PEOPLE AT RAISE

Help build the fastest growing
cap table solution in Africa

We're building an open financial system for Africa. Our mission is to build trust and investment opportunities across Africa’s fastest growing economies, markets and startups. We’re democratizing ownership for billions of Africans around the world to create new investment opportunities and asset classes.
We are backed by some of the best investors in the game

Our Values

Pushing for growth
New opportunities exist, it is up to you to grab them. Pushing for growth means breaking barriers, executing and getting the job done to the highest standards of excellence.
Always be helpful
Every team is a family, and every family supports each other. A core part of our pillar and our customers is always being helpful and supporting each other.
Financial independence
Building our families and communities means understanding how money, investments and cash works. Creating independence for future generations.

Meet The Team

The amazing humans building Africa’s fastest growing cap table platform
Marvin H. Coleby
CEO & Co-Founder
A corporate lawyer from Venture Technology group, Dentons. Worked on early and late-stage transactions on deals between Silicon Valley and Toronto.
Tina Nyamache
CGO & Co-Founder
The growth lead. Led Africa’s office for Village Capital and due diligence for Generation Africa an initiative by Econet Global (ZSE: ECO) and Yara International.
Alex Kagawa
Senior Operations Engineer
The Senior Operations Engineer. Worked at both early-stage startups and high-growth tech companies. Alex started his career at Crowdfunder.
Vincent St. Louise
Engineering Manager
The Engineering Manager with ~12 years of experience in software development. He is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. Vincent is originally from The Bahamas.
Lisa Illingworth
Commercial Director
The Commercial Director, leading the CA team and working closely with the product team. Lisa is a qualified educator turned entrepreneurial educationalist.
Matano G Mwakima
Full Stack Engineer
Matano began working as a  professional software developer, working with Javascript, Java/Kotlin and some Dart.  Born and raised in Mombasa, Kenya.
Marion Samantha Wambui
Customer Success Manager
Previously Marion worked at Medbook Kenya limited, a health tech company, handling roles in business development, project management and digital marketing.
Ozichi Chijioke-Nwauche
Sales Lead
A Product Marketer with experience in developing and implementing market strategies in the Nigerian Tech Industry. Worked at Silicon Harbour as a digital marketing executive.
Kingsley Anyanwu
Sales Lead
An experienced Sales Professional who started in the Banking Sector before switching to the Tech space in Nigeria and beyond, He is interested in the Tech ecosystem in Africa.
Fane Kemuma
Legal Engineer
Part of the legal Engineering team. Previously worked as a legal officer at CIC Insurance Group PLc, she's adept at corporate law, governance and Insurance regulatory compliance.
Patience Agumba
Legal Engineer
A lawyer who has worked as a legal intern under the law firms of ORONGA&ESONGA CO ADVOVATES and  at B.A. ACHIENG & COMPANY ADVOCATES.
Tina Xing
Front-End Engineer
A software engineer with over four years of experience in the software engineering field, and prior to that, she worked as a revenue manager for hotels.
Abiola Seriki
Content Manager
A certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Product Marketing specialist highly passionate about the growth of sustainable businesses across the world.
Michael Ajah's
Product Designer
5 years of experience designing & building products for companies across multiple industries. Currently working on Design Systems and exploring AI.
Chinenye Nwingwe
Valuation Analyst
The Valuation Analyst at Raise. She has over three years of experience across investment banking, research, management consulting and investor services.
Leon Kioko
Full Stack Engineer
A Full-Stack Software Engineer with over 5 years of experience in software development, primarily focusing on JavaScript with an enthusiasm for elegant UI/UX design.