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Ryosuke Yamawaki

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Partner, IC, PRC at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures) · Board director at Workpay

Kenya

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About

Co-founder and Director of Kepple Africa Ventures who has led investment in around 45 startups across East and Southern Africa since 2018. Previously an Investment Officer at Mitsui Corporation.

Board director at WorkpayYC W20

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

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Workpay's investors · 12

Acadian Ventures Management, LlcMadison · $500K – $2M checks · since 2024C&M Capital PartnersMillstone TownshipLaunch Africa VenturesTrianon · $10K – $300K checks · since 2023Musha VenturesSeattle · $25K – $500K checks · since 2024Norrsken AcceleratorStockholm · since 2024Norrsken22Johannesburg · since 2024P1 VenturesGrand Cayman · $100K – $1M checks · since 2024ProparcoParis · since 2023Saviu VenturesAbidjan · since 2024Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · 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. Verod-Kepple Africa VenturesPartnercurrent2022 — presentNairobi, Kenya
  2. Kepple Africa VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentJapan
  3. CrediationCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentNairobi, Kenya
  4. JETRO - Japan External Trade OrganizationStartup Advisor2019 — 2022Nairobi
  5. Industrial Growth Platform, Inc.MBA Summer Intern2017
  6. Mitsui & Co., Ltd.Investment Officer2013 — 2016tokyo
  7. Mitsui & Co., Ltd.Sales Representative2012 — 2013Tokyo, Japan
  8. Organic SolutionsSales Intern2011Kigali, Rwanda/ Nairobi, Kenya
  9. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of JapanAdministrative Attache at Embassy of Japan in Botswana2008 — 2010Gaborone, Botswana

Skills & more

Business Strategy8Microsoft Office6Investments3Management5Leadership5Due Diligence1Trading1Sales1Valuation1Financial Modeling3Diplomacy1Mergers & Acquisitions1

Languages English · German · Japanese

  • CFA Program Level II — CFA Institute
  • CFA Program Level I — CFA Institute
  • Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python) — Coursera
  • Machine Learning — Coursera

From Ryosuke's professional profile.

Colleagues at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)

Asuka Uesaka
Investor Relations & Communications at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)
Chigozie Ejimogu
Senior Manager, Sustainability and Impact at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)
Danladi Verheijen
PRC at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)
Dipo Okuribido
Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Commercial at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)
Dolapo Olayoriju
Associate at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)
Eric Idiahi
Investment Committee & Portfolio Review Committee Member (VKAV); Partner at Verod Capital at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)
Jeremy Cleaver
Independent IC at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)
Karabo Maelane
Head of Investor Relations & Communications at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ryosuke Yamawaki?
Co-founder and Director of Kepple Africa Ventures who has led investment in around 45 startups across East and Southern Africa since 2018. Previously an Investment Officer at Mitsui Corporation.
Where does Ryosuke Yamawaki work?
Ryosuke Yamawaki is Partner, IC, PRC at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures) and Board director at Workpay.
Where did Ryosuke Yamawaki go to school?
Ryosuke Yamawaki studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), MBA); Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (Bachelor’s Degree, African Studies).

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