Experience

ViKtoria Ventures

• Kenya
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Mar 2012 - Present

• Founder & Director

  • Dec 2011 - Present

  Viktoria Ventures runs an East Africa Angel Network focused on East African salable startups. Viktoria also offers consulting services to investors and early stage companies on deal structuring, valuation, negotiation, fund management etc. Consulted widely for various entrepreneurs, startup competitions, incubators and accelerators in deal structuring, valuation, negotiation, fund management, pitching etc



InVhestia Africa Limited

• Kenya
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Principal

  • Oct 2011 - Present

  At InVhestia Africa I manage a team that builds financial models used in project and corporate finance deals and company operations for valuation, negotiation, pricing, budgeting, strategy and funding decisions etc. Our clients range from startups, SMEs and Corporates across various sectors of the economy and across different countries in Africa.Built over 100 financial models for various clients from startups to mature companies, addressing issues around valuation, negotiation and operations management.Certified financial modelling trainer using the FAST (Flexible, Appropriate, Structured & Appropriate) approach to financial modelling. Specialties: Financial modelling for negotiaons, valuation, operations, fundraising etc and financial modelling training



Buymore

• Kenya
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • 2016 - Present

  Buymore provides nextgen solutions that make the retail supply and distribution chains more efficient. Their flagship product (Buymore POS) enables retail merchants to capture sales and purchases, record expenses, manage inventory as well as get access to credit financing. Buymore POS can also be used as a Salesforce app by FMCG manufacturers to automate their distribution chains by getting visibility on their salesmen activities and transactions in the field. Buymore provides nextgen solutions that make the retail supply and distribution chains more efficient. Their flagship product (Buymore POS) enables retail merchants to capture sales and purchases, record expenses, manage inventory as well as get access to credit financing. Buymore POS can also be used as a Salesforce app by FMCG manufacturers to automate their distribution chains by getting visibility on their salesmen activities and transactions in the field.



Renewable Safi Power International Ltd

• Board Member

  • 2019 - Present

  Safi Power creates cost-effective, renewable power solutions for commercial and industrial sectors across Eastern Africa. Safi Power creates cost-effective, renewable power solutions for commercial and industrial sectors across Eastern Africa.



Homeboyz Entertainment Limited

• Board Member and Chair of the Finance, Audit & Risk Committee

  • 2021 - Present

  Homeboyz Entertainment Limited is the region’s most influential entertainment company offering bespoke services in event production. Established in 1992, HomeBoyz Entertainment Limited is listed as one of the top 10 event production companies in Africa. Homeboyz Entertainment Limited is the region’s most influential entertainment company offering bespoke services in event production. Established in 1992, HomeBoyz Entertainment Limited is listed as one of the top 10 event production companies in Africa.



Young Rich Television Limited

• Kenya
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • 2021 - Present

  Young Rich Television Limited is a company that specializes in quality, entertaining and informative television content and video production. Its key areas of focus include production of documentaries, adverts, live events, photography, pre-production, post-production and all-round video needs. Young Rich Television Limited is a company that specializes in quality, entertaining and informative television content and video production. Its key areas of focus include production of documentaries, adverts, live events, photography, pre-production, post-production and all-round video needs.



Africa Angel Academy

• Co-Founder & Partner

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  The African Angel Academy is an African-led initiative that aims to train and support new or current angel investors through a self-paced online course or sponsored cohort programmes with top partners. The African Angel Academy is an African-led initiative that aims to train and support new or current angel investors through a self-paced online course or sponsored cohort programmes with top partners.



Safi Power

• Kenya
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jan 2019 - Present



Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University

• Nigeria
• Education Administration Programs
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Visiting Faculty

  • Jan 2018 - Present



Africa Business Angels Network

• Vice President - East Africa

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  ABAN is a pan-African non-profit association founded to support the development of early stage investor networks. ABAN began as a consortium of independent African Angel investing networks including Lagos Angels Network (LAN), Cameroon Angel Network (CAN), Cairo Angels, Ghana Angel Network (GAIN), Venture Capital for Africa (VC4Africa), Silicon Cape, Middle-East Business Angels Network (MBAN) and the European Business Angel Network (EBAN). ABAN is a pan-African non-profit association founded to support the development of early stage investor networks. ABAN began as a consortium of independent African Angel investing networks including Lagos Angels Network (LAN), Cameroon Angel Network (CAN), Cairo Angels, Ghana Angel Network (GAIN), Venture Capital for Africa (VC4Africa), Silicon Cape, Middle-East Business Angels Network (MBAN) and the European Business Angel Network (EBAN).



