About
Vice President (bio also refers to Principal) at Tana Africa. Previously an associate in corporate finance M&A at Standard Bank in Johannesburg and an analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York.
Experience
- Interswitch GroupBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentLagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
- WiASSURBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentAbidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
- Sundry Markets LimitedBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentPort Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
- Tana Africa CapitalVice Presidentcurrent2019 — presentAbidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
- Tana Africa CapitalSenior Associate2014 — 2018City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- SANgelBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentLibreville, Estuaire Province, Gabon
- Standard Bank of South AfricaSenior Analyst Corporate Finance2011 — 2013City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Morgan Stanley Smith BarneyGlobal Wealth Management Analyst2008 — 2010New York City Metropolitan Area
Education
- Cornell UniversityBA, Economics2003 — 2007
- Peking UniversityMinor, Mandarin2007 — 2008
- National University of SingaporeMinor, Asian Studies/Civilization2006 — 2007
Skills & more
Private Equity25Investments7Investment Banking16Management Consulting7Economics11Corporate Finance17Wealth Management3Financial Services6Banking8Trading3Financial Advisory4
From Kwabena's professional profile.
Colleagues at Tana Africa Capital
Ahmed El Soueni
Senior Associate at Tana Africa Capital
Annabel Barnicke
Vice President at Tana Africa Capital
Arthur Engotto
Principal at Tana Africa Capital
Cynthia Ncube
Operations & Executive Support Manager at Tana Africa Capital
Daria Katemauswa
Chief Financial Officer at Tana Africa Capital
Mark Tindall
Chief Executive Officer at Tana Africa Capital
Pieter Cilliers
Managing Director at Tana Africa Capital
Yannick Sanni
Vice President at Tana Africa Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Kwabena Bucknor work?
- Kwabena Bucknor is Vice President at Tana Africa Capital.
Same school
Also attended Cornell University703
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America
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Also attended Peking University136
Erica WuInvestment Director at Intel CapitalGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global LlpLuke TangManaging Partner at G Vision CapitalJonathan BarekChief Operating Officer at Next47Raaj RayatPrincipal at AirTree Ventures
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Also attended National University of Singapore319
Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalSofia DahouneInvestor at DaphniYi Min LohInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsSean LooInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal Investments
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sundry Markets Limited1
Also worked at Tana Africa Capital5
Also worked at SANgel1
Also worked at Standard Bank of South Africa26
Gökçe CeylanPrincipal at OxxAnesh PatelGroup Chief Financial Officer at EMV CapitalWill MasterSenior Analyst at FunFair VenturesChristopher WrightSenior Advisor at FraserIan LessemManaging Partner at HAVAICVinoth JayakumarPartner at Molten Ventures
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