Mbwana Ailly Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Founder & Managi...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Mbwana Ailly General Information

Biography

Mr. Mbwana Alliy is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Savannah Fund. He served as Board Advisor of Eneza Education. He also serves as Regional Investment Partner at Apis Partners. He is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Savannah Fund. He has worked in a variety of roles in Silicon Valley, UK and Africa from startups to corporations. Most recently as an Entrepreneur in Residence EIR at i/o ventures where he founded Savannah Fund. He has worked as an aerospace systems engineer & software developer at QinetiQ (formerly the UK's Defense Evaluation Research Agency) in flight testing with clients such as Airbus and UK Ministry of Defense. He has also served a Product Manager in the Microsoft Office and Business Intelligence Group responsible for Excel and Access product line. He has since worked and advised at 2 US startups in social networking & gaming (AppPrizes and PixPulse) and worked as a founder of the first East Africa online travel portal, Yellowmasai.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Founder & Managing Partner, Savannah Fund
Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
University of Bristol, BE (Bachelor of Engineering)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Email
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Address
  • 4th Floor, The AXIS
  • 26 Bank Street Cybercity
  • Ebene, 72201
  • Mauritius

Mbwana Ailly Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Savannah Fund Investor Founder & Managing Partner Ebene, Mauritius Venture Capital

Mbwana Ailly Lead Partner on Deals (17)

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Ando 01-Mar-2021 Seed Round Completed Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure Nairobi, Kenya
Orbit Health (Healthcare Technology Systems) 02-Dec-2019 Completed Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Aerobotics 20-Apr-2017 Completed Other Hardware Cape Town, South Africa
Golix 08-May-2015 Completed Financial Software Harare, Zimbabwe
Djuaji 07-May-2015 Completed Business/Productivity Software Nairobi, Kenya
Kola Studios 03-Jun-2014 Completed IT Consulting and Outsourcing Kampala, Uganda
Wyzetalk 02-Jun-2014 Completed Communication Software The Hague, Netherlands
StudySearch 01-Jun-2014 Completed Information Services (B2C) Lagos, Nigeria
Ahonya 25-Mar-2014 Seed Round Completed Internet Retail Accra, Ghana
Zatiti 21-Nov-2013 Accelerator/Incubator Completed IT Consulting and Outsourcing Nairobi, Kenya

Mbwana Ailly Network (62)

Portfolio Executives (60)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Asif Khan Ando Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 01-Mar-2021 Nairobi, Kenya
Vineet NR Ando Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer 01-Mar-2021 Nairobi, Kenya
Ando Head of Finance 01-Mar-2021 Nairobi, Kenya
Orbit Health (Healthcare Technology Systems) Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer 02-Dec-2019 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Orbit Health (Healthcare Technology Systems) Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 02-Dec-2019 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Fund Team Members (2)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Savannah Fund Ebene, Mauritius
Savannah Fund Ebene, Mauritius

Mbwana Ailly Affiliated Funds (2)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Savannah Fund II Savannah Fund Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2021
Savannah Technology Fund I Savannah Fund Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2012

Mbwana Ailly FAQs

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    Mbwana Ailly’s primary position is Founder & Managing Partner.

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