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Abel Boreto
InvestorInvestment Director at Novastar Ventures · Investment Committee Member at Chui Ventures
Nairobi
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Investment Director at Novastar's East Africa advisor in Nairobi. Began as a Bloomberg credit research analyst in the US, later launched Sarora Dairies in Kenya and worked at agritech firm Tulaa before joining Novastar in 2019. Harvard graduate in Government.
Experience
- Novastar VenturesInvestment Directorcurrent2024 — presentNairobi, Kenya
- Novastar VenturesAssociate Investment Director2022 — 2024Nairobi County, Kenya
- Novastar VenturesInvestment Associate2019 — 2022Nairobi County, Kenya
- GreenwheelsBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentNairobi, Kenya
- BreadfastBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentCairo, Egypt
- BasiGoBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
- AgDevCoInvestment Committee Membercurrent2026 — presentNairobi, Kenya
- FrontEnd VenturesInvestment Committee Membercurrent2024 — presentNairobi, Kenya
- Chui VenturesInvestment Committee Membercurrent2023 — presentNairobi, Kenya
- poa! internetBoard Observer2021 — 2025Nairobi County, Kenya
- TuracoBoard Observer2022 — 2025Nairobi County, Kenya
- The Perennial Foods GroupBoard Observer2019 — 2022Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Kikao64Advisor2019 — 2022Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
- Ignitia ABBoard Observer2021 — 2022Accra, Ghana
- iProcure Ltd.Board Observer2019 — 2022Nairobi County, Kenya
- OnFrontiersSubject Matter Expert and Consultant: Dairy Industry in Kenya2018 — 2020Nairobi, Kenya
- TulaaHead of Market Linkage2018 — 2019Nairobi, Kenya
- Sarora Dairies LtdCo-Founder and Managing Director2014 — 2018Eldoret, Kenya
- Bloomberg LPCapital Structure Research Analyst2011 — 2014Princeton, NJ
Skills & more
Economics37Financial Modeling22Research15Data Analysis11Statistics6Valuation5Econometrics4Quantitative Analytics2Financial Analysis2Credit3Bloomberg Terminal6R2
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BloombergAnalysisAnalytical SkillsLanguages English · Kiswahili · Nandi
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Colleagues at Novastar Ventures
Andrew Carruthers
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Novastar Ventures
Asra Nadeem
Startup Education Advisor at Draper Associates
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
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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
- Who is Abel Boreto?
- Investment Director at Novastar's East Africa advisor in Nairobi. Began as a Bloomberg credit research analyst in the US, later launched Sarora Dairies in Kenya and worked at agritech firm Tulaa before joining Novastar in 2019. Harvard graduate in Government.
- Where does Abel Boreto work?
- Abel Boreto is Investment Director at Novastar Ventures.
- What check size does Abel Boreto write?
- Abel Boreto typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies has Abel Boreto invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Iprocure.
- Where did Abel Boreto go to school?
- Abel Boreto studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, Government); Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Africa Venture Finance Program); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Corporate Financial Accounting).
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Also worked at Novastar Ventures17
Dotun OlowoporokuManaging Partner at Ventures PlatformAndrew CarruthersCo-founder & Managing Partner at Novastar VenturesBrian Waswani OdhiamboPartner at Novastar VenturesDayo OduleyeInvestment Associate at Novastar VenturesDieko OjoInvestment Associate at Novastar VenturesDominic MichelInvestment Director at Novastar Ventures
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