Esther Njoroge

Overview

Founder of Orchard Energy (HR software). 20 years of building before that. Took Orchard Energy from zero to $3 million ARR. Before that: Paystack and Moniepoint. Most at home with payroll and SaaS.

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Experience

1. Co-founder & CTO

   Nov 2023 - Present
   Orchard Energy · 2 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Nairobi, Kenya
   • Raised $11 million across 2 rounds.
   • Took Orchard Energy from zero to $4 million ARR.
2. Engagement Manager

   Feb 2021 - Nov 2023
   Paystack · 2 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Nairobi, Kenya
   • Ran commercial diligence on 21 deals.
3. Associate Partner

   Dec 2017 - Feb 2021
   Moniepoint · 3 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Nairobi, Kenya
   • Moved 77% of public API traffic off a legacy monolith without a customer-facing incident.
   • Led the migration of 47 services to HR tech.
4. Associate Partner

   Sep 2015 - Dec 2017
   Interswitch · 2 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Nairobi, Kenya
   • Built the experimentation framework 19 product teams use to ship changes safely.
5. Consultant

   Feb 2014 - Sep 2015
   GTBank · 1 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Nairobi, Kenya
   • Led a cost programme that saved a client $103 million.
   • Designed the operating model for a 10 thousand-person transformation.

Projects

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Education

1. GIBS

   MBA, Business Administration
   2008 - 2010
2. University of Nairobi

   BSc, Computer Science
   2002 - 2006