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Sam Chappatte

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Founder at Kapuafrica

Nairobi County, Kenya

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About

Sam Chappatte is the founder and CEO of Kapu, an e-commerce company focused on the urban mass market in Africa. He previously held executive roles at Jumia, where he led the Kenya business, worked on New Retail initiatives, and launched operations in Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, Algeria, Tanzania, and Uganda, and earlier worked in the Africa Practice at the Boston Consulting Group. He chairs Digital Business at the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and is a member of the Nairobi chapter of YPO.

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Giant Ventures Global LlpLondon · $10M – $20M checks

Experience

  1. KapuFounder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentKenya
  2. Jumia GroupExecutive Vice President2021
  3. Jumia GroupCEO, Jumia Kenya2016 — 2021Kenya
  4. Jumia GroupManaging Director of New Countries2015 — 2016Accra, Ghana
  5. The Boston Consulting GroupConsultant2011 — 2015London, UK
  6. Colombian Ministry of TradeInternship2010Colombia
  7. J.P. MorganInternship2009

Skills & more

Business Strategy53Management35Business Development23Negotiation12Business Planning15E-commerce8Marketing Strategy13Project Management9Entrepreneurship7Market Research7Financial Analysis7Financial Modeling6
+4 moreStrategic PlanningStart-upsDigital MarketingMicrosoft Office

Languages English · French · Spanish

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Who is Sam Chappatte?
Sam Chappatte is the founder and CEO of Kapu, an e-commerce company focused on the urban mass market in Africa. He previously held executive roles at Jumia, where he led the Kenya business, worked on New Retail initiatives, and launched operations in Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, Algeria, Tanzania, and Uganda, and earlier worked in the Africa Practice at the Boston Consulting Group. He chairs Digital Business at the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and is a member of the Nairobi chapter of YPO.
Where does Sam Chappatte work?
Sam Chappatte is Founder of Kapuafrica.
What companies did Sam Chappatte found?
Sam Chappatte founded Kapuafrica.
Where did Sam Chappatte go to school?
Sam Chappatte studied at ESCP (Master's degree, Management); Trinity College (Bachelor's degree, Economics); St Paul's School, London.

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