Where does John Icharia work?

John Icharia is Program Lead Jasiri Growth Accelerator at Jasiri.

Where did John Icharia go to school?

John Icharia studied at Leeds University Business School (Masters of Science (M.Sc) Global Strategy and Innovation Management - Distinction Honours); Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI) (Financial Modelling & Business Valuation Analyst, Business/Commerce); University of Nairobi (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) (Hons), Mechanical Engineering).

John Icharia

Investor

Program Lead Jasiri Growth Accelerator at Jasiri

Nairobi County, Kenya

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About

John Icharia is Program Lead for Eastern Africa at the Jasiri Growth Accelerator under Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies. He holds a Master's degree in Global Strategy & Innovation Management and has completed advanced training in business valuation, financial modeling, and design thinking. Over seven years in the entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem, he has supported more than 100 ventures through Pan-African programs in East and Southern Africa, with experience in program design, partner engagement, and ecosystem development.

Experience

Allan & Gill Gray PhilanthropiesProgram Lead East Africa - Jasiri Growth Acceleratorcurrent2024 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
GP Consulting KECo-Founder2019 — 2024Nairobi County, Kenya
African Impact InitiativeProgram Manager - African Impact Challenge: East & South Africa2023 — 2024Nairobi County, Kenya
African Impact InitiativeProgram Manager - African Impact Challenge: East Africa2022 — 2023Nairobi County, Kenya
African Impact InitiativeProgram Manager - African Impact Challenge: Kenya2021 — 2022Nairobi, Kenya
Mideva LabsConsulting Projects Design Lead2021 — 2022
Mideva LabsInnovation & Programs Consultant - Africa YES Project2020 — 2021
Leeds University Business SchoolGlobal Strategy & Innovation Student Programs Coordinator2018 — 2019Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Autodesk Inventor4Microsoft Excel3AutoCAD Mechanical3Microsoft Office3Python (Programming Language)Operations ManagementTransaction Advisory ServicesProgram ManagementBusiness CoachingProfessional MentoringCoaching & MentoringPeer Mentoring

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Business ConsultingManagement ConsultingSocial EntrepreneurshipStart-ups ManagementCapacity BuildingStart-up VenturesEarly-stage StartupsImpact InvestingProject ManagementMechanical EngineeringInnovation ManagementData Analysis

Languages English · Kiswahili

Running an Effective Mentoring Program — The Human Edge
Business Valuation Modeling — Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner — IBM
Registered Graduate Engineer — Engineers Registration Board, Kenya
Autodesk Inventor — The Centre for Innovative Technology - Citech
AutoCAD — The Centre for Innovative Technology - Citech

From John's professional profile.

Colleagues at Jasiri

Aline Kabanda

Regional Director at Jasiri

Allan Kimaina

Data Scientist at Jasiri

Amani Eric

Mid Level Software Developer at Jasiri

Aneth Batamuliza

Entrepreneurship Community Manager at Jasiri

Anthony Farr

CEO at Jasiri

Dr. Roselyn Marandu-Kareithi

Country Lead at Jasiri

Elizabeth Jahncke

Product Owner at Jasiri

Florentine Dusabeyezu

Junior Software Developer at Jasiri

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Icharia?: John Icharia is Program Lead for Eastern Africa at the Jasiri Growth Accelerator under Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies. He holds a Master's degree in Global Strategy & Innovation Management and has completed advanced training in business valuation, financial modeling, and design thinking. Over seven years in the entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem, he has supported more than 100 ventures through Pan-African programs in East and Southern Africa, with experience in program design, partner engagement, and ecosystem development.
Where does John Icharia work?: John Icharia is Program Lead Jasiri Growth Accelerator at Jasiri.
Where did John Icharia go to school?: John Icharia studied at Leeds University Business School (Masters of Science (M.Sc) Global Strategy and Innovation Management - Distinction Honours); Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI) (Financial Modelling & Business Valuation Analyst, Business/Commerce); University of Nairobi (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) (Hons), Mechanical Engineering).

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Also attended Leeds University Business School3

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Also attended Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)39

Alain le LouxGENERAL PARTNER at Cottonwood Technology Fund Tim WeelborgGeneral Partner and co-founder of Homegrown Capital Jai SheridanClient Services Manager at AirTree Ventures Omer KaganowskiAnalyst at Red Dot Capital Partners Daniel TanFund Director, Principal at Aera VC Augustine IkwuegbuenyiInvestment Associate at Chui Ventures

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Also attended University of Nairobi40

Ciku MugambiInvestment Director at DOB Equity Nathan CheruiyotInvestment Associate at DOB Equity Utari WanjohiInvestment Principal at E3 Capital Suki MuiaDirector at ARCH Emerging Markets Partners Joseph IndangasiSenior Portfolio Manager at AHL Venture Partners Pauline AmbalaPARTNERSHIPS MANAGER AFRICA at Seedstars

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Shared employers

Also worked at Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies13

Anthony FarrCEO at Jasiri Aline KabandaRegional Director at Jasiri Florentine DusabeyezuJunior Software Developer at Jasiri Nadine NkulikiyinkaMonitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager at Jasiri Ruti YannickSystems Architect at Jasiri Peace AllianceMid Level Software Developer at Jasiri

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Also worked at African Impact Initiative1

Onyeka AkumahFounder at Treepz

Also worked at Leeds University Business School1

Masahiro KitaoProfessional Partner at Incubate Fund