Julio De Souza is an accomplished financial advisor, management consultant, and serial entrepreneur with fourteen years of experience in multiple industries, including agriculture, renewable energy, IT, fintech, FMCG, advertising, branding, and marketing across emerging markets like Southern Asia, GCC, East and West Africa. In 2011/12, he was selected as an Acumen Fund East Africa fellow inaugural class. He has raised finance and SME support, built client/partner relationships in challenging and complex environments, and mentored entrepreneurs at Unreasonable Institute, Growth Hub and M-lab. Julio studied at the University of Oslo (UiO) and California State University, Long Beach.

Julio's expansive experience spans across industries, including agriculture, advertising, finance, and marketing, among many others. He has expertise in financial advisory, management consultancy, and entrepreneurship. He has a proven track record of raising finance and SME support, building client/partner relationships, and has excellent multilingual communication skills. His interests include discovering creative solutions to complex problems and mentoring entrepreneurs.