The Founders
A Scientist and a Pastor
CEO: Ygor Francisco
Email: ygor@gobankless.app
LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ygorfrancisco/
Education:
University of Oxford - Said Business School, Jan 2023 - Dec 2027, PhD, Computational Economics
University of Oxford - Said Business School, Jan 2018 - Dec 2019, Masters Financial Strategy
University of Cape Town, Jan 2024 - May 2024, Diploma, Python For Data Science
University of Oxford - Said Business School, Jan 2022 - Aug 2022, Diploma, Python For Algorithmic Trading
Sotheby's Institute of Art, Jan 2022 - Jun 2022, Diploma, Art And Technology
Sotheby's Institute of Art, Jan 2022 - Dec 2022, Diploma, Street Art And Graffiti
University of the Witwatersrand, Jan 2009 - Dec 2010, Masters, Computational Economics
University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa), Jan 2005 - Dec 2009, BCOM, Computational Economics
Work Experience:
Bleep - Cofounder and CEO; Apr 2019 - Dec 2022. Launched Bleep, a short video application with monetisation tools for content creators. As co-founder and CEO, his role ranged from engineering to sales and community management. He scaled the platform to #1 in South Africa (100k DAU) and signed $10 million Distribution Deals with ViacomCBS and Nike.
ViacomCBS - Group Strategy, Data Intel & Business Development, Director; Dec 2012 - Dec 2017. Strategy, Sales and Business Development Director for ViacomCBS. Launched linear and digital channels for MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and BET across 50 countries. Reached 1 billion people. Increased revenues by $100 million
Experian - Data Engineering and Customer Engagement, Manager; Dec 2011 - Dec 2012. Led Sales and developed Credit Scoring for banks and financial service providers, including Barclays Bank and Standard Bank (Africa's largest bank). Scoring models applied auto-regression to panel data sets, coded in Python, Stata, and R.
RBB Economics - Computational Economist, Associate; Jan 2010 - Dec 2011. Econometrician for blue-chip clients like Google, Microsoft, and SAB-Miller. Goal: disprove market power for clients for clients who have it! Counter arguments presented by Competition Tribunals across the UK, Europe, and Africa. He built Nonlinear regression, Probit, Time Series, Monte Carlo and auto-regression models in Python, Stata, and R.
Mozambique Importers Union - Director and Board Member; Jan 2004 - Dec 2023. Board Member (family business), Co-owner and Director of Mozambique's largest import cooperative. Owns 3 million square meters of commercial real estate and command a 70% market share of the country's construction and glass market.
Endorsements: reference letters linked here.
Reserve Bank of Mozambique, Director of Banking Licensing and Regulation, Carlos Antonio
Google and YouTube Africa, Managing Director, Alex Okosi
Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications, Mozambique President and Chair Emma Chicoco
Spotify Africa, Managing Director, Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy
CPO: Khayalethu Mtshali
Email: khayalethu@gobankless.app
LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khayamtshali/
Education:
Vega school, Feb 2004 - Dec 2006, BA, Interaction Design and Engineering
Work Experience:
Bleep β CPO, Head of Product & UX engineer; Jan 2020 - Dec 2023. Responsible for product vision, product development, front end Eng., user experience, user research
IBM iX - Product & UX engineer; Mar 2018 - Jan 2020. Fintech, financial services and telecoms across Africa & Middle East including Du Telecoms (UAE), United Bank Limited (Pakistan), Momentum Insurance (South Africa)
University of Johannesburg - Lecturer in Human-Centred Design; Feb 2017 - Feb 2019. Village Strategic Design - Founder and CEO; Aug 2016 - Mar 2018. Led Banking and finance clients such as Munich Re, Standard Bank (South Africa), and Old Mutual in Human-Centred Design and communication
North-West University - Lecturer in Interaction & Digital Design, head of department; Jan 2010 - Dec 2015.
Hisnameiskhaya - Founder & CEO; Jan 2007 - Dec 2009. Digital art, motion graphics, and digital animation, including exhibitions in Switzerland and Italy through SHOWstudio
Accomplishments & Awards:
Design Indaba Construction New Media Awards Grand Prix
Design Indaba Construction New Media Awards Top Student
New Channel Award, 3rd place
Loerie Awards, student finalist
Excellence Award for top graduating student https://www.designindaba.com/tags/khayalethu-mtshali
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