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Jarryd Kennedy

Investor

Head of Investments Africa, CV VC at CV Labs · Head of Investments Africa at CV VC

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

About

Chartered Accountant and CFA charterholder educated at the University of Cape Town with 10 years in investment banking, M&A, and private equity across London, New York, and South Africa, focused on TMT and fintech. Has deployed impact-led capital into technology businesses across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Experience

  1. CV VCVC Investorcurrent2024 — presentJohannesburg Metropolitan Area
  2. Convergence PartnersInvestment Professional2021 — 2024South Africa
  3. Deutsche BankInvestment Banking Associate: TMT2017 — 2021London, United Kingdom
  4. Deutsche BankInvestment Banking Analyst: Coverage SA2016 — 2017Johannesburg, South Africa
  5. KPMG USSenior Associate2015New York City
  6. KPMG South AfricaM&A Analyst2014Johannesburg, South Africa
  7. KPMG South AfricaAccountant | Financial Engineering Group2012 — 2014Johannesburg, South Africa
  8. University of Cape TownTutor2010 — 2011City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Skills & more

CommunicationAnalytical SkillsMetrics AnalysisWhite PapersVenture CapitalMarket ResearchInvestment DecisionsCompetitive AnalysisPrivate EquityCorporate Finance10Finance27Valuation12
+12 moreFinancial AnalysisFinancial ModelingFinTechBlockchainCryptocurrencyBankingDeal ExecutionFinancial EngineeringStructured FinanceLeveraged FinanceEquity ValuationTeasers

Languages Afrikaans · English

  • CFA Charterholder — CFA Institute
  • Chartered Accountant — SAICA

From Jarryd's professional profile.

Colleagues at CV Labs

Ahmed Bin Sulayem
Advisor (Middle East) at CV Labs
Alex Humboldt
Junior Events Manager, CV Labs at CV Labs
Alex von Frankenberg
Advisor (CV VC) at CV Labs
Alex Wassmer
Vice-Chairman at CV Labs
Antonio Beja
Advisor (Global) at CV Labs
Benedek Orban
Head of Ecosystem, CV VC & CV Labs at CV Labs
Benjamin Jones
Senior Ecosystem Manager - Events & Partnerships, CV Labs at CV Labs
Björn Rosendahl
Fundraising & Growth at CV Labs

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jarryd Kennedy?
Chartered Accountant and CFA charterholder educated at the University of Cape Town with 10 years in investment banking, M&A, and private equity across London, New York, and South Africa, focused on TMT and fintech. Has deployed impact-led capital into technology businesses across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Where does Jarryd Kennedy work?
Jarryd Kennedy is Head of Investments Africa, CV VC at CV Labs.
Where did Jarryd Kennedy go to school?
Jarryd Kennedy studied at Columbia Business School (Executive Education, Strategy); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Short Course, Corporate Finance); University of Cape Town (Post Graduate Diploma, Accounting).

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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,362

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Also attended University of Cape Town227

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Also attended St Benedict's College2

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Shared employers

Also worked at CV VC20

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Also worked at Convergence Partners12

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Also worked at Deutsche Bank786

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkVlad YatsenkoCo-founder & CTO of RevolutFunmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJeppe ZinkPartner at NorthzoneDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera Capital

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Also worked at KPMG US455

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