Karidas is an experienced tech entrepreneur from South Africa with vast experience in building startups from ideas to fully fledged businesses. He is the founder and CEO of Khula! Which is one of Africa’s top agri-tech tech start-ups. The company has been growing exponentially,  impacting farmers, input suppliers, funders and bulk food buyers in Africa, with its sights set on global markets.

With Karidas as CEO, Khula! has raised millions of dollars and has put together an impressive cap table that includes Absa – one of the largest agri-banks in Africa, PepsiCo – The world’s 2nd largest food & beverage company, AECI – one of the largest agri-input suppliers in Africa & Esquared – One of the largest early stage startup impact investors on its cap table.

 Khula! is now a trusted, household name in the agriculture industry working with thousands of farmers.