Kali Ilunga is a global innovation strategist, serial tech entrepreneur, and startup accelerator co-founder who has supported more than 150 startups over the past three years. As co-founder of Silicon Valley in Your Pocket, he connects founders with a network of more than 300 angel investors once they reach investor-readiness, providing structured guidance grounded in real market expectations.
Through Viable, Kali has assembled a world-class coaching network featuring leaders from Netflix, Google, Square, and experienced startup operators. This hands-on support enables entrepreneurs to validate ideas, refine products, and build truly viable businesses from anywhere in the world.
As a founder, Kali has raised funding across New York, Silicon Valley, and Johannesburg. He has partnered with Microsoft to educate 55 000 learners via mobile and has worked with major global brands including Walt Disney, Coca-Cola, and Goldfields.
Over the past 3 years, Kali Ilunga has worked with 150 start-ups. As co-founder of Silicon Valley in Your Pocket, he has bridged entrepreneurs with a network of 300+ angel investors once they were investor-ready.
As co-founder of Viable, he has assembled 50 world-class coaches from companies such as Netflix, Google, and Square, as well as veteran entrepreneurs – so that entrepreneurs can build Viable businesses from anywhere.
As an entrepreneur – Kali has raised funding from New York, Silicon Valley, and Johannesburg. He has partnered with Microsoft to educate 55 000 people – via mobile and has worked with clients such as Walt Disney, Coca-Cola, and Goldfields.
Kali has created apps that have now been downloaded over 1.5M times across the world, focusing on user experiences that make a real-world difference to end-users on a learning path. As a founder of 3 funded startups – there have been an estimated 1.5 million downloads of products he has built.
Kali Ilunga has been a keynote speaker (“Innovation and Disruption”) at over 30 conferences across 5 countries. Has spoken at Harvard, World Bank, TBWA and more.
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