Ibrahim Sagna — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Executive Chairman of Silverbacks Holdings, a private alternative investment firm focused on technology, entertainment, sports, and creative industries in Africa and the GCC region since 2022.
Helped deploy over USD 30 Billion in investment work across Africa and other growth markets over three decades.
Named one of the Business Leaders in the Top 100 Most Influential Leaders in Africa by New African Magazine in 2023.
Classified as one of the Top 50 Finance and Capital Leaders in the 2025 Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD).
Recognized as an Enabler within the Top 50 Builders List of Tech Cabal in 2025.

Biography

Ibrahim Sagna is a Senegalese financier and business executive. Born in 1975, he currently serves as the Executive Chairman of Silverbacks Holdings, a Mauritius-based private alternative investment firm, a role he has held since 2022.

At Silverbacks Holdings, Sagna leads the firm in allocating capital and resources to technology, entertainment, sports, and creative industries.