the TSE Team

Our team is dedicated to providing African founders and entrepreneurs with the resources and support they need to succeed. We are passionate about building a community that will foster a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem across Africa.

Founder Spotlight

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Daniel Kitwa

Founder & Host

Daniel Kitwa is a seasoned emerging markets leader and business executive who is passionate about entrepreneurship in Africa. He is the founder of The Startup Evangelist (TSE), an educational content platform focused on African founders and entrepreneurs. Daniel is a global speaker and consultant with extensive experience in fundraising, fund management, and capital resource sharing models.

Experience

Daniel holds a track record of 10+ years in international public and private sector roles covering key sector verticals such as; climate, clean energy, transportation, circularity, Fintech, waste management, digital convenience, streaming, Edtech and agriculture across Africa.
Some of the organizations he has worked for include; Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF), Africa Mini-grid Developers Association (AMDA), GreenMax Capital Group, Intellecap, SunFunder (acquired by Mirova) among others. Through these, he has served diverse clients including; corporates, SMEs, project developers, donors, DFIs, Foundations, INGOs, incubators and start- ups. As such, he has deep exposure to investment mandates that hold a cumulative Assets Under Management (AUM) of over USD 1 Billion.

Leadership

Daniel also holds various thought leadership roles in boards, industry working groups, and investment committees.
He is passionate about entrepreneurship in Africa and has translated his passion to supporting more than 100 SMEs and start-ups in various advisory assignments as well as an active angel investor either directly and collaboratively through Nairobi Business Angel Network (NAIBAN) and as a Limited Partner (LP) in Future Africa.

Qualifications

Daniel holds various qualifications and certifications including; BSc. Electronic & Computer Engineering (JKUAT), BSc. Applied Accounting & Finance (Oxford Brookes University, UK), an accountancy certification from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1 qualification, Fintech Training (CFTE – Centre for Fintech in Africa), as well as Fellowships from Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) and African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) among others.
Daniel has been honoured with various international accolades including; Charge Rising Energy Star (2024) from Charge Events and The Global Power Elites 2022 [Here] among others.

Wanja Muthee

Co-founder, & Content Strategist

Wanja is a thinker and problem solver working at the intersection of education, communication and research for development. She is passionate about amplifying messages, empowering brands and uplifting communities.
Co founder

Experience

She has worked across multiple local and international enterprises, start-ups and institutions where she has managed research projects, client face time engagements, proposals and curated content. She has worked for organizations like the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Earlier in her career, she worked as a PR practitioner for GuidedPR, a UK based PR outfit that supports business scale up through facilitating media visibility as well as an Assistant Editor at Movemeback, a UK based recruitment firm where I managed the Movemeback Pulse Newsletter, a weekly publication that highlights issues facing the African continent across a variety of topics such as education, gender, financial inclusion, healthcare and technology infrastructure. She also worked in several other roles including interning at a non- profit radio station Transworld Radio.

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