Diane Akuffo is a serial entrepreneur, business strategist, educator and keynote speaker with years of experience fundraising for business and developing business strategies in various industries, including tech, health, education, finance, fashion, and others. She has helped businesses raise over $1.5 million.

She received her education in Women's Entrepreneurship from Cornell University, Business Strategy from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Global Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility from Macquarie University, and Plant and Environmental Biology (Microbiology) from the University of Ghana. She is an Alumna of the Young African Leadership (YALI) network under the MasterCard initiatives.

Diane is the founder and Product Manager of Fundvestor, she is building revolutionary tech, an AI-powered app that connects entrepreneurs to investors, the app made waves and hit over 20 countries in the first month of launching her waitlist.

She founded Partnered Advisory a consultancy that focuses on business consulting, business strategy, market entry, developing investor ready tools like business plans, financial projections, pitch decks and grants. She also founded BrandUpGuys Media and Marketing Agency that focuses on startups and creatives in the creative ecosystem and serves as its Lead Consultant and Creative Director. She is dedicated to empowering people to personalize the Sustainable Development Goals, with a candid focus on adapting to climate change through her nonprofit organization WhySDGs. She is a Climate Reality Leader and produced the first Climate Podcast in Ghana with a team of journalists on stories of people affected by climate change which was funded by the USAID.

Diane is a certified Product Owner and Scrum Master with focus on productivity tools and Generative AI tech solutions. She served as Vice Curator for the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Accra Hub.

Diane won Digital Marketer of the Year in 2021 under the National Outspoken Awards. She also won the most innovative blog for the UN SDGs under the Avance Media blog4SDGs challenge in 2019. She has received a lot of nominations like Best Female in Brand Strategy, Female Entrepreneur of the Year, Upcoming Female CEO of the Year and many others. Over the past year, Diane has helped businesses raise over $1.5M in funding to scale & run their operations.

By providing people with the necessary skills, information, and opportunities, Diane hopes to impact 1 million people. More than 1000 people have benefited from her trainings in blogging, personal branding and digital marketing.