Esther Ndeti
Esther Ndeti, is a Kenyan mechanical engineer, businesswoman and corporate executive, who serves an Executive Director of the East Africa Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EAVCA), based in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya.
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[edit]- Startup investment is more than a transfer of funds.
- When it comes to innovation-based businesses there is a limited number of investors who have the skills to evaluate all the components of these companies and even fewer who work with such businesses in emerging markets.
- Investment is more than just a transfer of funds.
- The lack of gender equity has been a systemic issue in the financial markets throughout its existence, so women-led businesses have been overlooked by capital allocators for far too long.
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[edit]- Background and education
edit Esther was born in Kenya circa 1987.[3] After attending primary school locally, she enrolled into Pangani Girls Secondary School, in Nairobi County, where she obtained her High School Diploma. She was then admitted to the University of Nairobi, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. She also holds a Diploma in Chinese Proficiency, obtained from the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi.[4]
Career edit Ndeti has had a varied career in business management stretchering back to 2007, when she served for a year, as the vice president of the corporate sector of the student organisation AIESEC. She then served as the national coordinator for the Trainers Team for the organisation, for another year.[4]
After stints with two local companies, in Nairobi, she co-founded and served as director of Gregos Foods Limited, a Kenyan culinary business. In June 2015, she was hired as the regional coordinator for East Africa of ANDE, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs at the Aspen Institute. ANDE is a global network of organizations that support entrepreneurship in emerging markets.[4]
In February 2017, Esther was appointed as Executive Director of EVCA, responsible for (a) membership (b) networking (c) training (d) business initiatives (e) strategic partnerships and (f) media relations.* https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laila_Macharia&wprov=rarw1
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