My work spans through community, capital, and infrastructure by finding opportunities, building pathways, and connecting ecosystems to value created.
I started in Telecommunication & Information Engineering, drawn to the systems that power connection: networks, infrastructure, and the invisible layers that make modern life possible. Over time, that curiosity expanded beyond technology into people: how they gather, share knowledge, and build together. It became clear that while infrastructure enables systems, communities and capital determine how far they go.
In the mid-2010s, within Nairobi's early innovation communities iHub, Nairobi Garage (Pine Tree Plaza), Andela, and Moringa School I found myself immersed in tech through bootcamps, organizing gatherings, participating in events and social gatherings. This exposed me to a key fact in communities and ecosystems: that they emerge from shared ambition, proximity, and trust.
But there was always a bigger question lingering: how are large companies, in telco and big tech, funded?
Exploring that question introduced me to venture capital/building through Ventureburn, reframing my understanding of how transformative companies and infrastructure are built. This perspective was later grounded through hands-on work with BRCK (a hardware and services technology company) and Project Loon (a Telkom & Google collaboration), where I saw the realities of building in constrained environments with long timelines, coordination complexity, and the importance of sustainable funding.
This helped me build a career foundation, since then my work has evolved around ecosystem research, venture support, and community operations including:
- Supporting and managing a 60,000+ member community at ALX
- Conducting market and ecosystem research across multiple African markets with The FutureList
- Learning & Contributing to venture workflows: sourcing, diligence, and fund operations during the Venture Institute Fellowship
- Working with founders, operators, and ecosystem leaders through research, connections, and on-ground intelligence through AfriLabs
- Building community, supporting operations and deal pipeline within global VC program (Decile Group's VC Lab) among others
Today, I focus on understanding capital flow in emerging markets, particularly across Infrastructure, Agritech/Climatech, and Enterprise sectors. I work with investors and ecosystem players to map markets, surface high-potential founders, and provide insights that inform better decisions.
At the core, my work is about building the connective tissue between capital, people, and systems to enable ideas scale into scalable infrastructure, thriving communities and lasting institutions.
