Wakiuru Njuguna
Kenya
Speaker
African Digital Art
Wakiuru is a Partner and head of investments at HEVA Fund, a creative and cultural economy catalyst fund in East Africa. In her
role, she is instrumental to the development of innovative hybrid financial models that combine the best elements of venture capital
and impact investment, with a keen application of a gender lens to increase access to early and growth stage business capital for
youth and women. With a unique perspective of the creative economy, Wakiuru has continuously offered advisory services to
businesses in the creative sector looking to define their strategies and scale.
role, she is instrumental to the development of innovative hybrid financial models that combine the best elements of venture capital
and impact investment, with a keen application of a gender lens to increase access to early and growth stage business capital for
youth and women. With a unique perspective of the creative economy, Wakiuru has continuously offered advisory services to
businesses in the creative sector looking to define their strategies and scale.
