Ryosuke Yamawaki

Ryosuke (Rio) Yamawaki is a Partner at Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures and also serves as a General Partner at Kepple Africa Ventures. With experience in backing over 100 African startups, Ryosuke's notable investments include Mdundo, WorkPay, Releaf, Schoolable, Termii, Bamboo, and HealthLane. Ryosuke (Rio) is also a Startup Advisor at JETRO, a Co-Founder at Crediation, and has previous experience as an Investment Officer at Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Ryosuke holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business and a Bachelor's Degree in African Studies from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.