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185 people in our graph share verified history with Lina — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
July AndraousunlockedLina: together at Dakar Network Angels (DNA) (2023–2024)
×2Lina: together at Recast Capital
×3Lina: together at Blue Ivy Ventures
×6Lina: together at Launch Africa Ventures
About
Recast Fellow alumna who joined in 2021. She has advised startups in North America and Africa and holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management with a background in property & casualty insurance.
Experience
- Launch Africa VenturesInvestment Managercurrent2024 — presentAbidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
- Yale Africa Startup ReviewCo-foundercurrent2020 — present
- Self-employedAngel Investorcurrent2017 — present
- Dakar Network Angels (DNA)Managing Director2023 — 2024
- ZSStrategy Insights and Planning Consultant2022 — 2023Seattle, Washington, United States
- U.S. International Development Finance CorporationDirector, Relationships - West and Francophone Africa2021
- Recast CapitalVenture Capital Fellow2021
- Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (Tsai CITY)Portfolio Manager2020 — 2021
- Global VenturesSummer Associate2020
- Blue Ivy VenturesVenture Fellow2019 — 2020
- Yale Office of Cooperative ResearchY-AID Fellow2019 — 2020
- TravelersClaims Unit Manager2017 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- GEICOClaims Manager - Property Damge & No-Fault2016 — 2017Greater Seattle Area
- GEICOBodily Injury Claims Management2015 — 2016San Diego, CA
- GEICOCall Center Management - P&C Insurance Claims2013 — 2015Woodbury, NY
- GEICOEmerging Leaders Program2009 — 2013Woodbury, NY
- The HartfordMarketing Intern2008
Skills & more
Microsoft Office3Microsoft Excel3PowerPoint4Fund Management2Due Diligence1Business StrategyCustomer SatisfactionBudget ManagementGovernment OfficialsEconomic DevelopmentComplex TransactionsLegal Document Preparation
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Investment PortfoliosPitch BooksDirector levelInvestment ManagementKey Performance IndicatorsVenture CapitalMarket ResearchPresentation SkillsStrategic PartnershipsRegulatory StandardsForecastingSpanishLanguages English · French · Spanish
- African Angel Academy - Cohort 10 — African Angel Academy
- Certificate in Social Sector Leadership — University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
- Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) — AICPCU
From Lina's professional profile.
Colleagues at Recast Capital
Ava Alemazkoor
Vice President at Recast Capital
Caroline Fernandez
Director at Recast Capital
Cassandra Duchan Saucedo
Recast Fellow (Alumna) at Recast Capital
Courtney McCrea
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Recast Capital
Courtney Russell McCrea
Recast Capital · Kauffman Fellow (Class 3)
Elisabeth (Lissa) Villani
Senior Associate at Recast Capital
Ethan Finkelstein
Recast Fellow (Alumnus) at Recast Capital
Johanne Sévigny
Managing Partner at Ecofuel Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lina Kacyem?
- Recast Fellow alumna who joined in 2021. She has advised startups in North America and Africa and holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management with a background in property & casualty insurance.
- Where does Lina Kacyem work?
- Lina Kacyem is Recast Fellow (Alumna) at Recast Capital.
- Where did Lina Kacyem go to school?
- Lina Kacyem studied at Yale School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Penn State Smeal College of Business (Bachelor’s Degree, Marketing); Penn State University (Bachelor’s Degree, Economics).
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Also attended Yale School of Management239
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Also attended Penn State Smeal College of Business2
Also attended Penn State University514
Kelly DonovanExecutive Assistant & Operations Associate, Revolution Growth at RevolutionFallon GoodeExecutive Assistant at March Capital PartnersCristina HohlmanPartner, Chief Financial Officer at Sapphire VenturesNick DolikInvestor at 8VCRobert SoffelRevOps Expert at Notion CapitalLouis BernemanFounding Partner at Osage University Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation36
Jessica (Bartos) ThomasPartner at Notion CapitalJohn OnwualuInvestment Partner at Flourish VenturesSantiago RalloInvestor at HeadlineDavid MathewsonPartner/COO & Chief Compliance Officer at Quona CapitalNoah LernerVice President at Spring Lane CapitalWilliam BarryHead of Energy Strategy at ARCH Emerging Markets Partners
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Also worked at Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (Tsai CITY)13
Gabby CazeauInvestor at Harlem Capital PartnersAndrew McLaughlinPartner at Higher Ground LabsFaisal KawarVenture Partner at FinTech CollectiveJinchen ZouSenior Associate at S2G InvestmentsChris GillingsInvestment Team at Five V CapitalJing QiuSenior Associate at Oberland Capital
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Also worked at Global Ventures18
Chris VarelasInvestor at Riverwood CapitalIman HaiderAssociate at Nuwa CapitalFarah YehiaAssociate at Sawari VenturesNour AllamPrincipal at Plus VCLucas NobeschiSenior Associate, Entrepreneur Experience, Dubai Hub at Endeavor CatalystElisabetta VesconiInvestment Manager at Planven Entrepreneur Ventures
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