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Perfect pitch: Inside the mind of a venture capitalist

Karen Serem Waithaka, Chief Investment Officer at Catalyst Fund. [Courtesy]

Karen Serem-Waithaka, the South Africa-based Kenyan and chief investment officer at Catalyst Fund, has a 13-year stint running venture capital funds and accelerators within the climate tech space.

Her interest is working with startups at a very early stage and with a clear impact mandate. She tells Enterprise what it takes to identify a winning pitch and why many startups fail.

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