Co-founder at Brave & iHub | Talent Strategy @ Platform01 | Web3 Artist & Enthusiast | Musician | TED Fellow | Harambean | Mentor @ Google for Startups Accelerator
Jessica Francisca Collaço is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Brave and iHub, Computer Scientist, Talent Strategist, Exec Tech and Product Recruiter, Musician and Public Speaker. She is a TED fellow and Harambean. She is currently the first female in tech and music to release a music single (Momentum) on NFT in Kenya and now Legendary as well.
She is the Managing Partner at Platform01, helping Seed to Series A companies with culture, strategy, growth, product and talent. She co-founded Brave (HR tech company) based the US and UK with Ibanga Umanah and Daniele Orner-Ginor. Brave (HR tech company) is a SaaS solution that integrates with existing HR vendors, and analyses whatever talent data is available in a company. We also do headhunting and HR advisory as well.
She was the COO at Amitruck from Oct 2021 – June 2022. She helped the CEO to build a team of navy seals at senior level in readiness for growth. Amitruck is a digital logistics startup based in Kenya.
She co-founded the iHub with Erik Hersman in 2010. It was the first tech-hub in Kenya and East Africa. At iHub, she served in various leadership positions for 6 years such as Operations, Strategy, Partnerships, Research advisory, Sales and Business Development She is passionate about how ecosystems arise and evolve over time. She has built various communities in the last 10 years from developers, startups, corporates and investors. She is currently working on her book about the journey at iHub and how it all happened (The intentional serendipity of the tech ecosystem in Kenya).
Jessica is a dynamic speaker and has featured on global platforms talking about her work in technology and entrepreneurship. She has spoken at SWSX in 2014 and 2015. She has also given guest lectures at Harvard in 2017 and 2018. She is a Bass Guitarist and has played for various afro-fusion and rock bands in Nairobi. She is now working on creating her own EP as a solo musician .
She is also co-founded WMIAfrica (peer to peer mentoring network for women in STEM) and AkiraChix (a company training underprivileged women in tech). She was named one of the top 40 women under 40 years in Kenya’s business scene by Business Daily on 2009, 2011 and 2012.
She was part of the DFID’s Digital Advisory Panel team as a member and advisor in 2015. She was one of the 100 Most Influential Young Africans in 2017, 100 Most Influential Young Kenyans in 2016 and Top 100 iHub Community Member in 2015. She was a finalist in MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge 2018. She sits on a number of boards and serves as an advisor to various startups.
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Co-founder at Brave & iHub | Talent Strategy @ Platform01 | Web3 Artist & Enthusiast | Musician | TED Fellow | Harambean | Mentor @ Google for Startups Accelerator
Jessica Francisca Collaço is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Brave and iHub, Computer Scientist, Talent Strategist, Exec Tech and Product Recruiter, Musician and Public Speaker. She is a TED fellow and Harambean. She is currently the first female in tech and music to release a music single (Momentum) on NFT in Kenya and now Legendary as well.
She is the Managing Partner at Platform01, helping Seed to Series A companies with culture, strategy, growth, product and talent. She co-founded Brave (HR tech company) based the US and UK with Ibanga Umanah and Daniele Orner-Ginor. Brave (HR tech company) is a SaaS solution that integrates with existing HR vendors, and analyses whatever talent data is available in a company. We also do headhunting and HR advisory as well.
She was the COO at Amitruck from Oct 2021 – June 2022. She helped the CEO to build a team of navy seals at senior level in readiness for growth. Amitruck is a digital logistics startup based in Kenya.
She co-founded the iHub with Erik Hersman in 2010. It was the first tech-hub in Kenya and East Africa. At iHub, she served in various leadership positions for 6 years such as Operations, Strategy, Partnerships, Research advisory, Sales and Business Development She is passionate about how ecosystems arise and evolve over time. She has built various communities in the last 10 years from developers, startups, corporates and investors. She is currently working on her book about the journey at iHub and how it all happened (The intentional serendipity of the tech ecosystem in Kenya).
Jessica is a dynamic speaker and has featured on global platforms talking about her work in technology and entrepreneurship. She has spoken at SWSX in 2014 and 2015. She has also given guest lectures at Harvard in 2017 and 2018. She is a Bass Guitarist and has played for various afro-fusion and rock bands in Nairobi. She is now working on creating her own EP as a solo musician .
She is also co-founded WMIAfrica (peer to peer mentoring network for women in STEM) and AkiraChix (a company training underprivileged women in tech). She was named one of the top 40 women under 40 years in Kenya’s business scene by Business Daily on 2009, 2011 and 2012.
She was part of the DFID’s Digital Advisory Panel team as a member and advisor in 2015. She was one of the 100 Most Influential Young Africans in 2017, 100 Most Influential Young Kenyans in 2016 and Top 100 iHub Community Member in 2015. She was a finalist in MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge 2018. She sits on a number of boards and serves as an advisor to various startups.
Impact Masters: Disrupting the status Quo.
Subscribe to our channel and podcast:
https://linktr.ee/impactmasters
Jessica Collaço
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicacolaco/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessicaColaco
Michael Kimathi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelkimathi/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/m_k_global
Follow us :
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImpactMastersco
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impact-masters-inc/
#podcast #shorts #africa #science #developer #devrel #life #tech #impactmasters
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