Barbara Iyayi

CEO & Co-Founder

2024 - Current

Liquid Credit is an institutional-grade payment liquidity platform for global trade

CEO & Founding Partner

2020

Unicorn Growth Capital is an early-stage Web3 VC firm investing in the future of finance at the intersection of TradFi and DeFi. Investments: FonBnk (seed), ThankUCash (seed), Fig Finance (seed), Verto (Series A), Tap (seed), Credrails (seed), Churpy (seed / board member), Sava (seed)

Non Executive Board Member

2022

B2B accounts receivable automation, reconciliation supplier finance, and integrated payments platform

Non Executive Board Member

2021 - 2022

International non-profit organization focused on digital equality for everyone, founded by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, and Rosemary Leith.

Non Executive Board Member

2018 - 2020

Africa’s layer-1 Blockchain network for digital payments in fiat and regulated digital currencies. Appzone is building the rails for mass adoption of DeFi in Africa.

Advisory Board Member / Venture Partner

2017 - 2020

Chief Growth Officer & Managing Director for Africa

2018 - 2020

Regional Head - M&A and Investments / Founding team

2014 - 2016

Investment vehicle focused on African financial institutions. Atlas Mara was founded by Bob Diamond, ex-CEO of Barclays Bank and raised $625mm on the London Stock Exchange Dec 2013. Founding investments team. Leads deal execution, M&A, strategic planning, capital raising and execution to build the financial services platform. Responsible for investment in Union Bank of Nigeria, BRD Commercial and Banque Populaire du Rwanda

Vice President, Global Investment Banking

2010 - 2014

Lead execution of M&A, equity, debt and private placement transactions for global private equity firms and corporations

Associate

2009 - 2010

Centerboard Group is a boutique practice that makes principal investments and offers advisory, restructuring and capital raising services. .