# Kwehnui Tawah

> Kwehnui Tawah is a seed investor at Wasoko backing Beauty, Retail and Consumer. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Wasoko](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wasoko)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwehnui-tawah-62421150/

Kwehnui Tawah is a seed investor at Wasoko focused on Beauty and Retail. Kwehnui Tawah is the Head of Platform Services + Special Projects at Sokowatch. He attended the University of Chicago.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beauty | 1 | 100% |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| Consumer | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uncover | Uncover is a beauty company that provides skincare products for consumers. The company's mission is to inspire, support, educate, and empower women to take control of health and well-being and become the most trusted skin-care brand. Uncover was founded in 2020 and is based in Kenya. | $1M | Seed | Dec 01, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FirstCheck Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-check-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FirstCheck Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firstcheck-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Future Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Goodwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwater-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [igniteXL Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ignitexl) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Wasoko

VC Fund · Nairobi, Kenya

Wasoko transforms access to essential goods and services by connecting small shops to the digital economy.

5 contacts available at Wasoko.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Yu | CEO and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-yu |
| David Jaress | Co-Founder and CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-jaress |
| Josh Raine | COO / Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-middleman |
| Kevin Lorenz | Global Head of Product | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-lorenz |
| Kwehnui Tawah | Head of Platform Services + Special Projects | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kwehnui-tawah |

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## FAQ

### What does Kwehnui Tawah invest in?

Kwehnui Tawah invests primarily in Beauty, Retail and Consumer startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kwehnui Tawah last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kwehnui Tawah closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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