About
Dr. Felix Olale is an entrepreneur, innovator, physician-scientist and advisor, renowned for his work building businesses and investing in healthcare in emerging markets. Felix has led and advised on transactions of more than $100 million in financing across Africa. Prior to Leapfrog, Dr. Olale was Executive Chairman of the Excelsior Group, a US and Kenyan-based advisor in emerging markets. While at Excelsior, he co-founded Wellness Group, an East African specialty consultation and medical diagnostics company. Dr. Olale is also a founding member of the Healthcare Advisory Board for Safaricom, the leading Kenyan telecommunications and mobile money operator. Dr. Olale began his career as a physician-scientist at Skirball Institute of Bio-molecular Medicine in New York, where he cloned two genes involved in organ patterning and regeneration. He also worked as a venture capital analyst at New York University’s Office of Industrial Liaison and Applied Research Fund. Later, he was an Assoc
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 21 investors at LeapFrog Investments are tracked.
- • 1 investors hold the Partner role in VCSift. Felix Olale is one of them.
- • 353 investors are based in Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated May 2026.
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- Johannesburg, South Africa
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