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Consider joining our team.

Currently Available Opportunities

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Impact Lead
Marketing Analyst
People Operations

Our Founders

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Anne-Sophie, Anthony, and Olivier are three young professionals from Montreal, with multiple years of experience in finance, consulting, tech and venture capital.

After having worked in Kenya and seen the challenges - and opportunities - facing entrepreneurs in growing their businesses, they decided to start Mkono. 

​Collaborating with individuals - both from Kenya and abroad - is what allows Mkono to grow its activities while learning from our different cultural backgrounds.

Our Team

Mkono is a volunteer-run organization. Our volunteers have experience across various fields and companies - such as Tesla, Oliver Wyman, Square, SoftBank, Unilever, and CPPIB - and lend their time and skills to grow Mkono. They are joined by a shared desire to have an impact.
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Anne-Sophie Martin
Co-Founder
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Karen Yu
Head of Marketing
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Pratusha Errabali
Head of Community Engagement
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Anita Ly
Software Engineer
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​ Akram Bencherif
Success Officer
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Aline Ishimwe
Content Specialist
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Anthony Murray
CEO & Co-Founder
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Stephanie Ng-Lun
Head of People
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​Soulemane Diaoune
Head of Technology
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Qhalisa Khan
Success Officer
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Olivia Daechsel
Social Media Coord.
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Ahzam Ahmed
Fundraising Officer
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Olivier Babin
Co-Founder
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Daniel Gutkin
Head of Operations
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Sanjeev Datta
Software Engineer
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Jasmine Lu
Success Officer
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Sophie Cao
Content Creator
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Declan Magero
Kenya Country Director
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Valerie Ha
Head of Fundraising
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Sina Moghadassi
Software Engineer
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Ioana Ravoiu
Success Officer
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Nakiya Noorbhai
Web Designer
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Mkono Allies

Mkono Allies are young professionals selected for their experiences and expertise in a variety of industries, business subjects, and geographies. They are matched based on the entrepreneurs' specific needs and support them over multiple mentorship sessions. Our network of Allies is global; they come from Canada, the United States, India, Vietnam, Singapore, Italy, Kenya and Uganda.
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Anirudh Sood

CEO at Roseate Medicate. Former CEO  at Muscle Essentials 
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Vincent Bérubé
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Business Systems Consultant at CIBC Capital Markets 
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Otala Nakiranda

Investment Associate, Gray Matters Capital. Formerly at Shona
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Antoine Francoeur​
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Corporate Development at Roblox. Former banker
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David Bonin
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Director at Losange Finance. Formerly accountant at RCGT
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Harrison Kioko

Investor at Canapis Ventures. Formerly Goldman Sachs
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Brennan Woodruff
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VP, Accounting & Finance, at Softbank Investment Advisers
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Manuel G-Leblanc
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Business Designer at Nurun. Formerly strategist at ACNE
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Ethan Zhang

​Investor, Consultant, and Entrepreneur. Formely at Clearbanc
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Peter Njoroge

Regional Analyst, East Africa, at Cornfield & Partners LTd
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Michelle Maloba

Business Advisor at TanToh Enterprises. Certified Accountant 
How does it work?  
Mkono Allies are expected to share relevant insights with entrepreneurs who have expressed a need that matches the Mkono Ally’s experience. This exchange happens over the phone in the format of mentorship sessions.

When Mkono receives a request from an entrepreneur, we identify the Mkono Allies who are best positioned to answer the request, based on the expertise areas you've mentioned in your application form. The identified Mkono Allies will then receive information about the company, the topics the entrepreneur wants to explore and relevant information about the local culture to best prepare. Mkono takes care of all the logistics of getting you connected with the entrepreneur. 


Considering getting involved?
We would love to connect with you and answer all your questions.
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Mkono Allies are young professionals willing to share their insights with entrepreneurs. And learn from them in the process .
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