Ropafadzo (Sandra), the StartUpBae, is an entrepreneurship, innovation, and legal professional from Zimbabwe, passionate about Africa’s industrialisation through startups. She finds, builds, and connects young entrepreneurs, turning ideas into viable ventures. Sandra works at Elevate Trust where she has designed incubation programs, launched the Buy Zimbabwe Youth and SME desk, and led pitch competitions and hackathons. She is currently co-developing innovation hub capacity-building programmes for University hubs with the government. Sandra's background includes roles in a law firm and a parastatal infrastructure bank. She holds a Master of Laws from the University of Cape Town, where her thesis focused on legal frameworks for SMEs under AfCFTA. Sandra was named one of Africa’s Top 100 Female Lawyers (Courtroom Mail, 2024) and regularly speaks on continental platforms on science, tech and innovation. Her policy interest lies in creating systems where ideating, innovating and enterprising in Africa is accessible to all. Sandra is an Oxford-Oak Zimbabwe scholar.