Victor Asemota
Victor Asemota
Victor Asemota founded SwiftaCorp over 20 years ago, a pioneering African Software and Technology services group with subsidiaries and operations in over 14 African countries. He is also the Co-founder of MFISA a unique African Mobile Financial Services Accelerator that has powered a number of Payment platforms around Africa. Educated in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, he has been involved in a lot of pioneering efforts in African Information Technology and believes in the vision of harnessing the knowledge and experience of African professionals globally to make Africa the greatest technology force to contend with in the world.
Experience
PlaceFund
Board Member
Jan 2020 – Present1 month
Assets and Resource Management (ARM) Financial Advisers
Board Advisor
Nov 2018 – Present1 year 3 months
Alta Global Ventures
Africa Partner
Aug 2018 – Present1 year 6 months
Accra
Alta Global Ventures supports passionate entrepreneurs from the top ecosystems around the world.
We work closely with founders to expand internationally and grow their companies into the global iconic companies of tomorrow.
Alta Global invests directly into venture stage and growth stage companies targeting high-growth markets and connects them to key resources throughout our global network.
Through our global partners, we also support seed stage companies on five continents and more than 20 countries around the world.
Interaction Design Foundation (IDF)
Continent Lead/Manager - Africa
Jul 2018 – Present1 year 7 months
Africa & Disapora Mentorship, Investment Network
Co-Founder
May 2017 – Present2 years 9 months
Greater New York City Area
Board Advisor
May 2017 – Present2 years 9 months
San Francisco Bay Area
Launchpad Accelerator Mentor
Jul 2016 – Present3 years 7 months
San Francisco Bay Area
SwiftaCorp
Co-Founder, Director
Aug 2015 – Present4 years 6 months
USA
Holdco
MATS Africa (Merchant and Agent Transactions Services)
Director (Non Exec)
May 2014 – Present5 years 9 months
Accra
Changing the future of African mobile payments
Alterna Capital Group
Founder
May 2014 – Present5 years 9 months
Tanzania
Funding Africa's first Billion user platforms
Founder
Afrinnova Accelerator
2011 – Present9 years
Accra
Afrinnova is about encouraging and enabling African innovation for Africans
Swifta Systems
CEO/Principal Consultant
Swifta Systems
Jan 2003 – Aug 201512 years 8 months[2]