General Partner

Kenneth Andam

HRH Dr. Nana Sanzule Manwere Andam I is the general partner and chairman of Side Equity Ventures, a Singapore based investment advisory firm focused on the emerging markets. Dr. Andam is an inventor, technologist, serial entrepreneur and an investment visionary whose brainchild fund has diversified its portfolio into strategically placed investments in companies that solve problems within major emerging markets around the globe. Dr. Andam has a variety of patents to his name in fields ranging from medical claims data transfer software to video email and intensive data relay technologies.

Dr. Andam has founded several companies including OS Petro and all its subsidiaries in the Oil and Gas sector, WorldVuer, Inc., a media communications company that develops proprietary technologies for communicating bandwidth intensive data, Payodd transaction and remittance processing platform for money relay worldwide, XCINI Help Network which is an instant services provisioning company that delivers consumer needs across the world, Sleek Media Group, a new media and entertainment company, Prolific Sports which is a talent and sports management agency focused on advisory services for athletes and performers worldwide, Beverly Air LTD, a real estate company with many portfolio assets under management, Andam Air LTD, an Aviation company, Scarlet Minor Chronicles, a publishing company under the Andam Books brand, Pigocow LTD, an Agriculture company focused in Africa, and many innovative businesses across a spectrum of industries.

In addition to achieving his own entrepreneurial successes, Dr. Andam has fostered and facilitated the successes of several entrepreneurial Incubator initiatives. He has also been a lead advocate for Africa and has been advising investment funds to direct their capital into Africa’s virgin markets. Over the course of his career Dr. Andam has worked with and also consulted for numerous large entities in the telecom sector. Recognizable names on Dr. Andam’s resume include the likes of NTTDoCoMo, Virgin Mobile, Sprint, Telstra, Vodacom, and Telus Geomatics in the telecom sector, Tahitian Noni, AGEL, Dubli, and Maakoa in the food and beverage sector, and many more in the general innovation and education sector. Dr. Andam started his technology career working in the Windows division of Microsoft.

Dr. Andam’s vision with SIDE focused on administrating the invitation of a select group of successful entrepreneurs to invest capital with SIDE Equity and create a succinct framework for funding innovative companies with products designed to solve issues faced by citizens of the various countries in Africa. His vision has been realized and is growing into a new and vibrant innovative community of entrepreneurs within Africa.

Managing Partner

Tan Kuan Yew

Mr. Michael Tan Kuan Yew, currently hold the position as Managing Partner of SEV GLOBAL Pte Ltd and is a key member of the companies Investment Committee. The combined portfolios under Michael management has asset well over more than 45 Billion USD. Michael’s management expertise covers a wide spectrum of Industries from Technology, Oil & Gas, Banking & Finance, Retail, Manufacturing to Medical and Healthcare. Michael also serves as a director of OS Petro, a US based corporation, and works as the companies Managing Director of its African and Asian operations.

Michael also sit on the board of Beverly Air Ltd, a major real estate company with development projects in Africa, Asia, Middle East, and the United States of America. He is also a Board member at KAC Ltd, an industrial park development company that is building manufacturing factories in Ghana and across West Africa. Michael has extensive investment experiences in Asia especially in South East Asia and China. In recent time, he has been a strong advocate on advising funds to direct their capital to develop markets on the African Continent to enjoy the emerging market boom that the continent is experiencing. Michael recognizes the capital and expertise divide between the World and Africa, and has focused his strengths on bridging the gap for the betterment of the Africa Continent. Born in Singapore but a descendant of Chinese and Mauritius origin, Michael is passionate in developing the African market and strongly believe in the growth of Africa’s market in the coming century.

Michael was also the Founding Partner of Virtue Partners Capital Pte. Ltd and invested in Telecom, Internet and Mobile application companies where he was responsible of investment portfolio exceeding 300 million USD.

Michael holds an Honor Degree in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore and is the winner of the Li Jie Industrial Development Medal from the same University with his pioneering research work in Neural Network (Adaptive Resonance Theory) where he developed a Mathematical and computational model for implementation in Super Computing.

