Lyncy Nyandoche
Finance and Community
Wharton MBA · Lauder MA, International Studies
About
Building community around capital.
Lyncy Nyandoche holds an MBA from The Wharton School and an MA in International Studies from the Lauder Institute, both at the University of Pennsylvania, with a focus on Africa. She has been involved in the startup and venture capital space since 2018.
Before Wharton, she worked at Amex Ventures, the corporate investing arm of American Express. Today she manages the Prosperity Fund at The Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance and leads Deal Flow Friday at Adaptive Foundation.
Lyncy is passionate about building communities. Most recently, she organized the Wharton Africa Business Forum New Venture Competition, a startup competition that awarded three African startups $25,000 in non-dilutive grants to support their growth.
Highlights
A few things worth knowing.
Fund Manager, Prosperity Fund
At The Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance, runs a fund across 16 portfolio companies and has deployed $200K into startups in South Africa and Morocco.
Amex Ventures
Spent three years in the corporate investing arm of American Express, supporting a portfolio of 60+ companies.
Wharton Africa Business Forum
Organized the New Venture Competition, which awarded three African startups $25,000 in non-dilutive grants.
Giving back
Led financial literacy workshops for 60+ Big Brothers Big Sisters NYC students.
Travel
Learning by going there.
Kenya, with 30+ MBA students
Co-led and organized a trip of 30+ MBA students to Kenya, giving them a real taste of the country across three destinations: Nairobi for its business and street life, Laikipia for safari, and Diani for its beaches.
NairobiLaikipiaDianiSingapore (INSEAD)Edinburgh
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