About
Paul Kimani is co-founder and CEO of Workpay, a payroll and compliance platform for companies with teams across Africa. He previously worked at Equity Bank and holds a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Nairobi.
Founder at WorkpayYC W20
Intro paths
YC
Paul went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Paul can intro founders to Workpay's investors below.
Workpay's investors · 7
Acadian Ventures Management, LlcMadison · $500K – $2M checks · since 2024Musha VenturesSeattle · $25K – $500K checks · since 2024Norrsken22Johannesburg · since 2024P1 VenturesGrand Cayman · $100K – $1M checks · since 2024Saviu VenturesAbidjan · since 2024VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)Lagos · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Co-founders at Workpay
JK
Jackson Kibigo KunguFounder
Experience
- WorkpayChief Executive Officercurrent2019 — presentNairobi , Kenya
- Afrisoft Africa LimitedExecutive Director2015 — 2018Nairobi Kenya
- CoolPoint HVAC Engineers ltdBusiness Manager2014 — 2015Kenya
- The AspirantCEO & Founder2012 — 2013Nairobi County, Kenya
- MTL systemsMobile and Web apps developer2010 — 2011Nairobi Kenya
- Equity Bank LimitedRelations Officer2007 — 2009Nairobi Kenya
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel3Databases2Microsoft Office21Mentoring1Team Leadership1Information Technology10Project Management29Business Development23Programming4Software Engineering1E-commerce2Web Applications3
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Business IntelligenceNew Business DevelopmentResearchProject PlanningTalent ManagementSoftware Project ManagementCoachingProduct ManagementBusiness StrategyLanguages English · Swahili
- Managing Technical Professionals — LinkedIn
- Business Management — The Institute of Commercial Management
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paul Kimani?
- Paul Kimani is co-founder and CEO of Workpay, a payroll and compliance platform for companies with teams across Africa. He previously worked at Equity Bank and holds a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Nairobi.
- Where does Paul Kimani work?
- Paul Kimani is Founder of Workpay.
- What companies did Paul Kimani found?
- Paul Kimani founded Workpay.
- Where did Paul Kimani go to school?
- Paul Kimani studied at Y Combinator (Winter 2020); University of Nairobi (Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).
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