Where does Pardon Makumbe work?

Pardon Makumbe is Managing Partner at CRE Venture Capital and Board director at Rensource and Board director at ADG Technology.

What does Pardon Makumbe invest in?

Pardon Makumbe invests in Fintech, Gaming, Marketplaces, PropTech, SaaS.

What check size does Pardon Makumbe write?

Pardon Makumbe typically writes checks of $50K – $1M.

Where did Pardon Makumbe go to school?

Pardon Makumbe studied at Princeton University (B.S.E., Electrical Engineering); UWC Atlantic College (International Baccalaureate); The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA).

Pardon Makumbe

Investor

Managing Partner at CRE Venture Capital · Board director at Rensource · Board director at ADG Technology

New York City Metropolitan Area

Writes $50K – $1M checks

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About

Pardon Makumbe combines broad investing experience at Rothschild, Bain, Emerging Capital Partners and Temasek with Princeton electrical engineering, Wharton MBA and board experience at fintechs Flutterwave, Sabi and Smile Identity.

Invests in

FintechGamingMarketplacesPropTechSaaS

Board director at Rensource

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Rensource's investors · 6

Afrigreen Debt Impact FundParis · since 2022 CRE Venture CapitalMahwah · $50K – $1M checks · since 2022 EDP RenewablesLisboa · since 2019 Omidyar NetworkSan Francisco · since 2022 Playfair CapitalLondon · $130K – $1.9M checks · since 2022 ProparcoParis · since 2019

Co-founders at Rensource

Ademola AdesinaDirector, Promoter

Board director at ADG Technology

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ADG Technology's investors · 1

CRE Venture CapitalMahwah · $50K – $1M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at ADG Technology

Cordel Robbin-CokerExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

OVEXBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
DigiTaxBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
CutstructBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
CRE Venture CapitalFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2015 — present
FlutterwaveBoard Observercurrent2016 — present
SabiBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
MattaBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
Smile IdentityBoard Member2018 — 2025
FlowBoard Member2019 — 2022
HarambeansBoard Trustee2018 — 2022
Carry1stBoard Member2020 — 2021
EL RothschildPrincipal2013 — 2015New York, NY
Temasek HoldingsSummer Associate Director2012Singapore
Emerging Capital PartnersSummer Associate2011Johannesburg, South Africa
Bain and CompanySenior Associate Consultant2007 — 2010New York City

Skills & more

Venture CapitalBoard of DirectorsEntrepreneurshipPrivate EquityStrategy

From Pardon's professional profile.

Deals · 19

CutStructSolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital · filed May 2025

SabiSolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital · filed May 2023

RensourceSolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital · filed May 2022

Smile IdentitySolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital · filed Jul 2021

ADG TechnologySolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital · filed May 2021

AndelaSolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital · filed Dec 2018

BMoniSolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital

Carry1stSolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital

Definely companySolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital

Flow livingSolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital

FlutterwaveSolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital

LetlySolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital

MattaSolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital

OradianSolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital

OvexSolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital

StitchSolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital

SukhibaSolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital

YocoSolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital

Lifecheq.CoSolo GP

via CRE Venture Capital

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Colleagues at CRE Venture Capital

Akshay Bhushan

Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Catalin Voss

Founder at Ello

David Ferreira

Investor at CRE Venture Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Pardon Makumbe?: Pardon Makumbe combines broad investing experience at Rothschild, Bain, Emerging Capital Partners and Temasek with Princeton electrical engineering, Wharton MBA and board experience at fintechs Flutterwave, Sabi and Smile Identity.
Where does Pardon Makumbe work?: Pardon Makumbe is Managing Partner at CRE Venture Capital and Board director at Rensource and Board director at ADG Technology.
What does Pardon Makumbe invest in?: Pardon Makumbe invests in Fintech, Gaming, Marketplaces, PropTech, SaaS.
What check size does Pardon Makumbe write?: Pardon Makumbe typically writes checks of $50K – $1M.
Where did Pardon Makumbe go to school?: Pardon Makumbe studied at Princeton University (B.S.E., Electrical Engineering); UWC Atlantic College (International Baccalaureate); The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA).