Leadership
The partners.
Advises founders and management teams on strategy, operations and technology decisions, with over 15 years in fintech, venture capital and digital transformation. As Principal Partner at Eqiro Ventures, he led portfolio management and advised companies on growth and governance. Previously Africa Regional Lead at Swedish consultancy Ultiro AB, and founder of Hankad LLC, a cross-border royalties business. Charles helps companies bring structure to complicated processes and helps leadership turn priorities into action.
Advises businesses and public bodies on audit, tax and financial reporting, with over 14 years of practice across the private and public sectors. Co-founded AKM Rwanda in 2018 and led its audit, tax and financial services as Director. Previously Audit Supervisor at PKF Eastern Africa. Clients include organisations in financial services, telecoms, insurance, manufacturing, energy, aviation, government and the non-profit sector. Member of ICPAK and ICPAR.
Joan Naburuki
Advises businesses, directors and investors on contracts, corporate compliance and regulatory risk, bringing a regulator’s perspective. Partner at Wanyoike & Partners Advocates. Formerly Senior Legal Officer, Investigations, at the Business Registration Service and Prosecution Counsel at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, Commissioner for Oaths and Notary Public. LLB, Moi University; MA, University of Nairobi.
Advisory board
Governance and oversight.
Advisor
Renaldo D’Souza
17 years in Kenya’s financial sector across investment research, wealth management and banking strategy, including Head of Research at Genghis Capital and roles at Standard Chartered and Chase Bank Kenya.
Advisor
David Owino
Over 25 years building technology and telecoms businesses across Africa, including taking Kenya Data Networks from a $5M start-up to a $200M exit valuation and co-founding BCS Group, which he led into seven markets.
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Patrick Ngechu
Over 12 years in financial management and governance. At KAWE, he championed an endowment fund that now covers about 20% of its budget. Former Director and Treasurer of the NCD Alliance of Kenya.
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Diana Cherotich
15 years in commercial finance across African markets, mostly in FMCG. Leads commercial finance work spanning FP&A, financial modelling, profitability management and cost transformation, and evaluates investment decisions.
Regional advisors
East Africa expansion.
Licensed, regulator-verified partners on the ground in each market, engaged when a client's expansion needs local registration, licensing, or standing presence.
Offshore advisors
Structuring & asset protection.
Panel partners for treaty-based holding structures and asset-protection trusts, each verified directly with its own regulator before any client is introduced.
How we work with regional and offshore partners
Expansion and offshore engagements route through the regional and offshore advisors above rather than a single generalist. In every case, the relationship follows the same rule.
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