About Kupa
What?
We are building the leading inclusive hiring firm bridging geographies & cultures.
Why?
To champion exceptional talent not easily accessible. To offer clients a highly competitive edge.
How?
We find exceptional people and vet them entirely on merit. We ensure a strong culture fit between client and talent. You enjoy a motivated problem-solver with a fresh perspective.
Where?
We are headquartered in London with a remote team in Nairobi, Johannesburg and Cape Town. We source exceptional talent in from all around South Africa.
Team & Advisors
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Georgina Fleming | Founder & CEO
Track record of building pioneering organisations. Co-founding member of Systemiq Capital, a leading European climate VC firm. Co-led the conception of the Rwanda Water Resources Board, now reporting to the Prime Minister’s office to manage water resources nationally. Founder of ZOF Africa, a volunteer-run charity for tech & leadership education in Zimbabwe.
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Gathoni Mwangi | Head of Talent
Talent Acquisition professional with over 11 years of experience within and outside of Africa. Previously in recruitment at McKinsey and Bboxx. Named Top 20 Disruptive People Leaders in Kenya in 2023. Based in Nairobi.
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Moyosore Weke | Design & Research
Graduated from the Africa Leadership University in Rwanda. Frontend Engineer with a knack for turning lines of code into engaging user experiences and a passion for using AI to tackle the world's toughest challenge.
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Benji Meltzer | Senior Tech Advisor
Co-founded Aerobotics, a global leader in the agri-tech industry, in 2014, where he acted as CTO until April 2024. He helped build the company from the ground up, raising over $30M and building the team to over 100 people.
Previously, he managed analytics for Uber in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Katharina Neureiter | Senior Strategy Advisor
Currently Co-Head, Global Sustainability at Carlyle. Previously at British International Investment where she led strategies for equity, debt and fund-of-fund investments in Africa and South-East Asia to support inclusive economic growth. Before this Katharina worked in policy reform and supported companies and investors across Africa. She is deeply passionate about climate, equity, entrepreneurship – and books.
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Matt Heider | Senior Sales Advisor
Experienced impact entrepreneur, currently on the executive team of Danelec, a leading shipping technology provider. He was previously the CEO of Nautilus (acquired by Danelec) where he helped raise over $45M and was recognised as a Forbes Next 1000. Previously Matt built the sales and account management teams at Andela, a Softbank-backed Unicorn focused on connecting the global tech talent marketplace.
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Bakani Pilime | Software Developer
Bakani has been in the tech trenches for 7+ years. His journey began with backend development until he braved into full -stack domain. He has worked in Health Tech, E-commerce & financial services where he has evolved from coding in solitude to leading valiant teams of developers to build challenging software solutions.
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Michael Round | Climate Lead
15 years experienced talent management professional in London with unique mix of helping recruit for professional services, energy & power generation, defence, government, financial services, banks, funds, PEs, AMs, M&A advisories and technology start-ups.
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Dumisani Dube | Senior Advisor
Dumisani is committed to fostering the growth of tech, innovation and employment in Africa. He is a statistician by training, and is the founder of Nabla Africa where he designs, implements, and manages complex social impact projects for leading international organisations.
Our Values: GRIT
How we work. What we believe in.
Goal Oriented
We do not hide behind our research. Everything we do results in a success, a failure, a new idea.
Resilient
We fail forward. We are constantly learning and iterating. We embrace our mistakes and celebrate our wins.
Integrity
We make the world a better place. We are transparent and hold ourselves accountable. 0 Ego.
Thoughtful Communication
Our communication is simple, important and thoughtful. We embrace crystal clear thinking and get to the heart of the so-what.
Our story
Whilst in venture capital, our founder Georgina saw the need for companies in her portfolio to find new pools of premium, available, and diverse tech talent.
She turned to Africa, which is witnessing a surge in available, high-quality talent thanks to significant enhancements in connectivity, IT infrastructure, and education.
While seeking an existing company to facilitate these placements, Georgina found a gap. She founded Kupa alongside a remote team in Africa and Europe.
At Kupa, our mission is to meaningfully shape the careers of the talent we place. This entails building a non-traditional placement firm that a) identifies and champions underrepresented talent and b) prioritise high-quality, mission-driven clients.
We were founded on the conviction that bridging exceptional people to opportunity will foster innovation, unity, and action.