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Kupanda Capital

Washington, DC · Invests in Africa; US · Website

Thesis

Kupanda Capital creates and scales companies that have lasting impact. We focus on impactful businesses at the intersection of private, public, and nonprofit sectors, using human-centered design and data-driven decision-making. We believe impact entrepreneurs need more than capital—they need operational partners, market intelligence, and access to institutional networks.

Likely not a fit for

Pure-play NGOs or subsidy-dependent models. Lack of commercial viability. Geographic over-concentration. Teams without local market expertise.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~2 months
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

7 contacts on file

BP

Bobby Pittman

General PartnerFounding Partner · Primary contact

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QC

Queen Chinyere Quinn

General PartnerFounding Partner

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LO

Linda Oramasionwu-Leverette

General PartnerFounding Partner

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JS

Jordan Slick

Platform & OpsOperating Partner (People)

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SB

Sean Buckley

Platform & OpsOperating Partner (Finance)

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JD

Judd Devermont

Platform & OpsOperating Partner (Innovation)

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CM

Clemence Manzone

AssociateSenior Associate

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Portfolio

Recent activity

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Research briefRead more
Kupanda Capital Research Investment Thesis Kupanda Capital is an early-stage investment platform focused on creating, capitalizing, and scaling pan-African companies that address critical socioeconomic challenges. Founded in 2012 by Bobby Pittman, Queen Chinyere Quinn, and Linda Oramasionwu-Leverette (former colleagues from the African Development Bank), the firm believes that the most impactful s

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