Overview
Tonje Bakang Tonje is the Founder and CEO of Moots, a position held since November 2025 [1][2]. Bakang Tonje has been active as a seed investor across multiple ventures, including baraka (YC S21) since October 2021 [9], Lenco (YC W'22) and Touch and Pay Technologies Ltd (YC W22) since March 2022 [6][7], and coil since September 2022 [5]. Additionally, Bakang Tonje serves as an LP with Orange Fund since February 2022 [8], as an Advisor for Global Citizen Move Afrika board since November 2024 [3], and as a Soho House Committee Member since July 2021 [4]. Bakang Tonje attended Y Combinator twice, in 2015 and again from January to March 2022 [10][11], and holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from École alsacienne, earned between 1996 and 1999 [12].
Career history
- Founder & CEONov 2025 to presentMoots
- Advisor for Global Citizen Move Afrika boardNov 2024 to presentGlobal Citizen
- Soho House Committee MemberJul 2021 to presentSoho House & Co
- Seed InvestorSep 2022 to presentcoil
- Seed InvestorMar 2022 to presentLenco (YC W'22)
- Seed InvestorMar 2022 to presentTouch and Pay Technologies Ltd (YC W22)
- LPFeb 2022 to presentOrange Fund
- Seed InvestorOct 2021 to presentbaraka (YC S21)
Education
Y CombinatorJan 2022 - Mar 2022
- Bachelor's degree, Economics at École alsacienne1996 - 1999Education
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