When I moved to the United States to attend Michigan State University, I co-founded Artemis Systems with John Gilkey and Dave Streeter. I was a full-time student and a full-time builder; leading enterprise software and digital transformation projects across healthcare, government, and manufacturing.

Those years taught me to architect large-scale systems that balance precision, integrity, and human impact.

Artemis became my apprenticeship in leadership, team building, and execution.

Later, we spun off a specialized systems-integration and security division of Artemis to form NuWave Technology Partners, co-founded with Chad, Kyle, Rick Paalman, and John Gilkey. NuWave evolved into a full-service integrator, blending infrastructure, cybersecurity, and digital transformation for mid-market enterprises.

Together, Artemis and NuWave were my real-world MBA, where I learned how to scale trust, process, and systems thinking.

After years of building systems for others, I wanted to create a product from scratch. That led to Enliven Software, my first fintech company and the birthplace of the Fidesic system.

Fidesic automated accounts payable (AP) and financial workflows for multi-location, mid-market corporates, especially in healthcare, nonprofit, and private-equity sectors. As CEO, I led Enliven from concept to profitability, learning how to combine technology, payments infrastructure, and enterprise trust into one seamless engine.

This was my formal entry into fintech and the bridge between America’s software precision and Africa’s opportunity.

Returning home, I co-founded Venture Garden Group (VGG) with Kunmi Demuren and John Gilkey to tackle Africa’s structural inefficiencies through technology. VGG was built as a venture studio creating vertical SaaS companies with embedded fintech infrastructure that solve real-economy problems at scale.

From aviation and education to energy and payments, we built platforms engineered for resilience, profitability, and national impact. Today, companies like Avitech, Edutech, Advancly, Powertech, and Vigipay operate under the VGG umbrella each proving that Africa can build enterprise-grade technology and scale it sustainably.

As VGG matured, we saw another gap, Africa’s founders needed more than just capital; they needed belief, structure, and corporate access. So we launched Greenhouse Capital, initially as an accelerator and now as Africa’s leading capital-formation and corporate innovation platform.

Greenhouse merges venture capital, corporate VC, and ecosystem development, backing founders who build Camel Companies, resilient, cash-flow positive, and grounded in Africa’s real economy. We also partner with banks, telcos, and corporates to run innovation programs and CVC initiatives that bridge the private sector with startup ecosystems.

Today, through Bravo Alpha and OpenAfrica, my focus has expanded globally, connecting diaspora capital, talent, and innovation ecosystems to drive Africa’s next century of growth. These initiatives bridge Texas, Africa, and the wider world, channeling capital into real-world assets and empowering a new generation of builders and investors across continents.

Together, these ventures form a living system of over 65 active companies, each contributing to one mission:

To build Africa’s future through technology, capital, and courage.