Biola Alabi
Partner
Delta40
About
Biola Alabi is a Partner at Delta40, a venture capital fund and studio backing early-stage technology companies across Africa. She invests in founders building solutions in climate, energy, mobility, agriculture, and fintech, with a sharp focus on scalable businesses tackling critical challenges in emerging markets. Biola brings over two decades of leadership across media, technology, and venture investing. She previously served as Managing Director of M-Net Africa, a Naspers company, where she led one of the continent's most influential media platforms; an experience that shaped her deep understanding of building and scaling transformative businesses across diverse African markets. She is also the founder of Biola Alabi Media, an investment vehicle at the intersection of media, technology, and intellectual property. As General Partner at Acasia Ventures, she continues to steward a cross-regional portfolio spanning Sub-Saharan and North Africa, reflecting her commitment to pan-African innovation beyond geographic boundaries.
Across her investing and advisory work, she has backed over 60 startups, bringing not just capital but strategic insight and a powerful network to every founder relationship. Biola also serves as Deputy Chair of the Lagos Angel Network, championing access to capital for African founders at the earliest stages. She holds Non-Executive Director roles at First Trustees and Pulse Media at Ringier AG A sought-after voice on innovation, climate, and inclusive growth, Biola is driven by a single conviction: that Africa's most important companies are being built right now, and the right backing can change everything.