Strathmore Business School

• Adjunct Faculty - Entrepreneurial Finance

  • Sep 2012 - Present

  Shaping minds through preparation and delivery of lectures in the fields of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial Finance. Follow up sessions with businesses on specific issues faced while navigating the fundraising process. Shaping minds through preparation and delivery of lectures in the fields of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial Finance. Follow up sessions with businesses on specific issues faced while navigating the fundraising process.



Spark Venture Fund - Safaricom

• Advisor

  • Dec 2014 - Dec 2019

  Safaricom in November 2014 launched a venture fund that invest in late seed to early growth stage support start-ups that use mobile technology as an enabler.The Fund is a venture capital fund that aims to support the successful development and growth of high potential mobile tech start-ups in Kenya through a combination of investment, business development support and technical assistance leveraging on Safaricom’s unique capabilities, assets and market positioning.The Total fund size will be USD 1 Million (~KSH 90 Million) that will be provided for a minority equity stake or as convertible debt to selected start-ups with an average ticket ranging between KES 6 Million – KES 22 Million.The start-ups will be identified, selected and provided with post investment support by the fund manager TBL Invest, a partner of Safaricom and upon completion of due diligence process be presented to the Investment Committee for funding consideration. The Investment committee consists of representatives of Safaricom Limited and TBL Invest.Following investment approval, the funds will be disbursed, where the fund manager will represent the fund in the start-ups board and will provide mentorship and support towards implementation of the agreed strategic plan.



Esham Park

• Consultant

  • Oct 2011 - Dec 2018

  Esham is a project finance company with significant experience in financing and structuring projects especially in the energy and real estate sectors. Esham offers its clients end to end solutions that are not only limited to fundraising but that include structuring and project management based on its years of experience.Build and review of financial models, deal structuring and negotiation Esham is a project finance company with significant experience in financing and structuring projects especially in the energy and real estate sectors. Esham offers its clients end to end solutions that are not only limited to fundraising but that include structuring and project management based on its years of experience.Build and review of financial models, deal structuring and negotiation



NEST

• Mentor

  • Apr 2015 - Dec 2017

  Nest is the leading full-service innovation accelerator in Hong Kong, investing capital and resources in entrepreneurs to enable startups to scale rapidly. Discover more at www.nest.vc" Nest is the leading full-service innovation accelerator in Hong Kong, investing capital and resources in entrepreneurs to enable startups to scale rapidly. Discover more at www.nest.vc"



DEMO Africa

• Think Tanks

• Advisor

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2017

  DEMO Africa is one of the flagship initiatives of LIONS@frica and aims to connect African startups to the global ecosystem. DEMO Africa is the place where the most innovative companies from African countries get a platform to launch their products and announce to Africa and the world what they have developed. DEMO Africa is one of the flagship initiatives of LIONS@frica and aims to connect African startups to the global ecosystem. DEMO Africa is the place where the most innovative companies from African countries get a platform to launch their products and announce to Africa and the world what they have developed.



Strathmore University

• Kenya
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Lecturer

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2013

  Delivering lectures in the School of Finance and Applied Economics and the School of Accountancy in the fields of finance to students pursuing their degrees and taking courses in CPA, ACCA and CFA. Delivering lectures in the School of Finance and Applied Economics and the School of Accountancy in the fields of finance to students pursuing their degrees and taking courses in CPA, ACCA and CFA.



Caritas international Peru - Chiclayo

• Consultant - Management Accounting

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  Set up a management cost model to price goods and services produced by one of the companies sponsored Caritas International in Peru. Set up a management cost model to price goods and services produced by one of the companies sponsored Caritas International in Peru.



Nedschroef

• Consultant

  • Apr 2011 - Jun 2011

  Audited the costing system of the Nedschroef plants over five countries in Europe with an aim to rationalizing the pricing of their products and optimizing the group's business models. Audited the costing system of the Nedschroef plants over five countries in Europe with an aim to rationalizing the pricing of their products and optimizing the group's business models.



Stanbic Investments Management Services (East Africa)

• Head of Research and Analysis

  • Oct 2008 - Sep 2010

  Carried out research on the companies listed in the Nairobi and Uganda Stock exchanges with a view to investing in these companies. The research also involved analyzing the macro economic environment in Kenya and Uganda.

• Dealer

  • Jul 2007 - Sep 2008

  Executed fixed income and equity transactions within the Kenyan and Ugandan capital markets after carrying out market intelligence to determine the right points of entry and exit into the marketsResponsible for cash management for pension and cash clients.