Kenneth Ngetha Mwangi

Kenneth is a Senior Venture Builder, Catalyst Fund. He works closely with founders of early-stage companies to refine product and technology strategies, craft fundraising approaches, and shape go-to-market plans that drive adoption and growth. He applies structured thinking and product leadership to help founders move from prototype to mature products.

Previously, Kenneth spent seven years building software products for African consumers through major banking and telecommunications companies, including MTN Group, Airtel, and Equity Bank. His work reached over 150 million daily active users across the continent. He also co-founded Saida, the first African startup accepted into Y Combinator, where he led the product vision from a single prototype to eight mature products with thousands of monthly active users.

His areas of expertise include product strategy, design and management, technology roadmapping and execution, fundraising and go-to-market strategy, and building and scaling user-centred products. In emerging markets, he has worked in banking and financial services (fintech), agriculture and land use (agtech), telecommunications, and consumer software. Kenneth holds a Bachelor of Business Information Technology (First-Class Honours) from Strathmore University in Nairobi and speaks English and Swahili.