Diana Githinji

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Angel Investor at Independent | ex-Equity Bank

Independent
Kigali, Rwanda · CAT (UTC+2)
12+ years experience
GIBS
English, Kinyarwanda, French
Investing
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Overview

Angel investor, backing fintech companies. Sit on 7 boards. Previously an operator for 7 years before investing. Most at home with due diligence and board work. I write short fiction no one reads.

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  • Founders building in fintech
  • Speaking or podcast invitations
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  • Agency or outsourcing pitches
  • Courses and coaching offers

Replies between meetings, usually same day

Skills
venture capitaldue diligenceboard work
InvestingLooking to invest
closes in 3 months

Writing $25k cheques into pre-seed fintech in Africa

Cheque size
$25k
Stages
Seed
Sectors
Fintech, AI applications
Geographies
LatAm
Lead or follow
Co-lead
Decision time
One meeting and a partner call
How I help
Intros to operators in our network

Happy to follow a strong lead. We reply to every founder.

Kigali, Rwanda · remote OKventure capitaldue diligenceboard work
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Experience

  1. Angel Investor
    Jul 2025 - Present
    Independent · 1 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Kigali, Rwanda
    • Led or co-led 10 investments, 4 of them now at Series B or later.
    • Previously an operator for 8 years before investing.
  2. Senior Account Executive
    Mar 2022 - Jul 2025
    Equity Bank · 3 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Kigali, Rwanda
    • Opened 8 new logos over $1 million ACV in the region.
    • Signed 10 channel partners that now source 18% of pipeline.
  3. Senior Account Executive
    Jan 2021 - Mar 2022
    McKinsey & Company · 1 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Kigali, Rwanda
    • Shortened the enterprise sales cycle from 10 months to 6.
  4. Regional Sales Director
    Jul 2017 - Jan 2021
    Meta · 3 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Kigali, Rwanda
    • Shortened the partnerships sales cycle from 8 months to 6.
    • Signed 24 channel partners that now source 26% of pipeline.
  5. Senior Account Executive
    Apr 2015 - Mar 2017
    McKinsey & Company · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Kigali, Rwanda
    • Opened 8 new logos over $3 million ACV in the region.

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Education

  1. GIBS
    MBA, Business Administration
    2011 - 2013
  2. Strathmore University
    BCom, Economics
    2005 - 2009

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