BW

Brian Waswani Odhiambo

Venture Capital | Africa

Lagos State

VC
Investor

Invests in

Stages:

Seed
Pre-seed

Locations:

Nigeria

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Entrepreneurship
Start-ups
Startups
Business Development
International Development
Marketing
Business Strategy
Research
Data Analysis
Consulting
Policy
Market Research
E-commerce
Business Planning
Finance
Sales Process
Programming
Non-profits
Emerging Markets
Sales Operations

Education

Investments

TeamApt

Series B

Total Funding: $80M

MAX

Series A

Total Funding: $38M

TradeDepot

Series B

Total Funding: $55M

Ignitia

Series A

Total Funding: $5M

Work Experience

Novastar Ventures

2015

  • Partner

    2022

  • West Africa Director

    2020 - 2022

  • Investment Director

    2019 - 2020

  • Associate Director

    2017 - 2019

  • Investment Associate

    2015 - 2017

TradeDepot

2021

  • Board Member & Investor

    2021

Moniepoint Inc. (Formerly TeamApt Inc.)

2021

  • Board Member & Lead Investor

    2021

Ignitia AB

2021

  • Board Member & Lead Investor

    2021

MAX.NG

2019

  • Board Member & Lead Investor

    2019

Solar Sister

2022

  • Board Member

    2022

LivelyHoods

2019

  • Board Member

    2019

LivelyHoods

2013 - 2015

  • Director, Operations

    2013 - 2015

Afrisolar Incorporated

2012 - 2013

  • Co-Founder & Director, Operations

    2012 - 2013

Jumia Nigeria

2012 - 2012

  • Head of General Merchandise

    2012 - 2012

  • Business Development Manager

    2012 - 2012