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275 people in our graph share verified history with Eugene — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Bill RichterunlockedEugene: together at Global Partnerships (2020–2021)
Eugene: together at Globalpartnerships
×6Eugene: together at The University of Sheffield
×2Eugene: together at Bayes Business School
About
Eugene Gikonyo is an Investment Principal at Mercy Corps Ventures, working in impact investing and venture capital. He previously served as an Investment Associate at Global Innovation Fund and as an Investment Analyst at Global Partnerships' Social Venture Fund, where his responsibilities included portfolio monitoring, pipeline development, and due diligence analysis. He began his career in investment banking, spending three years at an investment bank in Kenya focused on corporate finance advisory and equity research.
Experience
- Mercy Corps VenturesInvestment Principalcurrent2025 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
- FrontEnd VenturesNon-Executive Board Membercurrent2022 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
- Global Innovation FundInvestment Associate2022 — 2025Nairobi, Kenya
- Global Innovation FundInvestment Associate2021 — 2022Nairobi, Kenya
- Global PartnershipsInvestment Analyst - Social Venture Fund2020 — 2021Nairobi, Kenya
- Kestrel Capital (E.A.) LimitedAnalyst - Research & Corporate Finance Advisory2017 — 2020Kenya
Skills & more
Leadership2Economics20Equity Research4Investment Banking4Finance11Data Analysis5Mathematics2Financial Modeling2Corporate Finance1Macroeconomics1Derivatives1Financial Markets1
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ValuationTime ManagementMathematical StatisticsOxMetricsEconomic StatisticsPitch BooksCompany ValuationCapital RaisingFinancial Statement AnalysisMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointMicrosoft WordLanguages English · Swahili
- Certificate of completion: Claude 101 — Anthropic
- Decentralized Finance (DeFi): The Future of Finance Specialization — Coursera
- Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Opportunities and Risks — Coursera
- Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Deep Dive — Coursera
- Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Primitives — Coursera
- Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Infrastructure — Coursera
- Venture Deals — NovoEd
- International Introduction to Securities and Investment - Kenya — invalid15098714
- Introduction to R — DataCamp
From Eugene's professional profile.
Colleagues at Mercy Corps Ventures
Alpen Sheth
Investment Partner at Borderless Venture
Armelle Patoki
Finance Manager at Mercy Corps Ventures
Ayah Abulghanam
Program Officer at Mercy Corps Ventures
Dave Kim
Advisor at Mercy Corps Ventures
Ellen Maginnis
Advisor at Mercy Corps Ventures
Gabby Culver
Partnerships & Business Development at Mercy Corps Ventures
Lillian Alexander
Director of Impact at Mercy Corps Ventures
Maria Paula Gomez
Climate Venture Lab Lead at Mercy Corps Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eugene Gikonyo?
- Eugene Gikonyo is an Investment Principal at Mercy Corps Ventures, working in impact investing and venture capital. He previously served as an Investment Associate at Global Innovation Fund and as an Investment Analyst at Global Partnerships' Social Venture Fund, where his responsibilities included portfolio monitoring, pipeline development, and due diligence analysis. He began his career in investment banking, spending three years at an investment bank in Kenya focused on corporate finance advisory and equity research.
- Where does Eugene Gikonyo work?
- Eugene Gikonyo is Investment Principal at Mercy Corps Ventures.
- Where did Eugene Gikonyo go to school?
- Eugene Gikonyo studied at Bayes Business School (Master of Science (MSc), Mathematical Trading and Finance); Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town (Executive Education, Impact Investing in Africa); The University of Sheffield (BSc (Hons), Economics with Finance).
Same school
Also attended Bayes Business School69
Raoul Oscar FianoInvestor at DN CapitalLavinia FerriAssociate at P101 VenturesMiguel BagulhoDirector, Retail at Bright Pixel CapitalVadim ShpakVenture Partner at Vickers Venture PartnersKatie ConnAccess Fund at Salica InvestmentsKit Blakiston-HoustonPrincipal at Fuel Ventures
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Also attended Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town24
Mike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesNathan CheruiyotInvestment Associate at DOB EquityKristin SadlerDirector, Platform & Impact at Quona CapitalDr. Mervyn G. MaistryManaging Director & Founder at Kintaro CapitalKerry NasidaiInvestment Manager at AHL Venture PartnersArchie MoberlyPARTNERSHIPS MANAGER ASIA at Seedstars
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Also attended The University of Sheffield131
Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesSridhar RamaswamyEntrepreneur in Residence & Venture Partner at GV (Google Ventures)Francois PrinslooInvestor at MedicxiRoberto BonanzingaPartner at Inreach VenturesAndrew McLoughlinBrit in San Francisco; seed-stage venture capital investorXavier MesnierPartner, Head of Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at FrontEnd Ventures2
Also worked at Global Innovation Fund4
Also worked at Global Partnerships22
Bill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaKaren Serem WaithakaCEO at DOB EquityMike GalgonChief Executive Officer at Global PartnershipsMark CoffeyPresident at Global PartnershipsCurt FraserChief Lending Officer at Global PartnershipsMichael McGinnChief Financial Officer at Global Partnerships
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