# Dana Reed

> Dana Reed is a post-ipo equity investor at PanAfrican Investment Co. backing Beauty. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [PanAfrican Investment Co.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/panafrican-investment-co)
- Location: United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2013
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Nov 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-reed-32679a14/

Dana Reed is an impact investor and advisor with 25 years of financial services experience. She founded Nyansapo Impact Capital, an advisory firm focused on African and African American SMEs, and previously served as CEO of PanAfrican Investment Co., investing in African businesses across education, healthcare, manufacturing, and technology. She is a Founding Trustee of The Africa Center in Harlem, where she served as Interim CEO and led a $50 million capital campaign.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beauty | 1 | 50% |
| Content | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Blogging Platforms | 1 | 50% |
| Knowledge Management | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shea Yeleen | Shea Yeleen International is a unique social enterprise that includes a 501(c)3 nonprofit and a commercial entity that sells high-quality, unrefined shea butter products. Shea Yeleen International mission is to promote sustainable economic development in rural sub-Saharan Africa, empower and train women-owned shea butter cooperatives, and educate consumers in the U.S. about natural beauty care products and fair trade. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 12, 2013 | http://www.sheayeleen.com/ |
| Trunity | Trunity Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: TNTY ) ("Trunity "), is a leading global provider of living digital textbooks and eLearning solutions designed to increase engagement and foster one-to-one learning. Trunity’s end-to-end solution meets the needs of authors, publishers, students, teachers, researchers and institutions from K-12, to higher education, and enterprise. Founded in 2009, Trunity has operations in North America, Ukraine and India. For more information, visit: www.Trunity.com . | $3.6M | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 06, 2013 | http://www.trunity.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## About PanAfrican Investment Co.

VC Fund · New York, United States

PanAfrican Investment is a private investment firm focused on the growth and development of companies in sub-Saharan Africa.

1 contacts available at PanAfrican Investment Co..

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dana Reed | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dana-reed-b1d8 |

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## FAQ

### What does Dana Reed invest in?

Dana Reed invests primarily in Beauty, Content and Education startups, most often at Post-IPO Equity and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Dana Reed last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dana Reed closed in Nov 2013. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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