Akolade Adegoke is the Founder and Managing Partner at Ako Capital, an alternative investment firm within the Ako Holdings Group focused on privately held businesses and real assets. He leads the firm’s strategy driving long term value creation through disciplined acquisition and operational excellence.

Before founding Ako Capital, Akolade was instrumental in building and scaling several high growth startups, including Jumia, Africa’s largest e-commerce platform. He later advised Fortune 500 clients at Google and Deloitte, where he led multi-million dollar transformation initiatives and partnered with C suite executives across North America.

Akolade holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Concordia University in Canada. He is an active member of several real estate investment and global M&A networks, and a frequent speaker on entrepreneurship, private markets, and economic inclusion.