Riki Yamauchi

Director at Novastar Ventures

Speaker

Riki Yamauchi is a Director at Novastar Ventures, one of the first and largest Venture Capital investing in Africa, with over $300 million of assets under management. Leveraging local insights and networks, Novastar Ventures has backed bold entrepreneurs building businesses in Africa with the potential to transform markets and sectors and create inclusive value for people and the planet - for good. Prior to Novastar Ventures, Riki spent nearly a decade in the Investment Banking industry in Japan, serving as institutional equity sales for firms such as Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan.