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119 people in our graph share verified history with Daniel — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Liz WesthouseunlockedDaniel: together at University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2014)
Daniel: together at Wasoko
×6Daniel: together at Founders Pledge
×4Daniel: together at University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Founder & CEO at Wasoko
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Wasoko's investors · 13
4Di CapitalCape Town · $100K – $1M checks4DX VenturesAccra · $50K – $500K checksAHL Venture PartnersNairobi · $1M – $5M checksAvenirNew York · since 2022Avenir Growth CapitalNew YorkBreyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checksFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksHalcyonWashingtonMusha VenturesSeattle · $25K – $500K checksQuona CapitalWashington · $5M checksRackhouse Venture Management LpSan Francisco · $250K checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2022VNV GlobalStockholm
Experience
- Africa Jobs FundFounding Partnercurrent2026 — presentNairobi + London
- MalengoBoard Chaircurrent2025 — present
- MalengoBoard Directorcurrent2024 — presentGermany, France, Kenya, Uganda, Côte d'Ivoire
- Founders PledgePledgercurrent2020 — present
- WasokoFounder & CEO2014 — 2025Nairobi, Kenya + Zanzibar, Tanzania
- University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessFaculty Coach2014Chicago
Skills & more
Ruby17Ruby on Rails13CSS11Entrepreneurship21HTML 57JavaScript7Start-ups10CSS34jQuery5HAML3SASS4Levantine Arabic3
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Front-endChineseHTML5Web DevelopmentPublic SpeakingHTMLLanguages Arabic · Cantonese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel Yu?
- Founder & CEO at Wasoko
- Where does Daniel Yu work?
- Daniel Yu is Founder & CEO of Wasoko.
- What companies did Daniel Yu found?
- Daniel Yu founded Wasoko.
- Where did Daniel Yu go to school?
- Daniel Yu studied at University of Chicago (On leave, International Studies & Near Eastern Languages).
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Also attended University of Chicago553
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalRolanda FuInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Founders Pledge92
Rouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry VenturesStefan WalterInvestor at Cavalry VenturesNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcGriff BohmInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcAndrew McLoughlinBrit in San Francisco; seed-stage venture capital investorDaniel DuboisInvestor at Side Door Ventures
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Also worked at Wasoko3
Also worked at University of Chicago Booth School of Business93
Liz WesthouseHead of Community & Partnerships, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionSean KendallPartner (Europe) at ARCH Venture PartnersRyan MorfinManaging Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsSara Crown StarVenture Partner at FemHealth VenturesYelena ShkolnikPartner at Jump CapitalIvaldo BassoChief Operating Officer at Permanent Capital Ventures
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