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Mabinty's career took her from public affairs to international development engagements at the World Bank and GIIN looking at how best to leverage private sector financing to address societal challenges. These experiences led her to Nairobi, motivated by a need to shift gears to create development approaches and solutions that use finance more effectively.

Wakiuru worked in the NGO sector but yearned for work with a core emphasis on sustainability and impact. After developing expertise in finance during a stint at the Nest Collective - Wakiuru’s expertise in finance prompted analysis work on the creative sector which led to her joining HEVA - the continent’s first investment fund focused on creative enterprises in 2014.

Wakiuru and Mabinty, fueled by the same passion to invest in young women in the continent, started LIVE Africa in 2019 to address the gap and opportunity they saw in the sector. Legacy Impact Venture Enterprise Africa (LIVE Africa) is an impact investing company providing Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) services and working to drive capital to African, women-led businesses and gender-balanced teams. The company through expertise in health, education, the arts/creative economy, agribusiness, and technology shapes our practice and investment strategy and offers a combination of skills, including data analysis, research, training on IMM, and impact assessments.

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