About
Catherine Denis is co-founder and COO of Numida. She has worked across Uganda, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Mali, Haiti, and Colombia building teams and organizational processes, and holds an MPA in International Development from the Harvard Kennedy School and an undergraduate degree in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo.
Founder at NumidaYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Catherine went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Numida's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Catherine can intro founders to Numida's investors below.
Numida's investors · 4
Co-founders at Numida
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Mina ShahidFounder
Experience
- LCABChief of Staffcurrent2026 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- Deep SkyFinance Manager2024 — 2025Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Numida TechnologiesCo-Founder & COO2015 — 2024Kampala, Uganda
- The World BankConsultant Analyst2015Washington D.C. Metro Area
- EarthEnableCOO2014Kigali, Rwanda
- Polymath VenturesSeed Preparation and Process Intern2013Bogotá, Colombia
- Engineers Without Borders CanadaProgram Manager, Junior Fellowship in International Development2010 — 2012
- Engineers Without Borders CanadaAfrican Program Staff2009 — 2010
Skills & more
Strategic PlanningOperational ExcellenceCommunicationLeadershipAnalytical SkillsCapacity Building24Analysis11TrainingCoachingBusiness Relationship ManagementPresentationsOperations Management
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Business StrategyFinancial ModelingFinancial ReportingBusiness Process ImprovementFinancial AnalysisSustainabilityInternational DevelopmentSustainable DevelopmentProgram ManagementPolicy AnalysisPublic PolicySocial EntrepreneurshipLanguages English · French · Spanish
- Project Management Professional (PMP) — Project Management Institute
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Catherine Denis?
- Catherine Denis is co-founder and COO of Numida. She has worked across Uganda, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Mali, Haiti, and Colombia building teams and organizational processes, and holds an MPA in International Development from the Harvard Kennedy School and an undergraduate degree in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo.
- Where does Catherine Denis work?
- Catherine Denis is Founder of Numida.
- What companies did Catherine Denis found?
- Catherine Denis founded Numida.
- Where did Catherine Denis go to school?
- Catherine Denis studied at Harvard Kennedy School (Masters in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID)); University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Systems Design Engineering).
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