Chinyere Okafor is a skilled legal practitioner with over 9+ years of legal experience specializing in startup, venture capital, and private equity. She founded Acelera Law, a boutique law firm that offers start-up lawyering consultancy and complementary services to small businesses, startups, and investors. Chinyere’s extensive experience includes advising public and private sector clients on infrastructure finance, venture finance, real estate finance, project finance, and energy transactions.

Chinyere is licensed to practice law in Nigeria and Ontario, Canada (in-view). She shuttles between both Lagos and Ontario, providing cross continental startup legal advisory.