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Kwamena Afful

Investor

Founding Partner at Microtraction · Co-Founder and Partner at MAGIC Fund

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

About

Kwamena Afful is a Founding Partner of Microtraction and an internet investor focused on Africa. He has been part of the founding teams of LIG Africa, PAVE Investments, and Magic Fund, and works with companies and funds across the continent as an advisor, board member, and general partner. Over more than a decade he has applied experience in strategy, investments, business development, and structuring to startups and established companies in Africa, Australia, the US, and Israel.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechPropTechSaaS

Experience

  1. PAVE InvestmentsCo-Founder | Managing Directorcurrent2013 — present
  2. MicrotractionCo-Founder | Director | Partnercurrent2017 — present
  3. MAGIC FundInvestorcurrent2018 — present
  4. Bain & CompanyCase Team Leader2009 — 2013Sydney, Johanessburg + others
  5. AllensDiligence Analyst2008 — 2009Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  6. King & Wood MallesonsVarious roles2004 — 2008Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  7. First Data CorporationAccounting Team2004 — 2006Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Education

  1. University of SydneyBachelor of Laws - LLB (Hons I)
  2. University of SydneyBachelor of Commerce - BCom, Finance + International Business
  3. The College of Law Australia

Skills & more

Business Development3Due Diligence1Management Consulting4Mergers & AcquisitionsBusiness Strategy5Project ManagementStart-upsFinancial Modeling1EntrepreneurshipPrivate EquityValuationBusiness Planning
+8 moreMarketing StrategyCorporate FinanceChange ManagementFinancial AnalysisStrategyManagementStrategic PlanningLeadership

From Kwamena's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Sydney206

Clay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow VenturesClare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanNaomi GunasekaranDeputy Chief Financial Officer, Funds - Finance at Magnetar AI VenturesJethro CohenPrincipal at Square Peg CapitalOsh JayasuriyaInvestment Operations Manager at Square Peg Capital

+ 200 more

Also attended The College of Law Australia11

Tom SkevingtonSenior Legal Counsel at Square Peg CapitalEd GregorySenior Legal Counsel at AirTree VenturesJoe AzziSenior Lawyer at King River CapitalJayden BashaInvestment Director at Investible Climate Tech FundNicholas OoiInvestment Associate at Investible Climate Tech FundNicholas ArmstrongGeneral Counsel at Bullish

+ 5 more

Shared employers

Also worked at PAVE Investments1

Ato Bentsi-EnchillSPV Investment Lead at Microtraction

Also worked at Bain & Company593

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpIan MarshInvestor at DN CapitalSanjot MalhiPartner at NorthzonePascual Cortes-MonroyPrincipal at Northzone

+ 587 more

Also worked at Allens11

Simon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupJohn HendersonPartner at AirTree VenturesNicholas ArmstrongGeneral Counsel at BullishMichael ToloPartner at Blackbird FoundryChaman SidhuBoard Member at 30X30 Scaleup ProgramPaulette ParkerGroup Executive, Partnerships at Stone & Chalk

+ 5 more

Also worked at King & Wood Mallesons13

Anne OwensMarketing Manager at Mayfair Equity PartnersTom McGinnGeneral Counsel at NorthzoneEvaLegal at NAPPaul WilkesPartner at Osney CapitalHilke SchmittGeneral Counsel at Hannover Finanz GmbHPeter RubinsteinNon Executive Director at DigitalX Fund Management

+ 7 more

Investments

Investor

54GeneBuyCoinsCowrywiseFlutterwavePaystack

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Colleagues at Microtraction

Andy Volk
Partner at Microtraction
Ato Bensi-Enchill
Investment Principal at Microtraction
Ato Bentsi-Enchill
SPV Investment Lead at Microtraction
Dayo Koleowo
Investment Partner at Microtraction
Judith Koranteng
Legal at Microtraction
Octavius Phukubye
Scout at Microtraction
Offiong Isyah
Investment Analyst, West Africa at Microtraction
Samantha Asheley Amarhfio
Finance at Microtraction