Digital Intelligence Partner

Derrick Yeo

Mr. Derrick Yeo is a Millennial entrepreneur and head of Empereur Holdings, a B2B company that supplies industrial sewing machines to companies including Under Armour, Nike, and Adidas. He joins Side Equity as the funds Digital Intelligence Partner to spearhead the transitioning of the new age innovations interest of the fund into the world of Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, and mainstream media diversification. With his sense of fashion and his access to the world of Millennial consumers, Mr. Yeo brings a plethora of knowledge to the Side Equity Team in the fund’s advancement towards a revamping of its asset portfolio within the various sectors of interest it invest in. Interview reference with Mr. Yeo (https://www.forbes.com/sites/shamahyder/2021/03/04/how-millennials-are-changing-the-face-of-b2b-selling-a-case-study-with-derrick-yeo/?sh=2b616a461832)

Resource Partner

Mr. Keith McAllister

Mr. McAllister has an impressive history of successful ventures in the incubation, startup, and growth-based business sector. Before becoming a partner at Side Equity, Mr. McAllister founded International Oil & Gas Holding Corp. (IOGHC), a mid-tier oil and gas company that focused on the development of oil fields in the Western United States of America. His success in the sector pursued by IOGHC endeared him further towards other entrepreneurial ventures which led to the founding of other companies including but not limited to Oicintra, Inc., which is a small cap publicly traded company focused on innovative energy solutions for small to medium enterprise businesses worldwide.

He most recently co-founded Mobile Wireless Security (MWLS), which offered wireless streaming video security solutions. Mr. McAllister orchestrated the market introduction of Mobile Wireless Securities video surveillance system and network products which pioneered the first mobile video surveillance platform in the United States. Further implementation and adaptation of the technology has become synonymous with global security and monitoring code and is utilized by major corporations and governments worldwide.

Prior to co-founding mobile wireless security, Mr. McAllister was president of Entertainment Direct TV, a content development media company which was acquired by Broadband Wireless International Corporation, where he served as co-Chairman and CEO. Mr. McAllister was CEO of Dudley Bernichi Diamonds in Cape Town, South Africa, exporting investment grade diamonds from South Africa to North America from 1998 through 2000.

Mr. McAllister developed his international business experience as a restaurateur and nightclub owner of five properties in Detroit, Toronto and Cape Town before embarking on the journey of supporting young and budding entrepreneurs across Africa and the world. Mr. McAllister attended the University of Wisconsin.

Projects Partner

Michael Sutton

Mr. Michael Sutton, Co-Founded OS Petro with longtime friend and business partner H.E. Nana Andam I in 2011 and together have quickly secured significant assets under management in the African Countries of Ghana, Nigeria and Namibia, positioning the company for major contributions in the Oil & Gas sectors in the coming years. With Michaels lead generation skills and his ability to establish valuable networks within the various industries that he has relationships within, OS Petro has now grown into a recognized brand in the Oil and Gas sector.

Mr. Sutton brings a unique set of skills to SIDE Equity nothing more prominent then his intricately woven Entertainment driven background and Hollywood Celebrity filled rolodex. Notable accomplishments include a Daytime Emmy Nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category for his portrayal of Stone Cates on America’s beloved soap opera General Hospital and the fact that Michael has built one of the most exclusive niche brand marketing companies brandSUTTON second to none in leveraging relationships with celebrities and pop culture influencers making him one of LA’s most successful Restaurateurs & respected Social Tastemakers having created such brands as Xenii, The Lodge Steakhouse, Goa and Guys & Dolls. Michael is a partner and Chief Marketing Officer for Nana Andam’s Ghanaian mobile banking and remittance company Globa.

Michael’s business acumen includes being a Certified California Realtor licensed at the prestigious Hilton & Hyland / CHRISTIE’S INTERNATIONAL brokerage firm in Beverly Hills and partner of Beverly Crest Developments as well as being a proud founding Member of the Next Generation Council for the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

Media Partner

Jose Sanchez

Managing Partner – Middle East/Africa

Ms. Anita Kaye-Essien

Currently, Ms. Anita Kaye-Essien serves as the Managing Partner of Side Equity Ventures LLC-Fz, a Middle East–focused advisory subsidiary of the parent fund in Singapore, and has also been the Operations Director for Side Equity Globally since February 2016. Prior to joining the company, she founded XPAT Consult in 2015, where she served as Managing Director and CEO. She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Project Management from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Land Economy from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Additionally, she has attended and participated in numerous international conferences within her field of expertise, as well as in finance and investment portfolio management.

Ms. Kaye-Essien served as Human Resource Director at OS Petro Ghana Limited and, after successfully leading the growth of the subsidiary, was promoted to Chief Financial Officer of OS Petro Inc., a Nevada-based corporation and parent company of the Ghana subsidiary. Prior to joining OS Petro, she had already established a distinguished career as a corporate executive, working as Marketing Manager at Grafitec Limited and holding various roles at Bank of Africa (formerly Amalgamated Bank), where she gained extensive experience in business development, relationship management, customer service, and public sector development. Her broad expertise and strategic contributions have played a significant role in strengthening Side Equity’s growth and advancing the success of its investment management team.

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