Lola Masha is a Partner at Antler, Founder of Periscope and Co-Founder of Babban Gona. She has spent more than 15 years building, scaling and supporting businesses across technology, agriculture, mobility and emerging markets.
Impact Across
Lola Masha’s work sits at the intersection of entrepreneurship, investment, innovation and impact.
As a Partner at Antler, she supports exceptional founders from the earliest stages of building their companies. As the Founder of Periscope, she makes practical business and investment knowledge more accessible to African entrepreneurs. As a Co-Founder and Board Member of Babban Gona, she has helped build one of Africa’s most recognised social enterprises.
Across venture capital, technology, agriculture, mobility, e-commerce, strategy and business transformation.
Babban Gona has improved the lives of more than 500,000 smallholder farmers in Northern Nigeria.
Lola has led teams, partnerships and operations across several African and international markets.
Her experience spans building companies, investing in founders, managing complex organisations and serving on corporate and advisory boards.
Supporting founders from inception and helping them develop the foundations required to build scalable, venture-backed companies.
Helping organisations strengthen strategy, operations, teams, products and execution across periods of growth and change.
Contributing operating experience, strategic judgement and a long-term perspective to boards and leadership teams.
Advancing conversations and initiatives shaping technology, entrepreneurship and investment across the continent.
Building commercially sustainable models that improve livelihoods, expand access and solve important social and economic challenges.
Partner
Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm that invests in driven founders from the earliest stages of company formation.
At Antler, Lola works with founders building ambitious companies, helping them strengthen their business foundations, sharpen their thinking and navigate the early-stage investment process.
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Founder
Periscope is a media and learning platform that demystifies entrepreneurship, investment and company building for African founders.
Through practical conversations with experienced operators, investors and business leaders, Periscope makes essential business knowledge more accessible.
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Co-Founder and Board Member
Babban Gona is a technology-enabled social enterprise that provides smallholder farmers with access to financing, training, agricultural services and markets.
The organisation has improved the livelihoods of more than 500,000 smallholder farmers across Northern Nigeria.
Learn MoreLola has held leadership and operating roles across some of Africa’s most influential technology and impact-driven organisations.
Her experience includes scaling digital marketplaces, leading regional mobility operations, developing products for emerging markets, managing cross-functional teams, building strategic partnerships and supporting companies through periods of significant growth.
View Lola’s ExperienceLola speaks about the realities of building and scaling businesses across Africa.
Her presentations combine experience from venture capital, entrepreneurship, corporate leadership, technology, agriculture and governance. She has spoken at industry conferences, corporate governance events, investor gatherings and technology forums across Africa and internationally.
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Many capable founders struggle because they have not been exposed to the fundamental business knowledge required to build scalable companies. Periscope was created to close that gap. The platform features practical conversations with founders, investors, executives and operators who share the lessons, frameworks and experiences behind building successful businesses.
Lola regularly contributes to conversations about entrepreneurship, venture capital, innovation, leadership and business growth across Africa.
Her work and perspectives have been featured in leading media platforms, industry reports, conferences and executive forums.
View Speaking and MediaWhether you are organising an event, building a company, exploring a strategic partnership or looking for an experienced board and business leader, connect with Lola.
