Find your path to Mina
237 people in our graph share verified history with Mina — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Andrew MiklasunlockedMina: together at University of Toronto (2006–2008)
×6Mina: together at University of Toronto
×4Mina: together at Acumen
Mina: together at Engineers Without Borders Canada
About
Mina Shahid is CEO and co-founder of Numida. He previously co-founded a lending company in Ghana and has worked across multiple African countries including Uganda, Ghana, and Zambia, as well as Colombia.
Founder at NumidaYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Mina went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Numida's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Mina can intro founders to Numida's investors below.
Numida's investors · 7
4Di CapitalCape Town · $100K – $1M checks · since 2022BreegaLondon · $540K – $16.2M checks · since 2022E4E AfricaCape TownLendableLondon · since 2022Serena VenturesNew York · $100K – $500K checks · since 2022Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022
Co-founders at Numida
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Catherine DenisFounder
Experience
- Numida TechnologiesCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2016 — presentKampala, Uganda
- AcumenGlobal Fellow2015 — 2016Medellin, Colombia
- KulemelaCo-Founder, Director of Business Development2012 — 2014Toronto, Accra, Tamale
- Engineers Without Borders CanadaMarket Development Strategist2012Uganda
- Engineers Without Borders CanadaMarket Development Strategist2011 — 2012Ghana
- Engineers Without Borders CanadaLocal Governance Consultant2010 — 2011Tamale, Ghana
Skills & more
International Development85Systems Analysis13Entrepreneurship32Social Entrepreneurship13Strategic Consulting2Value Chain Analysis12Sustainability8Corporate Social Responsibility7Sustainable Development5Agriculture6Community Development5Workshop Facilitation3
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Data AnalysisProgram ManagementProject ManagementStrategic ThinkingBusiness NetworkingStrategyCapacity BuildingAfricaGovernanceFrom Mina's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mina Shahid?
- Mina Shahid is CEO and co-founder of Numida. He previously co-founded a lending company in Ghana and has worked across multiple African countries including Uganda, Ghana, and Zambia, as well as Colombia.
- Where does Mina Shahid work?
- Mina Shahid is Founder of Numida.
- What companies did Mina Shahid found?
- Mina Shahid founded Numida.
- Where did Mina Shahid go to school?
- Mina Shahid studied at University of Toronto (Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Mechanical Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
University of Toronto mafia253
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ilya SutskeverPhDFounded Safe Superintelligence +1Nick FrosstBachelor's of ScienceFounded CohereJeffrey KarpPhDFounded Tissium +3Shvet JainMAScFounded Panther +1Som SeifBa.ScFounded Purpose Investments +1Peter SumaHBSc - Honours Bachelor of Science majoring inFounded Applied Brain Research +1
+ 246 more
Acumen mafia15
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Gabrielle HaddadFellowFounded Sigma360 +1Jacqueline NovogratzFounder and CEOFounded AcumenSonia WeymullerInvestment ConsultantFounded VenturesouqMike VelingsAssociate PartnerFounded Aquaspark Visit AquasparkPushkar MukewarAssociate FellowFounded Drip CapitalTomo KumahiraAcumen East Africa FellowFounded WaterOne
+ 8 more
Acumen mafia10
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Gabrielle HaddadFellowFounded Sigma360 +1Cristina BalbasSpanish FellowFounded EscuelabVictor AladeSalesforce DeveloperFounded RaenestSteph SpeirsGlobal Fellow - d.light solarFounded SolsticeGautam TambaySummer AssociateFounded SpringboardJacob SamuelsonNew intiativesFounded Uplimit
+ 3 more
Same school
Also attended University of Toronto716
Ilya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereYasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
+ 710 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Numida Technologies1
Also worked at Acumen64
Marc ManaraHead of Startups, OpenAI at EMERGENT VENTURESScott BirnbaumFounder and Managing Partner at Red Sea VenturesRuqayya DiwanVice President at InsitorHammad UmerHead of Pakistan at InsitorSydney ThomasFounder and GP at Symphonic CapitalRafa de la GuiaPartner at Quona Capital
+ 58 more
Also worked at Engineers Without Borders Canada17
Brendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpNeil PeetPartner, Leads Intake at GreenSky VenturesLise BirikundavyiManaging Partner at BKR CapitalYehia HouryChief Executive Officer at Flat6LabsRogayeh TabriziBoard Vice President at AInBCBeth Foster-ChaoInvestment Lead, Climate Adaptation & Resilience at Autodesk Foundation
+ 11 more