Yassine Laghzioui is a Chief Entrepreneurship & Venturing Officer at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) CEO of UM6P Ventures Founder & CEO of Phova Technology
Yassine Laghzioui is an entrepreneur and venture leader dedicated to building Africa’s deep-tech and industrial innovation capacity. At UM6P, he drives the university’s entrepreneurship and venturing strategy, transforming scientific research and emerging talent into globally scalable ventures across ag-tech, climate tech, energy, and advanced manufacturing.
As CEO of UM6P Ventures, he leads one of Africa’s most active tech investment platforms, backing technologies with both continental impact and global potential.
Yassine is also the founder and CEO of Phova Technology, a Morocco-based industrial company developing advanced machinery and engineering systems.
He holds a Master’s in Industrial Engineering from the École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM) and a Master’s in Management Science from the Stanford Graduate School of Business