Who We Are

Hady T. Ngaido is Co-Founder and CEO of 5MiMu, bringing deep experience in scaling multi-entity platforms across West Africa. He has led operational takeovers, built cross-functional teams, and implemented governance, financial controls, and standardized operating systems across multiple sites, teams, and markets.

He has held senior operating and asset management roles across platforms including Creative Spaces Africa and Invest Africa 54, and hospitality assets such as Château NaNa Willine in Accra, Oasis Beach Resort in Cape Coast, KoSa Beach Resort in Elmina, and Medina Baye Residences in Kaolack, Senegal. Earlier in his career in Mauritania, he held senior technical leadership roles at the Mauritanian Institute for Innovation and Technology Transfer (MiFITT) and IEC in Nouakchott.

Mamadou Ngaido is a master educator and academic architect with more than 15 years of experience across classroom teaching, private tutoring, and curriculum design. His teaching career includes roles at some of Senegal's most respected institutions, including Senegalese American Bilingual School, IQRA Bilingual Academy, Dakar Success Academy, Le Collège Bilingue, and the International School of Dakar.

Through these diverse environments he has developed a deep understanding of both national and international curricula and how they show up in real classrooms for learners from different sectors and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Chloe Lewis is an education innovator and curriculum specialist whose work sits at the intersection of literacy, technology, and large-scale systems change across Africa. Currently completing her PhD in Education, her research includes the use of AI to strengthen foundational literacy in low-resource African contexts.

Formerly the Literacy & Research Coordinator for Inspiring Teachers Ghana, she led the design, scale-up, and RCT evaluation of a literacy program across 120 rural schools, training 300+ teachers and creating 200+ curriculum resources. With experience across EdTech, instructional design, and school leadership, Chloe brings deep pedagogical expertise and operational capability to start-ups, focused on improving learning outcomes at scale.