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Darren Lobo

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Director – Credit at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Kenya

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About

Darren Lobo is a Director at Aavishkaar Capital, where he manages the Aavishkaar Africa Fund focused on early-stage investments in consumer food, financial services, healthcare, education, and digital economy sectors across East Africa. With over 12 years of experience in impact investing, he previously worked at Intellecap facilitating investments across India and East Africa, and helped establish the region's first angel investment network for impact enterprises. He holds a Master's degree in Rural Management from Xavier Institute of Management and a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Experience

  1. Aavishkaar CapitalDirectorcurrent2025 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
  2. Aavishkaar CapitalAssociate Director2018 — 2026Kenya
  3. Sikh Union Hockey ClubHead Coachcurrent2022 — present
  4. Grassroutes JourneysCo Foundercurrent2009 — presentMumbai Metropolitan Region
  5. IntellecapManager2017 — 2018Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  6. IntellecapSenior Associate2015 — 2017Mumbai
  7. IntellecapAssociate2013 — 2015Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  8. IntellecapIntern2012Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Skills & more

Sports CoachingSportsStrength & ConditioningSports PsychologyTeam Management22Start-ups22Entrepreneurship11Market Research19Social Entrepreneurship20Project Management2Venture Capital15Social Enterprise4
+12 moreBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategySocial Media MarketingRural DevelopmentMarketing StrategyMicrofinanceManagementStrategyBusiness AnalysisBusiness PlanningFinancial ModelingManagement Consulting

Languages English · French · Hindi

  • FIH Level 1 Coach (LC1) — International Hockey Federation (FIH)
  • edX Verified Certificate for Nutrition, Exercise and Sports — edX

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Colleagues at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

Abhishek Mittal
Partner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Ajay Maniar
Advisor at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Anurag Agrawal
Partner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Ashish Patel
Partner – Credit at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Debobroto Das
Director at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Divya Gupta
Director at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
E. N. Venkat
Advisor at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Ekta Shah
Associate Vice President, Finance at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited

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Who is Darren Lobo?
Darren Lobo is a Director at Aavishkaar Capital, where he manages the Aavishkaar Africa Fund focused on early-stage investments in consumer food, financial services, healthcare, education, and digital economy sectors across East Africa. With over 12 years of experience in impact investing, he previously worked at Intellecap facilitating investments across India and East Africa, and helped establish the region's first angel investment network for impact enterprises. He holds a Master's degree in Rural Management from Xavier Institute of Management and a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics.
Where does Darren Lobo work?
Darren Lobo is Director – Credit at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited.
Where did Darren Lobo go to school?
Darren Lobo studied at Xavier Institute of Management(XIM Bhubaneswar) (PGDM, RM); Sydenham College (B.com, Commerce); St Anne's' High School.

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