Lavanya Anand

Venture Capital | Startup Advisor | Chicago Booth MBA

📍 Kenya🔄 Updated October 2026💼 6 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2025
VC🌍 Kenya
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Portfolio

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Board Member
Feb 2025
PayTic is a fast-growing fintech company specializing in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for card issuers specializing in Automating complex operational processes, Optimizing workflow efficiency, Scaling backend program management. Serving Banks | Credit Unions | Fintech Companies | Payment Actors
Board Observer
Jun 2023
KaiOS Technologies is the company behind KaiOS, the world’s leading operating system for smart feature phones. Nominated by TIME magazine as one of the Best Inventions in the Social Good category, KaiOS brings connectivity and apps to affordable devices. One of this year’s 50 most innovative companies according to FastCompany, KaiOS Technologies is based in Hong Kong and has offices in China, India, France, and the US. Over 200 people worldwide work for KaiOS so that more people can access the internet. JOIN US! We operate as a startup but are backed by several large technology firms. Our team has over 300 people spread out in offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, XiAn, Taipei, San Diego, Paris,and Bangalore. KaiOS is a Hong Kong-based company. If you are interested in joining our company, get to know our current openings via https://www.kaiostech.com/company/work-for-us/, or send your resume to hr@kaiostech.comif you dont see a job opening that fits. We’ll reach out to you when the right opportunity comes along. You can also visit the following sites to learn our openings: Hong Kong & Taiwan based - https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaiostechnologiesinc./jobs/?viewAsMember=true - https://www.104.com.tw/company/1a2x6bkepr?jobsource=joblist_r_cust Shanghai and XiAn based - https://www.liepin.com/company/9487092/ - https://jobs.51job.com/all/co4594833.html
Investor & Advisor
Jun 2023
From smartphone ownership to full-stack digital banking, PalmPay makes financial opportunity accessible at scale in high-growth emerging markets.
Board Observer
Dec 2021
BFREE is focusing on consumers’ financial health by building a tech-enabled ethical credit management company that makes collection processes more scalable, efficient and user-friendly.
Board Member
Oct 2020
Kasha is Africas leading platform for access to health and household goods with embedded finance offerings. A high growth business operating in Kenya and Rwanda, Kasha reaches the lower income high volume mass market customer segment and optimizes for women as the target customer.
mid stageRetail
Board Observer
Apr 2020
GET IT is the distributor of choice for hotels, restaurants, and offices in East Africa. Based in Kigali, Rwanda, GET IT follows strict HACCP guidelines and is slated for ISO 22000 certification in spring, 2017: the highest international food safety certification. With a fully off grid warehouse, GET IT is the leading distributor of food safe fruits, vegetables, and dry goods—with meat, specialty dairy, fish, and frozen foods available in summer, 2017. GET IT is also a certified distributor of Kimberly Clark products, including Kleenex and Scott brands. Learn more about becoming a customer or supplier at getirwanda.com
Experience · 11 entries
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2025
Board Member
Feb 2025
PayTic is a fast-growing fintech company specializing in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for card issuers specializing in Automating complex operational processes, Optimizing workflow efficiency, Scaling backend program management. Serving Banks | Credit Unions | Fintech Companies | Payment Actors
2023
Senior Investment Manager
Jun 2023
AfricInvest Group is a leading pan-African investment platform active in multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, venture capital, private credit, blended finance and listed equities. Over the past 30 years, AfricInvest has raised more than $2.3bn to finance more than 230 companies at various stages of development, delivering value and impact for its investors, portfolio companies, and the communities it serves. Africinvest has a team of more than 100 investment experts, based in eleven offices across three continents, with a proven track record of providing attractive risk adjusted returns while spurring productivity growth, creating jobs, and ultimately improving African lives through inclusive and sustainable development.
Board Observer
Jun 2023
KaiOS Technologies is the company behind KaiOS, the world’s leading operating system for smart feature phones. Nominated by TIME magazine as one of the Best Inventions in the Social Good category, KaiOS brings connectivity and apps to affordable devices. One of this year’s 50 most innovative companies according to FastCompany, KaiOS Technologies is based in Hong Kong and has offices in China, India, France, and the US. Over 200 people worldwide work for KaiOS so that more people can access the internet. JOIN US! We operate as a startup but are backed by several large technology firms. Our team has over 300 people spread out in offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, XiAn, Taipei, San Diego, Paris,and Bangalore. KaiOS is a Hong Kong-based company. If you are interested in joining our company, get to know our current openings via https://www.kaiostech.com/company/work-for-us/, or send your resume to hr@kaiostech.comif you dont see a job opening that fits. We’ll reach out to you when the right opportunity comes along. You can also visit the following sites to learn our openings: Hong Kong & Taiwan based - https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaiostechnologiesinc./jobs/?viewAsMember=true - https://www.104.com.tw/company/1a2x6bkepr?jobsource=joblist_r_cust Shanghai and XiAn based - https://www.liepin.com/company/9487092/ - https://jobs.51job.com/all/co4594833.html
Investor & Advisor
Jun 2023
From smartphone ownership to full-stack digital banking, PalmPay makes financial opportunity accessible at scale in high-growth emerging markets.
2022
Limited Partner
Jan 2022
We invest in idea-stage and pre-seed fintechs globally, anchoring on founder-market fit. Our portfolio includes Pomelo, Simetrik, Sydecar, Stitch, Abhi and TripleA.
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