Jury Member
Mareme Dieng
Head of M&A, Strategy and Fintech Future
Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa
Mareme Dieng
Mareme is Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and Strategy at Axian Digibank and Fintech, leading acquisitions across fintech, financial services and emerging technologies. She was previously a Partner at 500 Global and Head of International Partnerships at Draper University, with twelve years in investment supporting over 200 founders. She sits on several startup boards and the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) venture capital committee, and has been named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in both Europe and Africa.
Mareme is the Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and Strategy at Axian Digibank and Fintech. Her focus is on new acquisitions for the group in fintech, financial services and emerging technologies. She also drives the cluster's fintech strategy and priorities. She was a Partner at 500 Global and led the firm's expansion in strategic markets. Previously, she was the head of international partnerships and relations at Draper University and a member of Draper University Ventures investment team.
Mareme has been in the finance and investment industry for the past 12 years, supporting founders with investments and accelerator programs, and has worked with several large European corporates on their innovation programs. She supported more than 200 founders through an intensive entrepreneurship program she ran in Silicon Valley before endorsing her current position. She sat on the board of Trustees of Bennington College and currently sits on several startup boards as well as African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) venture capital committee. She has been named in both Forbes Europe and Forbes Africa as a 30 Under 30 nominee.