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Investor profile

Hakeem Belo-Osagie

Co-Founder, Metis Capital

About

Hakeem Belo-Osagie brings an unusual combination of deep operating experience across regulated industries like oil, telecoms, and banking—including his transformation of United Bank for Africa from near-bankruptcy to a major pan-African institution—with his role as a Harvard Business School professor who teaches about African markets. Through his family office Metis Capital Partners, he takes a policy-and-regulation-first approach to investing that systematically integrates political economy analysis, while also serving as a mentor and educator to the next generation of African entrepreneurs and leaders. Hakeem Belo-Osagie brings an unusual combination of deep operating experience across regulated industries like oil, telecoms, and banking—including his transformation of United Bank for Africa from near-bankruptcy to a major pan-African institution—with his role as a Harvard Business School professor who teaches about African markets. Through his family office Metis Capital Partners, he takes a policy-and-regulation-first approach to investing that systematically integrates political economy analysis, while also serving as a mentor and educator to the next generation of African entrepreneurs and leaders.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
FinTech
Education
Food
Ag
Transportation
SaaS

Investment details

Avg check size$10K - 5M
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
Africa