Eva Warigia
Eva Warigia | |
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| Born | Kenya |
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| Known for | Business Administration |
| Title | Executive Director of East Africa Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EAVCA) |
Eva Warigia is a Kenyan businesswoman and corporate executive. She serves as the executive director of the East Africa Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EAVCA), based in Nairobi, Kenya. EAVCA is an industry association of venture capitalists active in the region, whose aim is "to raise awareness and engage on regional policy matters".[1]
Background and education
[edit]She was born in Kenya and attended local elementary and secondary schools. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Nairobi. As of May 2020, Eva Warigia was pursuing a Master of Business Administration, from Strathmore Business School in Nairobi.[2]
Career
[edit]Warigia's involvement in the venture capital arena goes back to the early 2010s. In 2017, she was appointed as Co-Executive Director at EAVCA, to serve with Esther Ndeti. Their joint responsibility is to increase "advocacy, intelligence, networking and training on private equity" in the region.[3][4]
At EAVCA she overseas collaboration with trade associations, incubators and accelerators to grow local awareness of venture capital and private equity, as alternative sources of capital. EAVCA carries out industry-specific research highlighting opportunities that exist in East Africa. Warigia covers the countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda.[4][5]
Prior to her employment at EAVCA, Eva worked as a senior consultant at Africa Practice (East Africa), a Nairobi-based public relations company.[3][4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Charles Mwaniki (18 May 2020). "New disclosure rules in Bill spook private equity funds". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ The Flip Africa (2019). "About Eva Warigia". The Flip Africa. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ a b James Kariuki (14 February 2017). "East Africa private equity lobby EAVCA appoints new directors". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Kenyan WallStreet (13 February 2017). "EAVCA Appoints New Management". Nairobi: The Kenyan Wall Street. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ a b Ndlovu Nomaqhawe (2018). "Eva Warigia :Be Mindful of Your Network, It Is The Base of Your Success". She Leads Africa. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
External links
[edit]- East Africa sees a marked increase in Private Equity (PE) activity As at 21 June 2019.
- Photo of Eva Wariaga at Eavca.org in 2018 Archived 21 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine