Philip Ebbersten

Philip is an entrepreneur with extensive experience in business development and establishing end-to-end operation. He is the co-founder of Kupatana in Tanzania. Today, kupatana.com is the largest classifieds platform in Tanzania with close to 1 M registered users. Kupatana merged with Euroarfrica Digital Ventures together with a digital media agency, Social Media Lab. Before working as the CEO for Euroafrica Digital Ventures, Philip was responsible for the expansion of KPS Ltd operations from Dubai to Australia. KPS help bring interior spaces to life through innovative design, market leading fit-out and interior construction services and an extensive portfolio of renowned furniture brands. The operations in Australia was later merged to Outkast Ltd. Prior to KPS, Philip worked as a COO for an Internet company and as a Public Affairs/Management consultant for a European company with offices in 20 countries. Philip headed the Swedish office for a few years. Philip is a committed professional with a collaborative leadership style and brings with him over 20 years of business development and management expertise and excellence, working for high-growth companies in Sweden, Australia and Africa. He has an international background, a multilingual proficiency in native Swedish and English, conversational French, and basic Swahili. Areas of expertise include: Strategic Business Development, Staff Recruitment and Training, Negotiating Funding, Establishing New Business Operations, New Market Expansions, Organisational Development, Building Strategic Partnerships, Public Relations and Marketing, M&A´s Financing, Public Speaking. Philip holds a Master of Law degree from the university of Stockholm.