He is an expert in supporting and financing innovation in Africa. He runs a startup incubator in the Republic of the Congo.

Dexter Trésor Omono is a Congolese entrepreneur and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Kosàla, an organization dedicated to supporting innovative startups in Africa.

Founded in 2020, Kosàla helps develop startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Central Africa, guiding them from the ideation stage to project realization. The organization offers its expertise and network to assist these companies in securing the necessary funding for success. While Kosàla is open to all types of projects, it places particular emphasis on technological and environmental initiatives. The organization provides a structured approach to help entrepreneurs, from data collection to analysis, facilitating effective decision-making. To date, Kosàla has received 16,450 requests for support and has backed 4,186 projects, 3,136 of which were led by women.

Dexter Trésor Omono also serves as an observer on the Local Development Council at the French Embassy in Congo. He is a consultant for the World Bank’s Digital Transformation Acceleration Project and is part of the scientific team of the National Digital Summit, which is affiliated with Congo’s Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and the Digital Economy.

Omono holds a technical diploma in human resource management from the Institute of Advanced Management Studies, obtained in 2011. In 2021, he earned a postgraduate diploma in project management from the Canadian Academy of Management and Technology, followed by a master’s degree in international trade from HEC Morocco in 2022.

His career began in 2011 at Escom Group, an investment management firm in Congo, where he worked as a logistics officer. In 2018, he joined Oukaley, a crowdfunding platform for sub-Saharan Africa, as the representative for Congo and the DRC. In 2021, he became a specialist consultant for the International Association of Francophone Mayors.

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