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Aydin SenkutunlockedShiru: together at The Wharton School (1994)
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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
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
- Who is Shiru Mwangi?
- 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.
- Where does Shiru Mwangi work?
- Shiru Mwangi is IC Member at Kazana Fund.
- Where did Shiru Mwangi go to school?
- Shiru Mwangi studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance); Amherst College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biology); UWC-USA (International Baccalaureate).
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Also attended The Wharton School2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
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Also attended Amherst College157
Will ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalPascual Cortes-MonroyPrincipal at NorthzoneYoni RechtmanPartner at Slow VenturesPaul GoodrichCo-Founder at Madrona Venture GroupConor DeveneyPrincipal at GreycroftPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures
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Also attended UWC-USA6
JeanClaude DorsainvilInvestor at XYZ Venture CapitalNahoko HoshinoDirector, EMEA at SoftBank Vision FundSebastien de HalleuxFounding General Partner at Graph VenturesKrenar RokaInvestor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Stefi TopiInvestor Relations & ESG Analyst at Lovell MinnickBen BrimacombeFounder at Exonic
Shared employers
Also worked at Acumen56
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 responsAbility Investments AG15
Adam MargolinInvestor at Spectrum EquityStacy BrunnerHead of Marketing at Emerald Technology Ventures AgCarolina de AzevedoHead of Impact & ESG at Emerald Technology Ventures AgChristian AltorferCOO/CRO at CanicaRiddhi DaftaryPrincipal at Celesta CapitalLuke FransonDirector Fund Management at Finance in Motion
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Also worked at Stanbic Bank Kenya2
Also worked at Citi1,228
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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