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Ngetha Waithaka

Investor

General Partner at Norrsken22 · Board director at Workpay

Nairobi, Kenya

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Rebecca JamesunlockedNgetha: together at The Wharton School (2009–2011)
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Ngetha: together at Credit Suisse

About

General Partner with 10+ years of African investing experience, formerly at Actis where he worked on financial services and consumer deals including Fawry and Credit Services Holdings, with earlier roles at PCG Capital Partners and Credit Suisse.

Board director at WorkpayYC W20

Intro paths

YC

Workpay went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — Ngetha sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

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In turn, Ngetha can intro founders to Workpay's investors below.

Workpay's investors · 9

Acadian Ventures Management, LlcMadison · $500K – $2M checks · since 2024Launch Africa VenturesTrianon · $10K – $300K checks · since 2023Musha VenturesSeattle · $25K – $500K checks · since 2024Norrsken22Johannesburg · since 2024P1 VenturesGrand Cayman · $100K – $1M checks · since 2024ProparcoParis · since 2023Saviu VenturesAbidjan · since 2024VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)Lagos · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Workpay

PKPaul Kimani
Paul KimaniFounder
JKJackson Kibigo Kungu
Jackson Kibigo KunguFounder

Experience

  1. Norrsken22General Partnercurrent2021 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
  2. ActisDirector2011 — 2022
  3. ActisSummer Associate2010
  4. PCG Capital PartnersAssociate2007 — 2009
  5. Credit SuisseAnalyst2004 — 2006

Colleagues at Norrsken22

Amanda Plowes
Executive & Admin Assistant at Norrsken22
Bernard Ghartey
Principal at Norrsken22
Hans Otterling
Founding Partner at Norrsken22
Laurie Clark
Chief of Staff at Norrsken22
Lexi Novitske
General Partner at Norrsken22
Maina Murage
Principal at Norrsken22
Natalie Kolbe
Managing Partner at Norrsken22
Niklas Adalberth
Founding Partner at Norrsken22

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ngetha Waithaka?
General Partner with 10+ years of African investing experience, formerly at Actis where he worked on financial services and consumer deals including Fawry and Credit Services Holdings, with earlier roles at PCG Capital Partners and Credit Suisse.
Where does Ngetha Waithaka work?
Ngetha Waithaka is General Partner at Norrsken22 and Board director at Workpay.
Where did Ngetha Waithaka go to school?
Ngetha Waithaka studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Finance); Middlebury College (BA, Economics); United World College.

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