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Sapna Shah
Partner at Novastar Ventures
Kenya
Overview
Sapna Shah is a Venture Investor in Africa currently serving as a Partner and Investment Director at Novastar Ventures. With a background in private equity and corporate restructuring, she has successfully invested in companies like BasiGo and Soko, focusing on sectors such as AgTech and FinTech.
Sapna's career highlights include co-founding a Kenyan franchise, managing a portfolio for Acumen Fund in East Africa, and leading restructuring teams at HSBC Bank plc and Lloyds Banking Group.
Work Experience
Partner
2019 - Current
Investment Director
2015 - 2019
Owner
2018
Co-Founder of Kenyan Franchise
2012 - 2016
East Africa Portfolio Manager
2012 - 2015
Acumen is a non-profit venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty.
Restructuring Team Leader
2010 - 2011
Oversees relationships with the venture capital community and connects their portfolio companies to the right people at HSBC.
Manager
2003 - 2010