan-Africa venture capital firm to scale its platform and deepen its impact across the continent.
Mimi Alemayehou has held global executive roles at Mastercard, as well as Managing Director of the Black Rhino Group and Chair of Blackstone Africa Infrastructure LP.
Mimi served as Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. government’s development finance agency. She also served as the U.S. representative on the Board of the African Development Bank and on the President’s Advisory Council on Africa Diaspora Engagement in the United States. She held multiple Board positions, including at Twitter, U.S. African Development Foundation and FinDev Canada.
Kurankye Sekyi-Otu, the Founder & CEO of Capoeira Partners, an advisory firm working with founder-led asset management firms, previously served as Chief Strategy Officer at Polar Asset Management Partners, one of Canada’s largest hedge funds.
Kurankye also held senior roles at Mackenzie Investments and CIBC Capital Markets, with extensive experience in capital formation, business development, and institutional partnerships.
According to Walter Baddoo, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of 4DX Ventures, “As more African technology companies scale globally, we’re excited to bring on world-class advisors with truly global perspectives and deep operational and investment expertise.”
Mimi and Kurankye will be instrumental in supporting 4DX founders as they scale globally.
Since its Managing Partners made their first investment in Africa in 2013, 4DX has raised three institutionally backed funds, and the firm has approximately $200 million in assets under management.
In 2024, International Finance Corporation (IFC) invested $10.5M for expansion. 4DX focuses on companies that are shaping Africa’s digital future in FinTech, E-commerce, Embedded Finance, Creative Industries, Marketplaces, Climate and Edtech,
It has invested in Flutterwave, Andela, Autochek, Breadfast, MaxAB, Wasoko, mPharma, Thndr and Yoco.
The new advisors will help the fund and portfolio founders to expand globally, provide mentorship and extend the firm’s influence in global capital markets.
Speaking of her new role, Mimi Alemayehou said: “4DX has played a catalytic role in the African tech ecosystem, and I’m energised to bring my experience in development finance, technology and policy to help scale innovation, build strategic partnerships and deepen engagement with key stakeholders across sectors.”
4DX has built an impressive track record of investing in founders who create category-defining companies, tackle local challenges, and uplift their communities.
Its portfolio companies operate in 22 African countries, with regional offices in Accra, Cairo and Nairobi, and an active presence in South Africa and Francophone Africa.
“Our immediate focus is to deliver deep operational insight that drives meaningful execution as 4DX scales and deepens its partnerships with world-class global institutions,” said Kurankye Sekyi-Otu.
4DX also runs 4DX Labs, its value creation arm designed to help portfolio companies succeed by providing hands-on support across product, marketing, data science, engineering, sales, business development, corporate development and fundraising.
4DX Labs has supported multiple strategic transactions, including Swarm Technologies’ acquisition by SpaceX, Tactyc’s acquisition by Carta, and the landmark merger of MaxAB and Wasoko – the largest tech merger in Africa to date.
