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Lorraine Kageni Maina

Investor

Venture Partner at Lateral Capital

Kenya

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Lorraine Kageni Maina is Chief Executive Officer at Pngme. She works with technology-enabled startups to develop sales operations through comprehensive audits of sales systems, including people, product, and strategy components, with a focus on delivering measurable KPI improvements and business growth.

Experience

  1. PngmeChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
  2. Pngme (We're Hiring)Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) PNGME, Venture Partner Lateral Capital2021 — 2024Nairobi, Kenya
  3. Pngme (We're Hiring)Consultant2020 — 2021
  4. Africa's TalkingSales Consultant2019Kenya
  5. MicrosoftEnterprise Channel Manager (West, East & Central Africa)2018 — 2019
  6. MicrosoftSales Lead (Kenya & Ghana)2012 — 2018
  7. MicrosoftMarketing & Operations Lead (Eastern & Southern Africa excluding South Africa)2009 — 2012
  8. BarclaysHead of Retail Products (Liabilities and Assets)2005 — 2009
  9. UnileverTea Buyer & Tea Taster (Lipton Tea)2002 — 2005

Education

  1. SOAS University of LondonInternational Relations, International Law (Boundary Dispute Resolution)
  2. University of Bristol

Colleagues at Lateral Capital

Bryan Njuguna Kamau
Analyst at Lateral Frontiers
Ebby Wachira
Senior Associate at Lateral Frontiers
Rob Eloff
Managing Partner at Lateral Capital
Samakab Hashi
Partner at Lateral Capital
Shreyas Mishra
Analyst at Lateral Frontiers
Steven Grin
Managing Partner at Lateral Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Lorraine Kageni Maina work?
Lorraine Kageni Maina is Venture Partner at Lateral Capital.
What check size does Lorraine Kageni Maina write?
Lorraine Kageni Maina typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

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Tito Cookey-GamPrincipal at Partech VenturesTosin AgbabiakaInvestor at Octopus VenturesGeorge MosomiVenture Partner at Satgana

Also worked at Africa's Talking5

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