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Lorraine Kageni Maina

Currently love thinking through complex problems, meeting minds that are different to mine and trying to solve them.

Nairobi County

Invests in

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

2023

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2023

  • Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) PNGME, Venture Partner Lateral Capital

    2021 - 2024

    As Pngme’s new Chief Strategy Officer, I am thrilled to share our Series A raise of $15 million led by Octopus Ventures! We are growing our financial data infrastructure and machine learning-as-a-service platform and building a strong team ready to succeed in our mission of financial inclusion. I look forward to further building and driving our strategic initiatives as we enter this new phase of growth! Learn more about our Series A raise here: https://blog.pngme.com/2021/08/we-raised-15m-in-series-a-funding-to-power-the-future-of-financial-services-in-africa/

2020 - 2021

  • Sales Consultant

    2020 - 2021

    Mobile Finance Marketplace for Finance Institutions and MSMEs. Closing the $5.2 trillion finance gap affecting 200 million MSMEs globally. www.pngme.com

2019 - 2019

  • Sales Consultant

    2019 - 2019

    Leading the building of the Commercial Team with a focus on positioning Africa's talking into the Africa Enterprise Space. People hire and On-Boarding, Unlocking Opportunities with Key introductions across the Markets in Africa.

2009 - 2019

  • Enterprise Channel Manager (West, East & Central Africa)

    2018 - 2019

    Leadership and Understanding Enterprise Technology

  • Sales Lead (Kenya & Ghana)

    2012 - 2018

    Commercial Strategy and Building Teams.

  • Marketing & Operations Lead (Eastern & Southern Africa excluding South Africa)

    2009 - 2012

    Building efficiencies through technology and processes.

2005 - 2009

  • Head of Retail Products (Liabilities and Assets)

    2005 - 2009

    Product Development & Cross Functional Collaboration.

2002 - 2005

  • Tea Buyer & Tea Taster (Lipton Tea)

    2002 - 2005

    Tea Taster, Tea Trader, Understanding of Supply Chain Management at Unilever