Joseph Olamide Fashola

Launched and led Livestock Funds, a financing product targeting a $1B+ livestock market in Africa, unlocking capital access for underserved livestock agribusinesses.

Designed and deployed asset-backed lending models, achieving a 65% approval rate and reducing collateral-related loan rejections by 45%.

Advised early-stage agtech startups on business development, investment readiness, and GTM strategy, accelerating time-to-market, product segments, and pricing by 40%.

Brokered and managed partnerships with GIZ and 3+ agritech/ecosystem actors, scaling inclusive finance tools and boosting rural tech adoption by 35%.

Launched AgTrail, Nigeria's first traceability platform, improving access to finance and formal markets for 5,000+ smallholder farmers and agribusinesses, boosting adoption and income by 40%.

Secured over $65K in donor-backed funding from AfDB, IFAD, and EU for MSMEs by designing investor-aligned business strategies, enhancing fund utilization and reporting compliance by 60%.

Led value chain diagnostics across ginger, maize, and livestock sectors, identifying systemic inefficiencies and driving strategic pivots for 3+ partners, unlocking $1M market opportunity.

Introduced circular economy principles into climate-smart farming models, boosting smallholder productivity by 20% and reducing waste by 30% across pilot clusters.

Drove a 30% increase in agri-digital platform adoption by executing user onboarding strategies, improving profitability for 3,000+ smallholder farmers and MSMEs.

Co-designed sales and operations models using agri-field data, generating over $15K in bi-weekly recurring revenue for 20+ rural agribusiness clients.

Conducted deep market analysis and stakeholder interviews across two Nigerian states, informing product localization strategy and increasing customer stickiness.

Aligned cross-functional teams across 3 countries (Nigeria, Kenya, UK) to localize platform features and integrate digital agriculture with financial inclusion strategies.

Designed and delivered capacity-building programs, business diagnostics, and growth strategy advisory for 400+ MSMEs and agripreneurs, mobilizing 15,000+ women-led businesses in partnership with MasterCard Foundation and EDC.

Developed and piloted inclusive financing models tailored to women entrepreneurs, increasing capital access for 200+ female-led agribusinesses by 50%.

Revamped enterprise support offerings, resulting in a 300% revenue increase and 2x client retention within a single program cycle.