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Sapna Shah

Investor

Partner at Novastar Ventures · Board director at Basi-Go

Kenya

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

Find your path to Sapna

332 people in our graph share verified history with Sapna — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Chris MorrisunlockedSapna: together at Lloyds Bank (2008–2010)
×6Sapna: together at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
×3Sapna: together at Acumen
×2Sapna: together at Lloyds Bank

About

Partner in Nairobi who started in international banking at Lloyds TSB and HSBC. She returned to Kenya in 2012, investing at Acumen and co-founding a food startup, and joined Novastar in 2015.

Board director at Basi-Go

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Basi-Go's investors · 5

Keiki CapitalAbilene · $100K – $250K checksMoxxie VenturesBoulder · $500K – $2M checksNimble PartnersSan FranciscoNovastar VenturesLondonTrucks VCSan Francisco

Co-founders at Basi-Go

JGJonathan Green
Jonathan GreenCFO & Co-Founder
AB
Abhijit BhattacharyaExecutive Officer, Director
JBJit Bhattacharya
Jit BhattacharyaCEO & Co-Founder

Experience

  1. Novastar VenturesPartnercurrent2019 — presentNairobi, Kenya
  2. Novastar VenturesInvestment Director2015 — 2019Nairobi, Kenya
  3. Spring Valley Coffee RoastersOwnercurrent2018 — presentNairobi, Kenya
  4. NakedPizzaCo-Founder of Kenyan Franchise2012 — 2016Nairobi, Kenya
  5. Acumen FundEast Africa Portfolio Manager2012 — 2015Nairobi, Kenya
  6. HSBC Bank plcRestructuring Team Leader2010 — 2011Amman, Jordan
  7. Lloyds Banking GroupManager2003 — 2010London, New York, Madrid, Channel Islands

Skills & more

Private Equity12Restructuring8Commercial Banking7Asset Management8Credit Risk4Risk Management2Corporate TurnaroundsTurnaroundsFinancial TurnaroundsDebt RestructuringBusiness Relationship Management1Private Equity Funding
+11 moreMarketing ManagementImpact InvestingVenture CapitalBoard of DirectorsAsset ManagmentPortfolio ManagementBusiness StrategyFinancial AnalysisCROStrategic PlanningManagement

Languages English · French · German · Spanish

From Sapna's professional profile.

Colleagues at Novastar Ventures

Abel Boreto
Investment Director at Novastar Ventures
Andrew Carruthers
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Novastar Ventures
Asra Nadeem
Startup Education Advisor at Draper Associates
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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sapna Shah?
Partner in Nairobi who started in international banking at Lloyds TSB and HSBC. She returned to Kenya in 2012, investing at Acumen and co-founding a food startup, and joined Novastar in 2015.
Where does Sapna Shah work?
Sapna Shah is Partner at Novastar Ventures and Board director at Basi-Go.
What check size does Sapna Shah write?
Sapna Shah typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Sapna Shah go to school?
Sapna Shah studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Bachelor's Degree, Government & Economics).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Novastar Ventures17

Dotun OlowoporokuManaging Partner at Ventures PlatformAbel BoretoInvestment Director at Novastar VenturesAndrew CarruthersCo-founder & Managing Partner at Novastar VenturesBrian Waswani OdhiamboPartner at Novastar VenturesDayo OduleyeInvestment Associate at Novastar VenturesDieko OjoInvestment Associate at Novastar Ventures

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Also worked at Acumen Fund64

Marc ManaraHead of Startups, OpenAI at EMERGENT VENTURESScott BirnbaumFounder and Managing Partner at Red Sea VenturesRuqayya DiwanVice President at InsitorHammad UmerHead of Pakistan at InsitorSydney ThomasFounder and GP at Symphonic CapitalRafa de la GuiaPartner at Quona Capital

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Also worked at HSBC Bank plc648

Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesDamien DidierInvestor at DaphniRichard LeeInvestor at MedicxiAdvika JalanResearch Analyst at MMC Ventures

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Also worked at Lloyds Banking Group114

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