About
Madina Niang is an Investment Manager at SAGANA focused on venture capital and impact investing across East and West Africa. Previously, she built early-stage investment portfolios at Noru Capital in Francophone West Africa and served as a Program Advisor on initiatives funded by the Mastercard Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she supported EdTech startups and programs in health, education, and gender equality. Her investment interests include agritech solutions for farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs.
Experience
- SAGANAInvestment Managercurrent2025 — presentDakar - Senegal
- Noru CapitalInvestment Associatecurrent2024 — presentRégion de Dakar, Sénégal
- Noru CapitalProgram Advisor (OWLA & Mastercard Foundation Edtech Fellowship at Etrilabs)current2024 — presentRégion de Dakar, Sénégal
- Noru CapitalInvestment Analyst2023 — 2024Région de Dakar, Sénégal
- FiverrData Analyst2019 — 2023Indiana, United States
- ligue sénégalaise contre le cancerAnalyst2022 — 2023Dakar, Région de Dakar, Sénégal
- UMOA-TitresMacroeconomist2021 — 2022Région de Dakar, Sénégal
- Banque de l'habitat du SénégalFinancial Support Advisor | Department of Senegalese Abroad2021Dakar, Région de Dakar, Sénégal
- PayPalFinancial Advisory Support Representative (Subcontractor of PayPal)2021Région de Dakar, Sénégal
- Texas Tech UniversityGraduate Student Assistant2018 — 2019Lubbock, Texas, United States
- Texas Tech UniversityUndergraduate student assistant2016 — 2018Lubbock, Texas, États-Unis
Education
- Texas Tech University - Rawls College of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Économie de développement et développement international2018 — 2019
- Texas Tech UniversityBachelor of Science in Economics | minor in Mathematics, Economics2016 — 2018
- Collin CollegeAssociate of Science - AS, Sciences politiques et gouvernement2013 — 2016
- College Victor SchoelcherBaccalaureate Série D, Géologie / sciences de la Terre
Skills & more
Public SpeakingManagementLeadership1Microsoft Office4Microsoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelSourcingPolitique publiqueGestion de programmesHealth TechVenture Capital (VC) Investments
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MathématiquesSciences de la vieChimieData Analyst/StatisticianConsulting stratégiqueFinance & AccountingData Science & Big Data AnalyticsTechnology & Innovation ManagementFinancial Analysis & Due DiligenceFundraising & Investor RelationsSector-specific Expertise (Francophone West Africa)Program managementLanguages English · French · Wolof
- Leading in ESG Certification — Reframe Venture
- Financial Market Analysis — International Monetary Fund
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML) — PayPal
- Microsoft Office Specialist Master Certification (MOS) — Microsoft
From Madina's professional profile.
Colleagues at SAGANA
Adeline Permata
Senior Consulting Associate at SAGANA
Aditi Annapurna
Senior Consulting Manager at SAGANA
Aina Gaur
Assoc. Partner, Capital at SAGANA
Akash Singh
Senior Investment & Consulting Director at SAGANA
Alex Rowlett
Investment Director at SAGANA
Ananya Chatterjee
Administrative Assistant at SAGANA
Archita Adlakha
Consulting Manager at SAGANA
Arpitha Rao
Consulting Director at SAGANA
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Madina Niang work?
- Madina Niang is Investment Manager at SAGANA.
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