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Maina Murage

Maina Murage is a Principal at Norrsken 22, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on backing ambitious African founders building scalable, impact-driven businesses. He works closely with startups at the seed stage, supporting them in strengthening their fundamentals, making disciplined capital decisions, and preparing for long-term, venture-scale growth. With deep insight into Africa’s startup ecosystem, Maina emphasizes the importance of founder conviction, smart capital deployment, and selecting the right investors to increase a company’s probability of success. Through his work, he helps entrepreneurs navigate common early-stage challenges while building resilient businesses positioned to scale sustainably across the continent.

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3 VCs Break Down How Founders Should Raise in 2026: Norrsken22, NaiBAN, Baobab Network

On this episode of My Tech Story Africa, Alice Kanjejo speaks with Nick Vilelle (NaiBAN), Maina Murage (Norrsken 22), and Art Chupeau (Baobab Network) in the podcast’s first-ever VC roundtable about what it really takes to build and fund startups in Africa. They share candid insights on passion versus investor expectations, valuation traps, funding gaps, and smart capital use practical lessons every founder needs to hear.

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