Lewam Kefela

Experience

1. PartechPrincipal - Africacurrent2022 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
2. The Africa PlaybookFoundercurrent2020 — present
3. Village CapitalInvestment Director2020 — 2022
4. VilCap InvestmentsInvestment Associate2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
5. The Carlyle GroupAnalyst2014 — 2017
6. WorkivaFinance & Ops (Pre-IPO)2012 — 2013Ames, Iowa

Education

1. William & MaryBachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Double major: Finance and Development Economics
2. Tsinghua UniversityStudy abroad language immersion and cultural studies, Mandarin

Skills & more

Languages English · Swahili · Tigrinya

From Lewam's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended William & Mary55

HCHannah ClarkDirector of Communications at RevolutionEPEmilie PoteatVenture Partner at GaingelsMRMaggie RodneyPartner at MassiveRSRyan SellsPartner at Pear VCBMBhargav MallidiAssociate at Telescope PartnersAHAkira HirataImpact Partner at Fresco Capital

+ 49 more

Also attended Tsinghua University124

ZTZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalVLVinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesTBTed BreyerPartner at Breyer CapitalAAlejandraChief of Staff, Investment Team at Hummingbird VenturesAKAlexander KremerPartner at Keen Venture PartnersDKDr. Kewei YangInvestor at G Vision Capital

+ 118 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Village Capital40

UOUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalGRGray RobinsonPartner at Congruent VenturesBBrittanyInvestor at Backstage CapitalBHBryson HearneAssociate at ResilienceVCKBKavon BadieSenior Associate at Mighty CapitalKMKarla MoraFounder & Managing Partner at Alante Capital

+ 34 more

Also worked at VilCap Investments3

GBGreg BennettPrincipal at Kapor CapitalMDMike DavisManaging Partner at Olive Tree RidgeVFVictoria FramManaging Director at Village Capital

Also worked at The Carlyle Group67

MSMaria ScottVice President of Finance at RevolutionKWKate WilschutzChief Financial Officer, Revolution Funds at RevolutionKGKevin GasquePartner & Chief Operating Officer at GreycroftRCRobert CulpPrincipal at Marlin Equity PartnersDPDeepak PrasadDirector at Qualcomm VenturesKSKanwaljit SinghFounder & Managing Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp

+ 61 more

Also worked at Workiva5

LALinda AveyCo-Founder, 23andme at Giant Ventures Global LlpTWTensie WhelanEx President, Rainforest Alliance at Giant Ventures Global LlpGPGiao PhanAssociate at Eos Venture Partners LimitedMLMartina LauchengcoPartner at Costanoa VenturesDTDave TuckerPartner at Next Level Ventures