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Winnie Kimathi

Investor

Investor at Chanzo Capital

Nairobi County, Kenya

About

Entrepreneur and business executive with 9 years' experience who manages Angel Fair Africa, Chanzo Capital's flagship investment event, and focuses on early-stage investments in African high-tech startups. She previously served as Chief of Staff at Lipa Later and founded Heartbeat Adventures, and holds a BSc from Pwani University.

Experience

  1. Chanzo CapitalAssociate2023 — 2025Kenya
  2. Angel Fair AfricaInvestor Relations Manager2023 — 2025
  3. Dream VCDream VC LIVC Fellow 20252025Nairobi County, Kenya
  4. DsquaresPartnerships Manager2023 — 2024Nairobi County, Kenya
  5. McKinsey & CompanyMcKinsey Forward Learners program2022 — 2023Nairobi County, Kenya
  6. Lipa Later GroupChief of Staff2022Nairobi County, Kenya
  7. Cloud9xpHead of B2C - HotelOnline. / Co-founder & Managing Director, Cloud9 Experiences2019 — 2021Nairobi Kenya
  8. Heartbeat AdventuresFounder & CEO2016 — 2019Nairobi , Kenya
  9. One World AdventuresSales Manager2017 — 2018Nairobi Kenya
  10. Salima Safaris &East African Golden SafarisTravel Consultant2016 — 2017Nairobi Kenya

Education

  1. PWANI UNIVERSITYBSC : HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES2012 — 2016
  2. Graffins CollegeTravel Consultant certificate, Travel and Tourism Management2017
  3. McKinsey & CompanyMcKinsey Forward Learners program, Management Information Systems2022 — 2023

Skills & more

Sales1Marketing and Advertising1Customer ServiceResearchTime ManagementMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointLeadership1Public Speaking1Microsoft Office1

From Winnie's professional profile.

Colleagues at Chanzo Capital

Andile Ngcaba
Advisory Board Member at Chanzo Capital
Eric Osiakwan
Investor at Chanzo Capital
Esther Dyson
Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures
Ethan Zuckerman
Advisory Board Member at Chanzo Capital
Mawuli Ababio
Advisory Board Member at Chanzo Capital
Mr. Spears
Advisory Board Member at Chanzo Capital
Nozipho January-Bardill
Advisory Board Member at Chanzo Capital
Sewu-Steve Tawia
Investor at Chanzo Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Winnie Kimathi work?
Winnie Kimathi is at Chanzo Capital.

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Also attended McKinsey & Company2

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Shared employers

Also worked at Chanzo Capital1

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Also worked at Angel Fair Africa1

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Also worked at Dream VC8

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Also worked at Dsquares1

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