About
Shiru Mwangi is an investment and finance professional with over 25 years of experience spanning corporate and investment banking, global markets, and impact and blended finance across Africa and internationally. Her work involves structuring capital across equity, debt, convertible instruments, and blended finance vehicles, and she has managed portfolios in agriculture, energy, and education while serving on boards, investment committees, and credit committees. She also owns and operates a mango farm with GlobalG.A.P certification and export licensing, providing operational exposure to agricultural production, climate variability, and regulatory compliance.
Experience
- Gather VenturesChief Investment Officer2023 — 2025Nairobi, Kenya
- AcumenEast Africa Director2019 — 2023Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
- responsAbility Investments AGHead - Agriculture Debt - Africa2016 — 2019Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
- Stanbic Bank KenyaDirector, Regional Head, Global Markets East Africa2005 — 2012Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
- CitiAssistant General Manager1997 — 2005Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
- TDSenior Manager Energy Group1994 — 1996
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Finance1992 — 1994
- Amherst CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biology
- UWC-USAInternational Baccalaureate
Skills & more
Business Strategy7Corporate Finance18Investments5Banking19Risk Management7Treasury Management1Corporate BankingCommercial Banking8Financial Analysis6Valuation2Investment Banking18Portfolio Management13
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Financial ModelingEquitiesCreditFinancial RiskCredit RiskStructured ProductsRetail BankingEmerging MarketsCash ManagementStrategyManagementFrom Shiru's professional profile.
Colleagues at Kazana Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Shiru Mwangi work?
- Shiru Mwangi is IC Member at Kazana Fund.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,481
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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Shared employers
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Marc ManaraHead of Startups, OpenAI at EMERGENT VENTURESScott BirnbaumFounder and Managing Partner at Red Sea VenturesRuqayya DiwanVice President at InsitorHammad UmerHead of Pakistan at InsitorJacqueline BouscherHead of Business Development, Europe at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Sydney ThomasFounder and GP at Symphonic Capital
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Also worked at responsAbility Investments AG7
Carolina de AzevedoHead of Impact & ESG at Emerald Technology Ventures AgChristian AltorferCOO/CRO at CanicaRiddhi DaftaryPrincipal at Celesta CapitalLuke FransonDirector Fund Management at Finance in MotionAdityendra KumarManaging Director, Generation Empowerment Fund at Save the Children Global VenturesKean NgInvestor at ADB Ventures
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Also worked at Stanbic Bank Kenya2
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Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesKerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera CapitalTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAnn PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at Greycroft
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