Yaniv Gelnik

Founder

2022 - Current

GSD Africa is a boutique consultancy focused on supporting companies seeking to introduce their solution to the continent. We mostly focus on Health Tech, Clean Tech and Drone Tech, and have an on the ground presence across the continent.

Africa Partnerships- Health Tech Innovation

2022

In this role I am helping JDC GRID create partnerships between Israel-based health tech solution providers and Africa-based policymakers and practitioners. The role involves developing a deep understanding of the top challenges, sourcing and validating the most appropriate solutions, identifying the best local launch partners and long term required stakeholders (or customers), creating win-win partnerships with government, private and NGO stakeholders, and overseeing all deployments and integration. The ultimate goal is to introduce new solutions to old problems while strengthening the ties between Israel and Africa.

Africa Expansion Advisor

2023

Tomorrow.io engaged GSD Africa to support their Africa expansion strategy, improving weather prediction services for those most impacted by climate change.

Fellow- Israel Indonesia Futures Fellowship

2024 - 2024

Developed projects to promote mutually positive projects between Israel and Indonesia.

Director of Government Relations

2022 - 2023

In this role I am helping Burn Manufacturing develop partnerships with 11 governments across the continent. This role includes lobbying for particular policies related to each countries adoption of the covenants of the Paris Climate Agreement, particularly with regards to Article 6. I am also responsible for negotiating and obtaining official authorization of Burn’s carbon credit production activities in each of these countries.

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

2021 - 2022

Advisory Board Member

2011 - 2021

Advise the Managing Partner on pre-seed investment opportunities.

Global Business Development Lead

2018 - 2021

Africa Business Development Lead

2017 - 2018

Director, Africa & Middle East

2003 - 2018

Promoting the testing, certification and distribution of drought resistant grazing grasses.

Board Member

2016 - 2017

Co-Director of East Africa's biggest media company focused on restaurants and hospitality. EatOut publishes Yummy Magazine & Nomad Magazine, produces the Taste Awards and Nairobi Restaurant Week, and owns the EatOut app, a restaurant review and payment tool that gives users discounts at restaurants throughout the region. The company also has a Digital Marketing team, a video production team, and much more. The company is HQ'd in Nairobi and has offices in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. www.eatout.co.ke