@markkleyner (LinkedIn/Twitter(X)/Clubhouse Other)Quick Description:Mark is the co-founder and co-CEO of Dream VC, a venture capital institute and CVC advisory for Africa and emerging markets. Mark has worked within VCs in the UK, US, Europe and Africa and actively advises, coaches and mentors several very early stage West & East African startups - who have gone on to raise upwards of $12m in Venture Financing, and joined programs like Google's Black Founders Fund Africa, PioneerApp, TechStars and Y Combinator. Mark is passionate about empowering the private sector to take responsibility for making people's lives better and is a big advocate for Consumer and Enterprise Software Startups as mediums to improve lives around the world. As co-founder of Dream VC, Mark has trained working professionals across the African continent and among the diaspora to break into the Venture Capital industry as emerging investors and training corporate professionals on building and launching strategic CVC funds, with over 250+ alumni, in 70+ funds, managing over $6bn in AUM.Beyond these activities, Mark is an occasional startup mentor at 9+ Accelerators and Incubators at Startupbootcamp, Impact Hub Lagos, Seedstars, Founder Institute and Village Capital.Mark often talks about Venture Capital, Corporate Venture Capital, External Innovation and Investments in Emerging Markets.