# Wale Adeosun

> Wale Adeosun is a venture - series unknown investor at Kuramo Capital backing Advice. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kuramo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kuramo-capital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2018
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wale-adeosun-cfa-a1712a1/

Wale Adeosun is a venture - series unknown investor at Kuramo Capital in New York focused on Advice and Banking. Walé Adeosun, CFA, is the Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Kuramo Capital Management. Kuramo Capital Management is the General Partner of the $300M Kuramo Africa Opportunity Funds with offices in New York City, Lagos and Nairobi.Walé is a member of the US President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) and served asChair of the Investment Advisory Committee for the $180 Billion New York State Common Retirement Fund.Prior to Kuramo, Walé was Treasurer and CIO at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where he oversaw $1 billion in endowment and pension assets and a Managing Director at the MacArthur Foundation in Chicago with responsibility for over $2 billion in assets.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advice | 1 | 25% |
| Banking | 1 | 25% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 25% |
| Transportation | 1 | 25% |
| Food Processing | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 1 | 25% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 25% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Green Africa Airways | Green Africa Airways is a value airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. They firmly believe that the ease of movement of people, goods and services is key to unleashing the economic potential of any country or region. Through safe, quality and affordable air travel, they seek to be significant contributors to the economic development of Nigeria and theAfrican continent. Generally speaking, they are undoubtedly in the business of creating a future full of possibilities in the region. |  | Series A | Jul 02, 2018 | http://www.flygaa.com/ |
| Sterling Capital | Sterling Capita provides brokerage and financial services to all its clients. Its objectives are to cater to the needs of Institutional, Corporate and Retail customers by providing inspiring financial solutions. Their services include fixed income trading, equity trading, investments, lending, corporate advisory, research, and analysis. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 22, 2018 | https://sterlingib.com |
| Feronia | Feronia is an agribusiness operating in the DRC. It consists of three oil palm plantations, the first of which was established in 1911, and an arable farming operation. Feronia’s primary objective when it acquired its palm oil business in 2009 was to save the plantations from the brink of extinction. Today, after years of substantial investment,the future of the business is secure and they are working to make a meaningful and long-term contribution to the future of the DRC. | $17.5M | Post-IPO Equity | Oct 08, 2017 | http://feronia.com/ |
| Green Africa Airways | Green Africa Airways is a value airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. They firmly believe that the ease of movement of people, goods and services is key to unleashing the economic potential of any country or region. Through safe, quality and affordable air travel, they seek to be significant contributors to the economic development of Nigeria and theAfrican continent. Generally speaking, they are undoubtedly in the business of creating a future full of possibilities in the region. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2017 | http://www.flygaa.com/ |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [PAR Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/par-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Kuramo Capital

VC Fund · New York, United States

Kuramo Capital is a company that provides emerging and frontier market investments services.

2 contacts available at Kuramo Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shaka Kariuki | Co-CEO & Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shaka-kariuki-1642 |
| Wale Adeosun | Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wale-adeosun |

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## FAQ

### What does Wale Adeosun invest in?

Wale Adeosun invests primarily in Advice, Banking and Aerospace startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Wale Adeosun?

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### When did Wale Adeosun last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Wale Adeosun closed in Jul 2018. Shizune tracks 4 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?

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