Dr Nixon Kitimoi
| Dr Nixon Kitimoi | |
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| 🏳️ Nationality | Uganda, Kenya |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Ugandan |
| 🏫 Education | MAT ABACUS Business School (formerly, Management and Accountancy Training), Kampala (ACCA) |
| 💼 Occupation | Investment Manager, Investor |
| 👔 Employer | 1Stock Limited, Pal and Lisa |
| Title | Chief Investment Officer, Director |
| 👴 👵 Parents |
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| 🌐 Website | [1] |
Nixon Kitimoi (born 21 August 1996) is a Ugandan-Kenyan Investment Manager, Investor and Financier.
Kitimoi serves as the Chief Investment Officer of 1Stock Limited[1][2], General Partner of 1Stock, LLC, Partner of Network VC[3] and Director of Pal and Lisa; an organisation with interests in education, professional services, land banking, agriculture and real estate. He is also one of the shareholders of Vule Airways.[4]
Nixon Kitimoi is reported to have a net worth of over $100 million as of 2023.[5]
Family and religion
Kitimoi is the son of Fixon Okonye Akonya (PhD), the first Internal Auditor General in the Ugandan Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development[6] and Chief of the Ikinomu Clan in Teso, and Mariam Kizza Okonye (PhD), a Principal Accountant in the Government of Uganda.
Kitimoi is a Christian.
Early life and education
Kitimoi was born in 1996 in the Central Region of Uganda. He attended Hillside Primary School and Kampala Parents' School for his primary education before joining King's College Budo and later Vienna College Namugongo for his high school education, excelling in his studies together with the start of a semi-professional rugby career with the Toyota Buffaloes rugby club in Uganda, coupled with representing Uganda in the Under-19 Rugby Afrique tournament in Zimbabwe. He then went on to attain the ACCA qualification[7] and other courses and professional certifications from various prestigious international universities and institutions.
Investment Portfolio
As of March 2023, Kitimoi has a diverse investment portfolio owing to syndicated investment funds and special purpose vehicles. These investments include but are not limited to;[8]
• Patreon (valued at $4 billion[9])
• Chipper Cash (valued at $2 billion[10])
• Privé Technologies[11] (valued at $243 million)
• Muncher[12] (valued at $190 million)
• Pal and Lisa Schools
• Pal and Lisa Club
• SpeedSize[13] (valued at $100 million)
• Accern[14] (valued at $90 million)
• HyPoint (acquired by ZeroAvia;[15] valued at $80 million)
• Mobalytics[16] (valued at $75 million)
• Spin Technology (valued at $55 million[17])
• namecoach[18] (valued at $50 million)
• 1Stock Residences[19]
• Vule Airways
Furthermore, Kitimoi works closely with DelMorgan & Co., a US based investment bank that provides financial services to governments and institutions around the world.[20][21]
Awards
• In 2024, Kitimoi was named as one of the 50 Under 40 Leading African Investors in Entrepreneurship, by the Africa Investment Leaders Forum
• In 2024, Kitimoi was named one of Africa's Under 40 CEOs, received a Honorary Doctorate from Prowess University, Delaware, USA, and Fellowship to the Global Institute of Leadership and Governance, South Africa[22]
• In 2024, Kitimoi was a Regional Finalist of the Global Startup Awards[23]
• In 2024, Kitimoi was named as one of the 100 Most Influential Young Africans, by the Pan African Youth Leadership Foundation[24][25]
• In 2024, Kitimoi won the Forty Under 40 Africa Award, under the Banking and Finance category[26]
• In 2023, Kitimoi was a Regional Finalist in the Global Startup Awards
• In 2022, Kitimoi was one of the nominees of the Uganda CFO Awards, under the Young CFO Award category, by ACCA and Deloitte
• In 2021, Kitimoi was a nominee of the Global Startup Awards
• In 2019, Kitimoi (The Reaper Fund) was one of the nominees of the Eurekahedge Global Hedge Fund Awards
• In 2006, Kitimoi was one of the winners of the Design an Advert competition for BATA[27]
References
- ↑ "7 Top Finance Startups in Uganda". www.f6s.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ↑ "10 Top Real Estate Startups and Companies in Uganda". www.f6s.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ↑ "NETWORK VC - Crunchbase Investor Profile & Investments". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ↑ "Vule Airways", Wikipedia, 2023-06-18, retrieved 2023-06-20
- ↑ "Young and successful entrepreneurs in Uganda". WikiLists. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ↑ "Fixon Akonya appointed Internal Auditor General". Monitor. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ↑ "Congratulations". abmagazine.accaglobal.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ↑ "Invest with 1Stock's Syndicate". angel.co. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ↑ Armental, Maria (2021-04-07). "WSJ News Exclusive | Patreon's Valuation Triples to $4 Billion as Platform Draws Creators, Fans". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ↑ Kene-Okafor, Tage (2021-11-02). "Chipper Cash gets $2B valuation with $150M extension round led by FTX". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ↑ Privé Technologies on Wealth Management Solution, FinTech, 2022-01-10, retrieved 2023-06-22
- ↑ Garcia, Alejandra Cruz (2022-11-09). "Dark kitchens startup Muncher scoops up $27M Series B to expand operations". LatamList. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ↑ "Amasty and SpeedSize™ Partnership Brings Revolutionary AI Media Optimization Plugin to Magento Users". Yahoo Finance. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ↑ Wiggers, Kyle (2022-05-02). "AI-powered Accern lands $20M to analyze financial documents". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ↑ Kaminski-Morrow2022-10-06T08:25:00+01:00, David. "ZeroAvia reinforces hydrogen fuel-cell technology position with HyPoint acquisition". Flight Global. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ↑ "Mobalytics and Overwolf join forces to expand competitive features". VentureBeat. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ↑ Wiggers, Kyle (2022-08-09). "Spin Technology raises $16M to protect SaaS apps against attacks". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ↑ Namecoach (2022-11-17). "Namecoach Lands $8 Million Series A to Advance DEI and End Name Butchering in the Workplace". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ↑ "1Stock Limited Commits $ 18.9 Million to a Bahamian Off Plan Estate | PressReleasePoint". www.pressreleasepoint.com. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ↑ "Laser Light Companies Retain DelMorgan & Co. as Lead Financial Advisor to Accelerate Growth". Yahoo Finance. 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ↑ "SBR Energy Sets Sights on Acquisitions in Strategic Expansion Efforts". Yahoo Finance. 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ↑ https://nationpost.ng/africas-under-40-ceos-award-release-full-list-of-recipients/
- ↑ https://eastern.africanstartupawards.com/regional-finalists-edition11/uganda-finalists/
- ↑ https://zivuga.co.ug/dr-nixon-kitimoi-charlene-ruto-named-in-the-100-most-influential-young-africans-2024/
- ↑ https://dailywolf.co.ug/9145/charlene-ruto-named-among-100-most-influential-young-africans-with-nixon-kitimoi/
- ↑ https://zivuga.co.ug/nixon-kitimoi-wins-banking-and-finance-forty-under-40-award-2024/
- ↑ "Design an Advert winners party". New Vision. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
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