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The team

Built by Ethiopians,
for every Ethiopian.

We are a team of Ethiopian and diaspora technologists, financiers, and operators who have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Ethiopia's capital markets are open. We are building the platform to make them accessible.

Founding team

The people
building Santim.

CEO
Chief Executive Officer
Strategy · Regulatory · Investor Relations
Ethiopian national with deep roots in the financial services sector and established relationships with ECMA, the ESX, and Ethiopia's major commercial banks. Leads strategy, fundraising, and regulatory engagement.
10+ years in Ethiopian financial services
Prior fintech product launches in East Africa
ECMA regulatory relationships — sandbox engagement lead
CTO
Chief Technology Officer
Product Architecture · Telebirr/ESX Integration
Full-stack mobile architect with deep experience in financial API development. React Native and Node.js expertise. AWS Africa infrastructure. Has pre-scoped both the ESX Neway API integration and the Telebirr partner API.
React Native, Node.js, AWS — full stack
Prior fintech API development at scale
ESX and Telebirr integrations pre-scoped
CIO
Chief Investment Officer
Portfolio Management · ECMA Licensing Prerequisite
CFA-equivalent qualification — the individual licensing prerequisite for Santim's ECMA portfolio manager sandbox application. Prior fund management experience at a major Ethiopian commercial bank. Leads investment policy and portfolio construction.
CFA-equivalent — ECMA portfolio manager prerequisite
Prior fund management at Ethiopian commercial bank
Halal investment portfolio construction expertise
DIA
Head of Diaspora & Partnerships
North America Channel · Community · Partnerships
Bilingual (Amharic and English). Washington DC-based with deep connections in Ethiopian diaspora investment communities across DC, Minneapolis, Toronto, and Calgary. Leads diaspora account activation and strategic partnership development.
Ethiopian diaspora investment network — 4 cities
Investor relations and diaspora capital network
ESX Bell Ringing event outreach

Full team of 8 at public launch, including two senior engineers, a compliance officer, and a customer experience manager.

Advisory board

The people
who advise us.

Ethiopian Capital Markets Expert
ECMA / ESX Regulatory Advisor
Former senior official at ECMA or the Ethiopian Securities Exchange. Deep understanding of the ECMA sandbox pathway, licensing requirements, and the ESX market structure. Advises on regulatory strategy and ECMA engagement.
Canadian Fintech Operator
Product & Market Entry Advisor
Operational experience in the Canadian retail wealth management market — the analogous product category Santim is building for Ethiopia. Provides direct comparable market experience on onboarding, AUM growth, and product sequencing.
Ethiopian Diaspora Leader
Community & Network Advisor
Washington DC or Toronto-based Ethiopian community leader with established investment networks in North America. Advises on diaspora investor acquisition, community trust-building, and cultural competency in product design.
ESG / Impact Investment Specialist
DFI & Impact Capital Advisor
Experience with IFC and AfDB impact investment frameworks. Positions Santim for DFI co-investment at Series A and advises on ESG metrics, impact reporting, and the narrative for development finance institution engagement.
Our mission

We believe every Ethiopian
deserves to own a piece of it.

Ethiopia is being built. Roads, power plants, factories, banks, technology companies — all of it is growing. Ethiopian citizens pay taxes, consume goods, and power that growth. Very few of them own any of it. Santim changes that. Not by redistributing what exists — by making it simple for an ordinary Ethiopian to own a share of what is being built, one santim at a time.

ዛሬ ሳንቲምህ፣ የነገ ሃብትህ — Today's coin, tomorrow's wealth. That is not a tagline. It is the entire product.

We're hiring

Want to help build
Ethiopia's financial future?

Senior Mobile Engineer
Full-time · Addis Ababa or Remote
React Native expertise required. Experience with financial APIs strongly preferred. Amharic language skills a significant advantage.
Compliance Officer
Full-time · Addis Ababa
ECMA regulatory experience required. Understanding of NBE frameworks and capital markets compliance. AML/KYC implementation experience.
Amharic Content Producer
Full-time · Addis Ababa
Financial literacy content in Amharic for the Santim Learn platform. Comfort with investment concepts and the ability to make them accessible and engaging.

Send your CV and a note about why you want to build this to hello@santimwealth.com