Since graduating with a Bachelors of Commerce and Marketing major from the University of Nairobi in 2010, Muthuri has worked with an array of early stage companies and key stakeholders in Africa’s vibrant startup and tech ecosystem. Prior to joining Nest, he worked at Brand 2D, a leading African creative and digital agency, managing social media content and communities for big brands and also ABC Bank Kenya as a digital marketing officer. He also co-founded two EdTech companies and a social media agency in Nairobi. With the goal of supporting entrepreneurs and developing SMEs he spent two years at one of East Africa’s premier accelerators helping over 80 social enterprises and 170 founders create, refine, and execute their business strategy. Muthuri is from Africa and through his role at Nest hopes to help companies scale into, across and out of Africa.