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Venture Series: Rio Yamawaki Fund Manager @ Kepple Fund

Chini ya Maji Media
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This week we continue spotlighting VC's and investors creating effective impact in Nairobi's startup ecosystem. Our guest is Royosuke Yamawaki, Fund Manager at Kepple Fund who over the last 15 months has invested in over 24 Nairobi based startups! Kepple Fund, a Japaneses venture capital entered the Nairobi market on August of 2018 and proceeded to make their first investment in December of the same year. This is precisely what the Nairobi ecosystem has needed. A seed stage investor who moves fast and supports entrepreneurs effectively. Kepple fund is the match that is going to light up the Nairobi startup fuse and the fireworks will be glorious! What an exciting time to be in Africa. Enjoy the podcast!

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