Folabi Esan

Partner
Adlevo Capital

Folabi is a Partner at Adlevo Capital, a private equity fund with offices in Lagos and Johannesburg. Adlevo focuses on investments in expansion stage businesses in sub-Saharan Africa that have a technology-enabled business model. He  has over 20 years of business experience in Nigeria, South Africa, the United States and England. He spent four years in management consulting with Bain & Company and Andersen Consulting. He started the West African subsidiary of SAP, (the leading enterprise software company), where he served as Managing Director during his five year tenure. He also launched Catalyst TDC, a Nigeria-based consulting firm that advises clients on technology adoption issues within their companies. He has a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University, a Masters in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Stanford University, and an M.Sc. in Innovation Management and Technology Policy from the University of London."