African Entrepreneur Collective

African Entrepreneur Collective is a group of professional, hard-working, and fun-loving individuals committed to building the capacity of African entrepreneurs. Similar to our entrepreneurs, we are all in, and we work hard to find data-driven solutions to our daily work. Our team members come from all over including Rwanda, the DRC, Burundia, the UK, and the US.

African Entrepreneur Collective was founded in summer 2012 by social entrepreneurs Julienne Oyler and Sara Leedom, whose experience living and working in Africa convinced them that supporting young entrepreneurs was the most sustainable way to move African nations out of poverty. The leadership team brings a wealth of expertise including over 10 years of experience in education and international development, and over 15 years of growing and managing social impact organizations.