Yaniv Gelnik
I do cool shit with cool people.
Nairobi County
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Education
(2000 - 2000)
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Work Experience
2022
Founder
2022
GSD Africa is a boutique consultancy focused on supporting companies seeking to introduce their solution to the continent. We mostly focus on Health Tech, Clean Tech and Drone Tech, and have an on the ground presence across the continent.
2022
Africa Partnerships- Health Tech Innovation
2022
In this role I am helping JDC GRID create partnerships between Israel-based health tech solution providers and Africa-based policymakers and practitioners. The role involves developing a deep understanding of the top challenges, sourcing and validating the most appropriate solutions, identifying the best local launch partners and long term required stakeholders (or customers), creating win-win partnerships with government, private and NGO stakeholders, and overseeing all deployments and integration. The ultimate goal is to introduce new solutions to old problems while strengthening the ties between Israel and Africa.
2023
Africa Expansion Advisor
2023
Tomorrow.io engaged GSD Africa to support their Africa expansion strategy, improving weather prediction services for those most impacted by climate change.
2024 - 2024
Fellow- Israel Indonesia Futures Fellowship
2024 - 2024
Developed projects to promote mutually positive projects between Israel and Indonesia.
2022 - 2023
Director of Government Relations
2022 - 2023
In this role I am helping Burn Manufacturing develop partnerships with 11 governments across the continent. This role includes lobbying for particular policies related to each countries adoption of the covenants of the Paris Climate Agreement, particularly with regards to Article 6. I am also responsible for negotiating and obtaining official authorization of Burn’s carbon credit production activities in each of these countries.
2021 - 2022
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
2021 - 2022
2011 - 2021
Advisory Board Member
2011 - 2021
Advise the Managing Partner on pre-seed investment opportunities.
2017 - 2021
Global Business Development Lead
2018 - 2021
Africa Business Development Lead
2017 - 2018
2003 - 2018
Director, Africa & Middle East
2003 - 2018
Promoting the testing, certification and distribution of drought resistant grazing grasses.
2016 - 2017
Board Member
2016 - 2017
Co-Director of East Africa's biggest media company focused on restaurants and hospitality. EatOut publishes Yummy Magazine & Nomad Magazine, produces the Taste Awards and Nairobi Restaurant Week, and owns the EatOut app, a restaurant review and payment tool that gives users discounts at restaurants throughout the region. The company also has a Digital Marketing team, a video production team, and much more. The company is HQ'd in Nairobi and has offices in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. www.eatout.co.ke