Through his initiatives, he is transforming how local companies create value and contribute to the continent's economic development.

Tantchonta M’PO is a Beninese computer scientist, enterprise architect, and serial entrepreneur who founded Kaory Ventures Holdings, an incubator and accelerator for digital and technology businesses based in West Africa.

Established in 2018, Kaory Ventures Holdings supports the creation, development, and investment in African companies with viable economic models and significant social impact. The firm builds digital and traditional ecosystems in growing sectors by providing financial, technical, and commercial support. He supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to foster their growth and contribution to the economic empowerment of young people through job creation and training.

M’PO is also the co-founder and CEO of Pivotech, a startup launched in 2016 that specializes in enterprise digital technologies. Pivotech has developed two key solutions: Konta, a business management and control platform, and Grand Marché, an e-commerce platform dedicated to selling local products.

In parallel, he directs the "Strategic Architecture Consulting" department at Benin’s Agency for Information Systems and Digital (ASIN). In 2015, he also co-founded KOOmaaKiti, an online purchasing platform launched in Guinea, where he served as Technical Director until 2017.

M’PO earned a master's degree in Advanced Information Systems from the iaelyon School of Management in 2007, and completed a doctorate in Information Technology from Téluq University in Canada in 2016. His career began in 2007 at Orange Business Services in France as an application developer.

The following year, he joined financial technology company Worldline Global as an application architect. In 2014, he became a Solutions Architect and Project Manager at The Other Store (The Oz), an e-commerce agency. He subsequently worked as an enterprise architect for several companies in France, including the marketing firm MullenLowe Group France and LOCAM, a subsidiary of th banking group Crédit Agricole.

Melchior Koba