
Malaika Judd
Strategic Scale-up Leader | Director & Entrepreneur | Early-Stage Investor
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Greater Dublin
Joined September 2025
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Summary
Malaika Judd is a seasoned strategic scale-up leader and entrepreneur with extensive experience in the African startup ecosystem, co-founding Sendy, a logistics platform that raised significant funding, and serving as a Principal at Savannah Fund, an African tech seed fund. She has actively contributed to the growth of early-stage tech companies through investment and mentorship. digilogic+1
She possesses a strong academic background in International Relations and Economics from prestigious institutions like the University of Pennsylvania, London School of Economics, Tilburg University, and Toulouse School of Economics, underpinning her strategic and analytical approach to business and investment. digilogic
Currently, Malaika is at the forefront of fostering innovation in Ireland as the NDRC Managing Director at Dogpatch Labs, where she leads accelerator programs and mentors new cohorts of startups. Her role emphasizes an entrepreneur-led approach to supporting the next generation of tech ventures. ndrc+1