# Alexandre Liege

> Alexandre Liege is the co-founder and CEO of Cauris, a Berkeley-based private credit firm financing African fintech and commerce businesses. After operating mobile-money and product programs at MTN, YellowPepper, Mastercard and Juvo, he founded Cauris in 2021 around a specific idea: institutional capital can reach underserved businesses when lenders combine local relationships, disciplined underwriting and direct operating data.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Cauris
- **Organizations:** Cauris, AlloyX, Juvo, Mastercard, YellowPepper, MTN Group, Child Education Center, Reading Partners
- **Education:** Executive MBA, Columbia Business School, Bachelor's degree in Marketing Strategy, ESCE International Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Cauris, a private credit firm financing African fintech and commerce businesses., Closed a $40 million debt facility for Cauris in 2024., Helped lead a Mastercard humanitarian digital-voucher product reported to have reached 500,000 beneficiaries in its first 18 months.

## Career timeline

- **2008-2011** — Worked across consulting, business supervision and business management roles for MTN Mobile Financial Services in West and Central Africa.
- **2011-2013** — Served as product manager for YellowPepper’s Android app in Latin American mobile financial services.
- **2014-2019** — Held product leadership roles at Mastercard, including its humanitarian and emerging healthcare verticals.
- **2015** — Co-authored the Columbia CaseWorks case 'Launching Mobile Financial Services in Myanmar: The Case of Ooredoo.'
- **2019-2021** — Led product and credit work at fintech lender Juvo.
- **2021** — Co-founded Cauris and AlloyX; became Cauris CEO.
- **2022** — Cauris selected SS&C Precision LM as a loan-servicing platform for its private debt fund.
- **2024** — Cauris announced a $40 million debt facility from a U.S.-based institutional investor.
- **2025-2026** — Cauris was selected to the ImpactAssets 50 as an Emerging Impact Manager in consecutive years.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Cauris, a private credit firm financing African fintech and commerce businesses.
- Closed a $40 million debt facility for Cauris in 2024.
- Helped lead a Mastercard humanitarian digital-voucher product reported to have reached 500,000 beneficiaries in its first 18 months.
- Named as an inventor on Mastercard patent applications concerning offline commodity transactions and multi-partner aid distribution; also named on a later immunization-records patent.
- Co-authored a Columbia CaseWorks teaching case on launching mobile financial services in Myanmar.
- Led Cauris as it earned ImpactAssets 50 Emerging Impact Manager recognition in 2025 and 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Cauris was shortlisted for Impact Fund of the Year in the 2026 Africa Impact Investment Awards.
- **2026-03** — Cauris was selected to the ImpactAssets 50 as an Emerging Impact Manager for the second consecutive year.
- **2025-10** — The Cauris website published several articles under Liege’s byline about data-driven investing and African debt markets.
- **2025-09** — Cauris described debt-readiness trainings delivered with venture funds and accelerators to nearly 100 African companies.

## Links

- Website: https://www.caurisfinance.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandre-liege
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/x8HxS7gZl7E

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Last updated: 2026-08-22