Chinyere Inya

Partner, Accelerate & Future Africa

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Chinyere is a Partner at Future Africa, a VC firm that serves early-stage founders who are building solutions for Africa’s biggest challenges. She also drives the firm’s 10 week, pre-seed/seed accelerator program, Accelerate Africa as COO. With deep operational expertise and a strong background in tech delivery and product management from her roles at Bluewolf (IBM), Ernst & Young, and JP Morgan Chase, she has created transformational impact implementing technology solutions for many Fortune 500 organizations across the globe.

Recognizing the potential economic force of Africa and its global diaspora, Chinyere has been passionate about bridging the gap between the two and has served as an advisor as well as an angel investor in several African startups. She is committed to supporting the next generation through her advisory roles with Talent Code Africa, focused on developing young talent with AI and robotics skills, plus Boys without Borders, creating safe spaces for young boys to develop. She has a Bachelor’s in Business Management with a minor in psychology, from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a Master’s in Finance from Georgetown University.

Meet the jury

LAA 2025

Stephanie Busari

Senior Editor Africa, CNN

Chuka Obi

Director of Creativity and innovations, Globacom

Titilope Adesanya

Director of Operations - Africa, EMPIRE

Femi Taiwo

Managing Partner, F.I.T Africa

Ladun Awobokun

Chief Content Officer, FilmOne Limited

Wole Odetayo

CEO, Southwest innovation & Tech Co. Ltd