DEJI ADEBUSOYE

Hey there! Thanks for being here.  I’m the author of Scaling for Success: Empowering African SMEs and a Partner at Sahel Capital, a private investment firm focused on food and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. At Sahel Capital, we manage the Fund for Agriculture Financing in Nigeria (FAFIN) and the Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA). In other words, I get to help businesses grow while making a real difference.

I co-lead SEFAA, an impact-first fund investing in agribusinesses that bring direct or indirect benefits to smallholder farmers across 13 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. I also manage investments and portfolios for SEFAA and FAFIN, including two portfolios we recently exited. On top of that, I’m a director on the board of one of our portfolio companies and offer advice to several startups and SMEs.

Before all this, I spent three years in senior roles at Syngenta Crop Protection AG, where I helped launch Syngenta Nigeria and later took on a global role in Switzerland. My journey started at Procter & Gamble, where I worked on building systems across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

I’m an African-Asia Impact Investing (AAII) Fellow and a Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture (CALA) Fellow. I studied chemical engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University, graduating with a first-class degree, and later earned an MBA from INSEAD Business School. 

Outside of work, I’m a proud husband and dad. My wife is my rock and a big supporter of my vision, and our two smart, active kids keep life exciting! When I’m not trying to help SMEs succeed, I’m aiming to be the best dad and husband I can be. I also love traveling and the great outdoors—nothing beats a bit of adventure.

Join me on this journey of helping SMEs scale and remain profitable!