Ashraf Stakala

Ashraf Stakala is an experienced product management professional currently serving as Head of Product at Lelapa AI since August 2025. Prior to this role, Stakala held the position of VP Product at Franc from May 2022 to July 2025 and co-founded Paie, where Stakala worked from October 2022 to September 2024. Stakala has also contributed as Head of Product at Leja and as Senior Product Manager at Yoco from July 2018 to December 2020. Stakala's career began at Naspers Limited as Product Manager from April 2013 to June 2018, following early experience as an Electronic Technologist at Tellumat (pty) Ltd. Stakala's education includes completion of Startup School at Y Combinator in mid-2022 and a degree from Cape Peninsula University of Technology from 2005 to 2008.