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About Jessica Colaço
Jessica Francisca Colaço is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Brave and iHub, Computer Scientist, Talent Strategist, Fractional COO, Musician and Public Speaker. She is a TED fellow and Harambean.
She is the Managing Partner at Platform01, helping Seed to Series A companies with culture, strategy, growth, product and talent.
She co-founded Brave (HR tech company) based the US and UK with Ibanga Umanah and Daniele Orner-Ginor. Brave (HR tech company) is a SaaS solution that integrates with existing HR vendors, and analyses whatever talent data is available in a company.
She was the COO at Amitruck from Oct 2021 – June 2022. She helped the CEO to build a team of navy seals at senior level in readiness for growth. Amitruck is a digital logistics startup based in Kenya.
She co-founded the iHub with Erik Hersman in 2010. It was the first tech-hub in Kenya and East Africa. At iHub, she served in various leadership positions for 6 years such as Operations, Strategy, Partnerships, Research advisory, Sales and Business Development She is passionate about how ecosystems arise and evolve over time. She has built various communities in the last 10 years from developers, startups, corporates and investors.
Jessica is a dynamic speaker and has featured on global platforms talking about her work in technology and entrepreneurship. She has spoken at SWSX in 2014 and 2015. She has also given guest lectures at Harvard in 2017 and 2018. She is a Bass Guitarist and has played for various afro-fusion and rock bands in Nairobi. She released her EP Metamorphosis in Oct 2022 and She is currently the first female in tech and music to release two music NFTs in Kenya on Rarible and Open Sea.
She is the Managing Partner at Platform01, helping Seed to Series A companies with culture, strategy, growth, product and talent.
She co-founded Brave (HR tech company) based the US and UK with Ibanga Umanah and Daniele Orner-Ginor. Brave (HR tech company) is a SaaS solution that integrates with existing HR vendors, and analyses whatever talent data is available in a company.
She was the COO at Amitruck from Oct 2021 – June 2022. She helped the CEO to build a team of navy seals at senior level in readiness for growth. Amitruck is a digital logistics startup based in Kenya.
She co-founded the iHub with Erik Hersman in 2010. It was the first tech-hub in Kenya and East Africa. At iHub, she served in various leadership positions for 6 years such as Operations, Strategy, Partnerships, Research advisory, Sales and Business Development She is passionate about how ecosystems arise and evolve over time. She has built various communities in the last 10 years from developers, startups, corporates and investors.
Jessica is a dynamic speaker and has featured on global platforms talking about her work in technology and entrepreneurship. She has spoken at SWSX in 2014 and 2015. She has also given guest lectures at Harvard in 2017 and 2018. She is a Bass Guitarist and has played for various afro-fusion and rock bands in Nairobi. She released her EP Metamorphosis in Oct 2022 and She is currently the first female in tech and music to release two music NFTs in Kenya on Rarible and Open Sea.
Services
Talent
HR Strategy and Recruiting - A data-driven approach to design and hire your teams. As the co-founder of Brave (HR tech startup), She worked with 250 companies, across 44 countries, including many in Africa.
Created a +1M profile database, from the Brave sourcing system includes posting and networking from +100 sources. Placed over 100+ candidates at various companies.
Created a +1M profile database, from the Brave sourcing system includes posting and networking from +100 sources. Placed over 100+ candidates at various companies.
Strategy
She is the Managing Partner at Platform01, helping Seed to Series A companies with culture, strategy, growth, and product to help their businesses.
She sits on a number of boards and serves as an advisor to various startups such Ma3Route, Fingo Africa, UAP Old Mutual Group and a variety of other companies.
As a fractional COO, she provides expertise and support in areas such as business operations, strategy, process improvement, and risk management.
She sits on a number of boards and serves as an advisor to various startups such Ma3Route, Fingo Africa, UAP Old Mutual Group and a variety of other companies.
As a fractional COO, she provides expertise and support in areas such as business operations, strategy, process improvement, and risk management.
Music
She is passionate about unleashing the best in talent. She aims to do this in music through the JJ Creative, a talent management agency for artists.
She currently works with artists teaching them about music NFTs and how they can earn from their content on Web 3 based on her experience as the first female in tech and music to release two music NFTs in Kenya on Rarible and Open Sea.
She currently works with artists teaching them about music NFTs and how they can earn from their content on Web 3 based on her experience as the first female in tech and music to release two music NFTs in Kenya on Rarible and Open Sea.
