Amanda Cotterman
Founder & Managing Partner
Amanda is an entrepreneur and investor who has been living in Kenya since 2012 building, operating, advising, and now investing in businesses in East Africa.
Before striking out on her own, she was part of the Asia-Pacific Investment Banking Technology team and Equity Capital Markets team at Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong focused on China, Southeast Asia, and other Asian markets. She has taken on a variety of independent consulting projects for governments and multinational companies in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America and worked at McKinsey and Co. in Dubai helping companies expand their capabilities within the region and explore a variety of financing opportunities.
Amanda received her Master in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Chinese Studies from Wellesley College. She was a Luce Scholar and Fulbright Fellow in Shanghai, China and speaks Mandarin Chinese.
Founder & Managing Partner
Amanda is an entrepreneur and investor who has been living in Kenya since 2012 building, operating, advising, and now investing in businesses in East Africa.
Before striking out on her own, she was part of the Asia-Pacific Investment Banking Technology team and Equity Capital Markets team at Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong focused on China, Southeast Asia, and other Asian markets. She has taken on a variety of independent consulting projects for governments and multinational companies in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America and worked at McKinsey and Co. in Dubai helping companies expand their capabilities within the region and explore a variety of financing opportunities.
Amanda received her Master in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Chinese Studies from Wellesley College. She was a Luce Scholar and Fulbright Fellow in Shanghai, China and speaks Mandarin Chinese.