Y Combinator, a prominent Silicon Valley accelerator, has produced four African unicorns, and increasingly, the founders it trained are now writing the cheques.
Here are 15 Y Combinator alumni who went from building startups to funding the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Adegoke “Goke” Olubusi — Helium Health (YC W17)
Goke Olubusi is the founding partner of MAGIC Fund, a $40M early-stage venture capital firm. He has backed 250+ high-growth startups, including Bamboo (where he serves as a board member), Jasper, Retool, Bolt.com, and Novo.
Dimeji Sofowora
The Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Helium Health serves as a General Partner at the MAGIC Fund.
Read also: Ten years after Paystack: what Y Combinator’s African portfolio looks like
Emmanuel Gbolade — Termii (YC W20)
As a co-founder of Termii, he has backed over 100 high-growth tech platforms across fintech, developer tools, and digital infrastructure via Aidi Ventures, his borderless family office/advisory firm.
Some of those investments include Moni(acquired by Flutterwave), Grey (YC S21), CreditChek, and Convoy (Frain Technologies) (YC W22).
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Last updated: July 20, 2026
