Wilfred Njagi
InvestorCo-founder & Chief Executive Officer at Villgro Africa · IC Member at Kazana Fund
Kenya
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Paul BasilunlockedWilfred: together at Pollinate Impact (2024–2026)
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Wilfred: together at UNEP
Wilfred: together at Egerton University
About
Co-founder and CEO of Villgro Africa, holding an MBA from the University of Milan and a BSc in Computer Science from Egerton University. An angel investor and transaction advisor active in the African entrepreneurial ecosystem, he scaled Villgro from India to Africa after a 2013 fellowship and serves on several boards and investment committees.
Experience
- Pollinate ImpactStewardship Group Membercurrent2024 — present
- Villgro AfricaCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2020 — presentNairobi, Kenya
- Villgro AfricaCo-founder and CIO2014 — 2020Nairobi
- Villgro Innovations FoundationScaling Initiative Fellow2013 — 2014Chennai Area, India
- Tanasuk TechnologiesMarketing Associate2012 — 2013Amman, Jordan
- UNEPWeb Developer2010 — 2011
- African Venture Capital AssociationAdministrative Assistant2010Nairobi
- AIESEC EGERTONDirector, External Relations2008 — 2009
Skills & more
CSS15CMS12Wordpress4WordPress21PHP9MySQL8Management3Leadership5Strategic Planning2Team Leadership2Web Development51Software Development8
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Marketing StrategyEntrepreneurshipStart-upsStakeholder EngagementStrategic PartnershipsPublic RelationsWeb ApplicationsBusiness StrategyE-commerceMarketingProject Management- Faith Driven Entrepreneur Foundation Group — Faith Driven Entrepreneur
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Colleagues at Villgro Africa
Abdi Mohamed
Dr. at Villgro Africa
Amadi Growman
Senior Analyst at Villgro Africa
Ann Kariuki
Senior Analyst at Villgro Africa
Barney Awuor
Junior Analyst at Villgro Africa
Beatrice Murage
Dr. at Villgro Africa
Benjamin Barwa
Project Management Lead at Villgro Africa
Catherine Adhiambo
Junior Technical Analyst at Villgro Africa
Christian Khisa
Communications Associate at Villgro Africa
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Wilfred Njagi?
- Co-founder and CEO of Villgro Africa, holding an MBA from the University of Milan and a BSc in Computer Science from Egerton University. An angel investor and transaction advisor active in the African entrepreneurial ecosystem, he scaled Villgro from India to Africa after a 2013 fellowship and serves on several boards and investment committees.
- Where does Wilfred Njagi work?
- Wilfred Njagi is Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer at Villgro Africa.
- What companies has Wilfred Njagi invested in?
- Investments tracked here include MarketForce.
- Where did Wilfred Njagi go to school?
- Wilfred Njagi studied at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General); Egerton University (Bsc., Computer Science).
Same school
Also attended Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore113
Stefano GuidottiPartner at P101 VenturesGiorgio PastariniSenior Associate at P101 VenturesPedro AlmeidaPrincipal at Armilar Venture PartnersMarco TalaricoOperating Partner at Mangusta CapitalLuigi MascellaroOperating Partner at Mangusta CapitalHassen ArfaouiInvestor at 216 Capital
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Also attended Egerton University3
Shared employers
Also worked at Pollinate Impact1
Also worked at Villgro Africa7
Rob BeyerCo-founder & Executive Chairman at Villgro AfricaImmanuel MomanyiAdvisory Lead at Villgro AfricaJackson MwathaHead of Investments & Transaction Services at Villgro AfricaWaringa KamauStakeholder Engagement Lead at Villgro AfricaEdwin OsoraSenior Analyst at Villgro AfricaKeith ObadeData Analyst at Villgro Africa
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Also worked at Villgro Innovations Foundation12
Rama KannanGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesRamanathan VStartup Ecosystem Builder at SeafundMukesh SharmaCo-founder, Partner & Head-Investment Management at Menterra Venture AdvisorsPaul BasilCo-founder, Partner & Head-Impact Management at Menterra Venture AdvisorsVineet RaiFounder and Managing Partner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedAina GaurAssoc. Partner, Capital at SAGANA
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Also worked at UNEP14
Katie ChoiInvestor at Chaac VenturesPietro HughesInvestments at Astanor VenturesMeryem CherifHead of Investor Relations at World FundCara TobinInvestor at Clean Energy VentureBrock DickinsonExecutive-In-Residence at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate NiagaraNadja Bresous MehiganPartner Impact at XAnge
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