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Hanim is an exited entrepreneur, venture capitalist, non-executive director, and board advisor with more than three decades of experience shaping growth, capital strategy, and leadership at scale.

She has built and exited multiple companies, led organizations through transformation, and advised ventures from Pre-seed to Series A and beyond. Her career spans AI, Climate, Health & Wellness, Consumer, EduTech, FinTech, HRTech, and Retail & Fashion โ€” giving her a rare ability to connect innovation with execution, and ambition with investor readiness.

Hanim operates where pressure meets opportunity.

She partners with founders and senior executives navigating defining moments โ€” capital raises, rapid scaling, international expansion, leadership evolution, and exit strategy. Her guidance is direct, strategic, and grounded in lived experience. She brings the combined lens of operator, investor, and board advisor โ€” ensuring decisions are not only bold, but bankable.

Her work centers on one principle:
Growth without clarity is risk.
Growth with strategy is power.

Through strategic positioning, capital alignment, governance discipline, and executive development, she enables leaders to build resilient, globally competitive organizations designed for long-term impact.

She has mentored high-growth founders through the European Innovation Council, Startupbootcamp, and Techstars โ€” contributing to the development of the next generation of transformative companies.

Board Advisory & NED Experience

  • Venture Partner / Advisor, 2026- current LaunchAfrica VC
  • Advisor, 2024 โ€“ Current European Innovation Council (EU) - Brussels
  • Advisory Board Member, 2024 โ€“ Current Richmond University - UK
  • Advisory Board Member, 2024 โ€“ Current The LEAD Curriculum - UK
  • Investor & Board Advisor, 2024 - Currentย  AIAI Studios - UK
  • Board Advisor & Investor, 2024 - Currentย  PeaceandPure - UK
  • Investor & Board Advisor, 2024 โ€“ Current Rimoda - the Netherlands
  • Non- Executive Director (NED), 2024ย  IMO - UK
  • Non-Executive Director (NED) and Board Advisor, 2023 - Current, PhophiAnnah Foundation (Non-profit) - SA
  • Strategic Advisor, 2017 - 2019ย  The Embassy of Turkey - Thailand, China
  • Member and Business Advisor, 2016 - 2023ย  BASA: Institute Business Advisors

Credentials

  • Master of Business Administration, Economics, University of Maastricht - Netherlands
  • Facultรฉ des Sciences Economies. BA Degree in Finance and Marketing, Universitรฉ de Rennes - France

Recognition

Her leadership and impact have been recognized through:

  • Best Woman in Fashion Award (2021)
  • Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist โ€“ Women of Stature (2022)
  • Accenture Business Engage Award in ICT & Services (2023)

She is also a published author, sharing insights on entrepreneurship, leadership, and scaling in complex and competitive markets.

Beyond the Boardroom

Hanim believes high performance begins with discipline and self-mastery. She practices meditation and yoga, enjoys horse riding and international travel, and is deeply committed to philanthropy. She actively supports women-led ventures and initiatives serving underprivileged communities โ€” investing not only in companies, but in people.

Executive Mentorship

Hanim works with a select number of high-performing leaders and executives.

Our TrustPilot reviews

I worked with Connectd a while back, and they were personable, efficient and well connected. Within a week or two, I had a few investors meetings with active investors interested in our industry and closed an investment with them. So am going to try working with them again for our next round.

Nick Begley 12th August 2025

I would love to appreciate the entire connectd team for supporting my early-stage start up become investment ready by gaining access to talented advisors. They understood the business needs of Butterfly Wellness and now I've have found new confidence in my team.

Butterfly Wellness 1st May, 2025

We had a fantastic experience with Connectd. Within just two weeks, we successfully onboarded two high-caliber board advisorsโ€”something that wouldโ€™ve taken months through traditional channels. Highly recommend Connectd to any startup looking to grow their network and bring experienced talent on board quickly.

Amy 13th May, 2025

Connectd support throughout the advisory placement process has been clear, proactive, and genuinely helpful. Nathanael took the time to understand both parties and facilitate a great fit, with a professional yet approachable style that really made a difference. The platform itself is intuitive and easy to navigate, and the personal service has made the experience feel both premium and purposeful.

Baggy Tee's 30th May 2025

The placement facilitation call covered the agenda items, including introductions, confirmation of the placement agreement, clarification of roles and responsibilities, review of the terms of engagement, and scheduling of the next meeting date.

Sherina Larrier 29th May, 2025

I worked with Connectd a while back, and they were personable, efficient and well connected. Within a week or two, I had a few investors meetings with active investors interested in our industry and closed an investment with them. So am going to try working with them again for our next round.

Nick Begley 12th August 2025

Starting my first Board Advisor role. So far the journey has been professional, very good content and impressive online platform and experience.

John McHale 18th April, 2025

I am a new advisor member of the Connectd community and my experience so far has been very positive. It's always good to connect with other professionals, and its been great to connect with Founders with energising goals and ideas.

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Charlie Wells 19 July 2025

This is a goldmine for any Founder, especially solo-founder, looking for pro-bono high quality advisory roles to bolster your startup! The team at Connectd are extremely helpful and friendly, big shoutout to Harriet, Emily, and James!

Marc Picot 4th April, 2025

Was a bit dubious at first but after completing the board advisory course, I was appointed a mentor and she is fantastic! She has given me so many useful insights and helped me recreate profiles and CVs. I was worried at first as I hadnโ€™t heard anything about placements but I was then contacted and a placement given to me. Really looking forward to working with the company and hopefully helping them grow.

Darren Bigwood 12 March, 2025

I attended my first Connectd event in NYC this week and I felt the location, curation of people and ideas that were shared were extremely unique. I am a very new member, but my initial thoughts are that the Connectd community has a common goal to collaborate, build, invest in, and launch great products and businesses. As an advisor and product leader with a development team that is passionate about development, this is the perfect place for me at this point in my career.

Versha Singh Plainfield 14th March, 2025

I have enjoyed the Connectd experience to date. The training materials helped me get my mind in the right place for doing something I've never done before, being a consulting board member. And, I feel that my placement was a real good fit for my interests. Very happy.

Darren Mell 1st March, 2025
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