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Riki Yamauchi

Investor

Director, Strategic Investments and Partnerships at Novastar Ventures

Nairobi

About

Director of Strategic Investments and Partnerships in Nairobi. A Japanese-American with 10 years at Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan, he moved to Kenya making early-stage investments and joined Novastar in 2023.

Experience

  1. Novastar VenturesInvestment Directorcurrent2022 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
  2. U.S.-Japan CouncilCouncil Membercurrent2022 — presentUnited States & Japan
  3. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.Investment Partner - Africa2022 — 2023Kenya
  4. Morgan StanleyInstitutional Equity2018 — 2020
  5. J.P. MorganInstitutional Equity2015 — 2018
  6. Morgan StanleyAnalyst2013 — 2014

Education

  1. University of Toronto - Rotman School of ManagementBusiness Administration and Management, General2012 — 2013
  2. Waseda University2009 — 2013

Colleagues at Novastar Ventures

Abel Boreto
Investment Director at Novastar Ventures
Andrew Carruthers
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Novastar Ventures
Brian Waswani Odhiambo
Partner at Novastar Ventures
Dayo Oduleye
Investment Associate at Novastar Ventures
Dieko Ojo
Investment Associate at Novastar Ventures
Dominic Michel
Investment Director at Novastar Ventures
Dot Beck
Director, Social & Environmental Value at Novastar Ventures
Ebube Emodi
Operations at Novastar Ventures

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