Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Ghanaian Young Entrepreneur, Sangu Delle Wins Young Person Of The Year At 2014 Future Awards Africa

Sangu Delle, founder of Golden Palm Investments over the weekend picked up the coveted Young Person of The Year Award at the 2014 Future Awards Africa held in Lagos, Nigeria. 

Delle, 27 is a co-founder of Golden Palm Investments, a holding company that invests in early stage venture and growth financing across Africa with a strong bias for Real Estate, healthcare, agribusiness and technology.

GPI has backed start-ups such as Solo Mobile in Nigeria, mPharma in Ghana and Zamsolar in Zambia. He is also the co-founder of cleanacwa, a non-profit working to provide access to clean water in Ghana’s underdeveloped regions. 

Sangu, who previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Valiant Capital Partners, is currently an MBA candidate at Harvard.

The Future Awards Africa 2014 saw 10 outstanding individuals rewarded for their excellent work across different fields: business, entertainment, politics, science and technology and education. The winners of the coveted awards on the night were:

The Future Awards Africa Prize for Young Person of the Year [Endowed by UBA]


Sangu Delle, Ghana, 27

The TFAA Prize in Enterprise Support


Bunmi Otegbade, Nigeria, 27

The TFAA Prize in Entertainment


Nasibu Abdul Juma (Diamond), Tanzania, 24,

The TFAA Prize in Technology [Endowed by Etisalat]


Joshua Okello, Uganda, 23

The Stella Adadevoh Prize in Public Service


Lukman Jaji, Nigeria, 30

The TFAA Prize in Community Action

Jake Okechukwu, Nigeria, 24

The TFAA Prize in Agriculture

Charles Nichols and Samir Ibrahim, Kenya, 24/24

The TFAA Prize in Education [Endowed by Access Bank]

Philip Obaji Jr., Nigeria, 29

The Tony O. Elumelu Prize in Business

Andrew Mupuya, Uganda, 22

The TFAA Prize in Advocacy


Kennedy Odede, Kenya, 29

The Future Awards Africa 2014 is headlined by Access Bank and UBA. It is presented in partnership with Etisalat, Microsoft, the Lagos Internal Revenue Service and the Tony Elumelu Foundation.

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