Benjamin Njenga
InvestorFounderEndeavor Entrepreneur at Endeavor Catalyst · CCO & Co-Founder at Apollo Agriculture
Kenya
FoundedApollo Agriculture
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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
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Apollo Agriculture's investors · 13
AccionWashington, D.C. · $1M checks · since 2020Accion 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 GroupTokyo · since 2022SoftBank Vision FundLondonYara Growth VenturesOslo · $3M checks
Co-founders at Apollo Agriculture
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.
Colleagues at Endeavor Catalyst
Abbi Larkin
Manager, Entrepreneur Selection at Endeavor Catalyst
Agustina Cianciarullo
Manager, Entrepreneur Experience at Endeavor Catalyst
Alan Gomes
Founder at Incognia
Alejandro Martí
Venture Partner at Faber
Alexis Patjane
Founder at 99 Minutos
Ali Ayala
Senior Manager, Operations at Endeavor Catalyst
Allen Taylor
Managing Partner, Endeavor Catalyst at Endeavor Catalyst
Amber Cohon
Associate, Capital at Endeavor Catalyst
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 and Endeavor Entrepreneur at Endeavor Catalyst.
- 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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Also worked at Apollo Agriculture6
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Mike MbariPrincipal, Africa at The Draper Richards Kaplan FoundationOry OkollohPartner at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)Fredrick KiioAssociate Director - Agribusiness at Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)Trudy NatabonaCommunications Lead at GrowthAfricaFrederik BangsgaardInvestment Associate at NextGen VenturesDerrick MungaiFounder at Tendo
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