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Abel Boreto

Investor

Principal at Novastar Ventures

Kenya

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Investment Director at Novastar's East Africa entity in Nairobi. A Harvard graduate who began as a Bloomberg credit research analyst, then founded a dairy company in Kenya and worked at agritech firm Tulaa before joining Novastar in 2019.

Experience

  1. Novastar VenturesInvestment Directorcurrent2024 — presentNairobi, Kenya
  2. Novastar VenturesAssociate Investment Director2022 — 2024Nairobi County, Kenya
  3. Novastar VenturesInvestment Associate2019 — 2022Nairobi County, Kenya
  4. GreenwheelsBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentNairobi, Kenya
  5. BreadfastBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentCairo, Egypt
  6. BasiGoBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
  7. AgDevCoInvestment Committee Membercurrent2026 — presentNairobi, Kenya
  8. FrontEnd VenturesInvestment Committee Membercurrent2024 — presentNairobi, Kenya
  9. Chui VenturesInvestment Committee Membercurrent2023 — presentNairobi, Kenya
  10. poa! internetBoard Observer2021 — 2025Nairobi County, Kenya
  11. TuracoBoard Observer2022 — 2025Nairobi County, Kenya
  12. The Perennial Foods GroupBoard Observer2019 — 2022Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  13. Kikao64Advisor2019 — 2022Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
  14. Ignitia ABBoard Observer2021 — 2022Accra, Ghana
  15. iProcure Ltd.Board Observer2019 — 2022Nairobi County, Kenya
  16. OnFrontiersSubject Matter Expert and Consultant: Dairy Industry in Kenya2018 — 2020Nairobi, Kenya
  17. TulaaHead of Market Linkage2018 — 2019Nairobi, Kenya
  18. Sarora Dairies LtdCo-Founder and Managing Director2014 — 2018Eldoret, Kenya
  19. Bloomberg LPCapital Structure Research Analyst2011 — 2014Princeton, NJ

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityBachelor of Arts, Government2007 — 2011
  2. Saïd Business School, University of OxfordAfrica Venture Finance Program2023
  3. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCorporate Financial Accounting2010 — 2011
  4. Kenya Scholar Access Program2006 — 2007
  5. Moi High School, Kabarak2002 — 2005

Skills & more

Economics37Financial Modeling22Research15Data Analysis11Statistics6Valuation5Econometrics4Quantitative Analytics2Financial Analysis2Credit3Bloomberg Terminal6R2
+3 moreBloombergAnalysisAnalytical Skills

Languages English · Kiswahili · Nandi

From Abel's professional profile.

Colleagues at Novastar Ventures

Andrew Carruthers
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Novastar Ventures
Brian Waswani Odhiambo
Partner at Novastar Ventures
Dayo Oduleye
Investment Associate at Novastar Ventures
Dieko Ojo
Investment Associate at Novastar Ventures
Dominic Michel
Investment Director at Novastar Ventures
Dot Beck
Director, Social & Environmental Value at Novastar Ventures
Ebube Emodi
Operations at Novastar Ventures
Joss Carruthers
Director, Talent Development at Novastar Ventures

Network3

Andrew Carruthers
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Novastar Ventures
Brian Waswani Odhiambo
Partner at Novastar Ventures
Dominic Michel
Investment Director at Novastar Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Abel Boreto work?
Abel Boreto is Principal at Novastar Ventures.
What check size does Abel Boreto write?
Abel Boreto typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

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