DiDi (Diegane Dione)

Technology Lead
DiDi´s motto:
Helping Founders Create a Future with Greater Opportunities.
DiDi (Diegane Dione)

I was born and raised in Senegal and came to the US as an international student. I have a strong multicultural background because both my parents worked for the United Nations, since my childhood I have been immersed into multiculturalism. This upbringing has driven me to also be intellectually curious and knowledge hungry, I enjoy networking socially and professionally. I am also multilingual, in addition to English I speak French, Wolof, Serere and basic Spanish.


I have been living in Brooklyn NY for the past 17 years where I met the love of my life. Even though our immediate families are not in NYC, we are surrounded by wonderful and supportive group of friends. One of our favorite pastimes are going to live Jazz, 70s, 80s and 90s and wine tasting.

DiDi´s Bio:

DiDi (Diegane Dione) is a digital transformation and innovation expert with 20 years of global experience across multiple industries, around IoT, Mobile, Robotics, Fintech, AI and Blockchain having worked for Ernst & Young, Sogeti (Cap Gemini), Accenture and Human + Machine Rise Consulting (his own advisory).


He loves experimenting across boundaries and the ecosystem; and adapts to the constant change around us. He has great passion for creating game changing solutions and business models.

As an angel investor since 2017, he has invested across various sectors B2C & B2B eCommerce, logistics & supply chain, advertising, data services, AI, biotech, sustainability and CPG.
He has an entrepreneurial background as a startup founder of Safety Gateway Systems (2008 – 2011).

He is also an inventor with 3 patents issued and 1 pending in 4 unrelated fields (public safety, location-based adv, insurance, logistics) which demonstrates ability to quickly understand and solve complex problems. He creates value for founders around fundraising strategy, product mgmt., R&D, Go-To-Market, business development, partnerships and operations. DiDi holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona.