Co-Founder

Cloud Neural Networksis a duly registered Kenyan company building AI-factory ecosystems and hyperscale digital infrastructure across Africa. We are the first company in Africa to provide fully managed AI services, enabling SMEs, corporates, and public institutions to optimize operations, reduce costs, and accelerate digital transformation.Our flagship development, QLOUD, integrates Tier-IV data-center capacity with an innovation hub, enterprise office environments, and a dedicated commercial retail space for emerging technologies. Expansion markets include Rwanda, Tanzania, Namibia, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, and Burundi, establishing a continental AI backbone that advances competitiveness and economic growth.Role PurposeLead the full capital formation strategy for QLOUD — from investor origination to structuring and closing — establishing the financial foundation required to deploy hyperscale AI infrastructure across the region.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and execute fundraising strategies across equity, quasi-equity, debt, project finance, and blended finance.Originate and manage relationships with VC/PE funds, infrastructure funds, DFIs, sovereign funds, family offices, banks, and institutional investors.Negotiate terms, capital instruments, covenants, risk allocations, and governance rights.Build and oversee financial models, scenario analyses, tenancy ramp profiles, capex/opex frameworks, IRR/MOIC sensitivities, and PPA-linked energy structures.Craft investment materials including IMs, pitch decks, investor memos, and data-room documentation.Support offtake strategies through enterprise, cloud, hyperscaler, and government tenancy engagements.Coordinate advisors across legal, tax, technical, EPC, and energy domains.Establish investor reporting, disclosure protocols, milestone dashboards, and performance governance.Minimum Qualifications6–10+ years in investment banking, private equity, infrastructure finance, or capital markets.Proven track record of capital raised (>$5M cumulative) with structured transaction exposure.Demonstrated competence in negotiating complex multi-party deals.Strong network relationships across institutional capital.Professional fluency in financial modelling and valuation methodologies.Preferred ExposureData-center operations, cloud infrastructure, telecommunications, renewable energy PPAs, industrial real estate, or hyperscaler tenancy frameworks.Due diligence processes for DFIs, sovereign funds, and institutional LPs.Familiarity with AI/HPC workload economics and uptime standards.Core CompetenciesStrategic capital architecture and investor narrative developmentHigh-credibility relationship originationAnalytical rigor and risk-mitigation orientationGovernance-grade communicationConfidentiality, integrity, and disciplined executionFounder-level accountabilitySuccess Indicators (12–18 months)Structured and qualified investor pipelineExecuted term sheets and anchor commitmentsData-room validation through technical/legal due diligenceEPC/energy frameworks aligned to financing structuresOff-take/tenancy MOUs reducing utilization riskCompensation & GovernanceEquity with vesting (e.g, 36 months; cliff negotiable)Performance-based carry linked to capital deployment milestonesBoard seat with strategic oversight responsibilitiesMerit-based upside aligned to enterprise value creationWhy JoinHelp architect Africa's foundational AI and digital compute infrastructureBuild category-defining platforms for enterprise productivity and SME competitivenessWork with world-class technology and EPC partnersOperate in a high-autonomy, execution-driven founder cultureHow to ApplyInterested candidates should email with:CV or LinkedIn profileDeal history summary (amount raised, structure, role)Brief note on investor network relevanceEarliest availability