Cynta Nyaga
Associate at Atlantica Ventures VC Fund- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Atlantica Ventures VC Fund
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Nigeria
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate
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Nov 2022 - Present
Building pipeline and sector expertise • Reviewing pitch documents and creating a pipeline of potential investments. • Attending events to generate leads and deepen the fund’s network within the local startup ecosystem. • Monitoring trends and investments across key investment verticals and sub-sectors of interest to deliver insights on the evolution of the startup landscape. Due diligence and deal execution • Conducting financial and operational due diligence on targeted companies. • Preparing financial models and running various risk scenarios. • Synthesizing due diligence findings and analysis to develop investment memos. Portfolio Management • Engaging with management teams post-investment, reviewing investor-facing reports, and providing strategic support to the companies as needed. • Supporting the team to develop periodic performance reports on fund and portfolio companies and the fund’s overall performance for presentation to the fund’s Limited Partners. Show less
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Investment Research Analyst
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May 2019 - Aug 2022
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Research and Operations Analyst
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Dec 2018 - May 2019
● Conducted daily macroeconomic research and analyzed market trends to inform investment decisions undertaken.● Prepared daily, monthly, and quarterly investment reports that illuminated the current macro-economic and capital markets landscape to both prospective clients and internal investment committees.● Led daily, morning meetings specifically on matters local, regional, and Sub-Saharan macroeconomic performance indicators.● Assisted with various operations tasks, including daily administrative duties related to mutual fund operations, and onboarded over 20 clients that significantly impacted the overall fund value. Show less
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Research Intern
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Aug 2016 - Sep 2016
● Generated over 30 daily market reports to provide real-time summaries of the day’s equity and fixed income market movements and influenced investment committee decisions. ● Undertook data collation of macroeconomic data to be used in the monthly and quarterly market reports. ● Generated over 30 daily market reports to provide real-time summaries of the day’s equity and fixed income market movements and influenced investment committee decisions. ● Undertook data collation of macroeconomic data to be used in the monthly and quarterly market reports.
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Kingdom Securities Limited
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United Kingdom
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Client Service Intern
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Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
● Managed and supported the inquiry process as well as successfully onboarding various new clients enabling them to trade in securities. ● Organized the internal registry of numerous clients while assisting with the digitization of the client records to allow for more efficient record keeping. ● Managed and supported the inquiry process as well as successfully onboarding various new clients enabling them to trade in securities. ● Organized the internal registry of numerous clients while assisting with the digitization of the client records to allow for more efficient record keeping.
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Education
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CFA Institute
Level 2 candidate -
Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
Bachelor’s Degree, Economics and Finance -
Rusinga school, Nairobi
GCE Advance level & IGCSE, Business, Economics , Math.