Folabi Esan

Partner at Adlevo Capital

Speaker

Folabi Esan is a recognised private equity investor and business strategist with expertise in technology-driven growth across Africa. He is a Founding Partner at Adlevo Capital, a pioneering private equity firm focused on technology-enabled growth companies across Sub-Saharan Africa. He has over three decades of experience spanning private equity, technology, and management consulting.

Prior to working at Adlevo, Folabi founded Catalyst TDC and served as pioneer Managing Director of SAP Nigeria and Regional Manager for SAP in West Africa. He began his career with Arthur Andersen (now Accenture) in Nigeria and Bain & Company in the United States.

Folabi sits on the boards of several organizations across technology, financial services, and social impact sectors. He is recognized for his expertise in scaling businesses, technology-driven growth, and African enterprise development.