About
Benjamin Njenga is Co-Founder, Chief Customer Officer, and Managing Director for Kenya at his company, and is an Endeavor Entrepreneur. His work focuses on agriculture and the use of technology to serve small-scale farmers in Africa.
CCO & Co-Founder at Apollo Agriculture
Intro paths
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In turn, Benjamin can intro founders to Apollo Agriculture's investors below.
Apollo Agriculture's investors · 12
AccionWashington, D.C. · $1M checksAccion Venture LabWashington · since 2019Anthemis VentureNew York · $500K – $7M checksCeniarthLondonCommunitas Capital PartnersNew YorkEndeavor CatalystNew York · $5.5M – $200M checksEquatorNairobiFlourish VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2019Leaps by BayerLeverkusen · since 2019Musha VenturesSeattle · $25K – $500K checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonYara Growth VenturesOslo · $3M checks
Co-founders at Apollo Agriculture
EJ
Earl Joseph St. SauverDirector
EJ
Eli John PollakExecutive Officer, Director
EP
Eli PollakCo-founder & CEO
ES
Earl St SauverCo-founder
Experience
- EndeavorEndeavor Entrepreneurcurrent2022 — present
- Apollo AgricultureChief Customer Officer, MD Kenya & Co-Foundercurrent2016 — presentNairobi Kenya
- ACRE AfricaDeputy MD and Commercial Director2015 — 2016Nairobi Kenya
- ACRE AfricaHead of Business Analytics2013 — 2015Nairobi Kenya
- Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable AgricultureMonitoring and Evaluation Specialist2011 — 2013Nairobi
- Safaricom LimitedCustomer Support2008 — 2011Nairobi Kenya
Skills & more
Strategic Planning6Rural Development2Capacity Building1Agriculture1International Development1Agribusiness1Project Management2Data Analysis2InsuranceMobile TechnologyBusiness Planning1Value Chain Analysis
- Certification in Monitoring and Evaluation — KIM
- Certified Public Accountant — kasneb
From Benjamin's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Benjamin Njenga?
- Benjamin Njenga is Co-Founder, Chief Customer Officer, and Managing Director for Kenya at his company, and is an Endeavor Entrepreneur. His work focuses on agriculture and the use of technology to serve small-scale farmers in Africa.
- Where does Benjamin Njenga work?
- Benjamin Njenga is CCO & Co-Founder of Apollo Agriculture.
- What companies did Benjamin Njenga found?
- Benjamin Njenga founded Apollo Agriculture.
- Where did Benjamin Njenga go to school?
- Benjamin Njenga studied at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance); Egerton University (Bachelor's Degree, Agribusiness and Management).
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