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Rob Smith

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Principal & Head of Operations at First Circle

Kampala, Uganda

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About

Investment Principal and Head of Operations at First Circle Capital, having started in PE transaction advisory and strategy consulting in the UK before spending a decade in financial services and technology across East Africa, including as COO of a Tanzanian data analytics business. He holds an MSc from LSE and an MBA from LBS.

Experience

  1. Power Financial Wellness, Inc.Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  2. First Circle CapitalInvestment Principalcurrent2021 — presentDar es Salaam, Tanzania
  3. First Circle CapitalInvestment Professional2021 — 2023
  4. Afya PamojaCOO & co-founder2020 — 2024Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  5. Wheeler Institute for Business and DevelopmentAssociate2020 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
  6. VariousMBA Internships2020 — 2021
  7. One Acre FundStrategy & Operations Manager2016 — 2019Nairobi, Kenya
  8. Strategy&, part of the PwC networkSenior Associate, Strategy2013 — 2016London, United Kingdom
  9. bpUpstream Commercial Analyst Intern - Finance2012London, United Kingdom
  10. Wood Group IntetechReturning summer analyst2008 — 2011Chester, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Microsoft Office2Analysis14Research11Management Consulting6Strategic Planning8Financial Analysis4Strategy14Financial Modeling2Corporate Finance1Finance1Marketing1Cycling2
+1 moreSwahili

Languages English · French · Swahili

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Dare Okoudjou
Investor at First Circle
Emeka Ajene
Investor at First Circle
Emilian Popa
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Fedde van Dijk
Partner at Stecc Capital
Hana Zaghloul
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rob Smith?
Investment Principal and Head of Operations at First Circle Capital, having started in PE transaction advisory and strategy consulting in the UK before spending a decade in financial services and technology across East Africa, including as COO of a Tanzanian data analytics business. He holds an MSc from LSE and an MBA from LBS.
Where does Rob Smith work?
Rob Smith is Principal & Head of Operations at First Circle.
Where did Rob Smith go to school?
Rob Smith studied at London Business School (MBA); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (MSc, Management & Economics); HEC Paris (Exchange semester in Master in International Business program).

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Also worked at Wheeler Institute for Business and Development1

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