Martin Warioba

Martin Warioba is Founder and Managing Partner at Warioba Ventures, Africa-focused advisory and investment firm that provides advisory in corporate strategy, investment, project management, payments, risk management and technology. In addition, Warioba Ventures invests in early-stage startups, out of Tanzania as well as in East and Southern Africa, and builds sustainable ecosystem to support fintech and technology-related startups focusing on tackling Africa’s great challenges. Martin oversees management and operations of Warioba Ventures. Martin leads strategy and provides guidance to Warioba Ventures' hands-on approach and technical assistance to its portfolio companies and potential startups in their pipeline.

He has 22-year experience in Information Technology, corporate management and payments, both as consultant, executive, project manager and software developer. Martin is one of key Payments and Digital Financial Services (DFS) experts in Africa and he was instrumental in development of payment scheme rules for world’s first mobile wallet-to-mobile wallet interoperability between Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Tanzania as well as Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. He advices Central Banks, Commercial Banks, MNOs, FinTech, Startups, Public and Private Sector, NGOs on Corporate Strategy, Digital Economy, DFS Interoperability, Payments, Policy & Regulations, Risk Management and Technology

Previously, Martin was a founder and Managing Partner at WS Technology Consulting, a successful business that operated across East Africa for 11 years. He also worked with Deloitte Consulting US LLP and Central Bank of Tanzania. Mr. Warioba has Computer Science degree with a minor in Mathematics from Louisiana State University as well as MBA and MSc in Information Management degrees from Arizona State University. Martin sits on board of CRDB Bank PLC and its Audit committee as Independent, Non-Executive Director, Board Chairman of CRDB Bank Foundation and Non-Executive Director representing all investors at DMRx LLC (Dawa Mkononi). Mr. Warioba is committed in mentoring young African professionals in areas of corporate governance, investment, leadership, management, technology and venture building. Due to his well-rounded technology and management expertise, Mr. Warioba is a regular speaker in many conferences and events across Africa. In his spare time, Martin enjoys reading, traveling and sports especially golf, basketball, athletics, and soccer.