//Biography
Pieter Strydom (b.1992) is a London-based technologist, ed-tech entrepreneur and M&A consultant. He is best known for co-founding EduOne (acquired Fundi, 2020). EduOne was South Africa's biggest career guidance and bursary listing website with over 4 million yearly website visits in 2020.
After selling his startup, Pieter joined Makosi, a US-based tech-enabled professional services firm. As part of the early leadership team he contributed to scaling the business 20X in revenue, built out a 20-person technology team and led several strategic growth initiatives. As Head of Product, he oversaw the development of a proprietary tech platform used by 10,000+ auditors and 80 professional services firms.
Pieter is currently applying his skills at West Monroe in their Mergers and Acquisitions practice in London, supporting clients across strategy, operations, diligence and post-close value creation.
//Press
Pieter has been interviewed by local and international publications for his work as the Africa Regional President of the Kairos Society (a venture capital fund and community of young entrepreneurs focussed on solving global challenges through entrepreneurship) as well as his work with local startup accelerators:
Inside the exclusive, stealthy club where future tech moguls are born
Interview in New York with Karissa Bell from Mashable, explaining how the Kairos Society is finding and supporting entrepreneurs from around the world that are disrupting old and broken industries. Published 25 April, 2017.
This elite silicon valley club is similar to The One in Cape Town
Featured in popular local news website, 2Oceansvibe, after the Kairos Global Summit in New York. Published 26 April 2017.
SA SME Fund backed Akro opens call in new Cape based accelerator
Interview in Cape Town with Stephen Timm from Ventureburn about Akro’s 20-week acceleration programme funded by the SA SME Fund. Published 2 May, 2019.