Our People
Conviction is a person.
Ventures are built by operators. Lateral Insight is led by a founder who has spent his career at the intersection of capital, technology, and Africa's real economy.
Founder
Nhena Nyagura
Founder & Principal, Lateral Insight
Nhena founded Lateral Insight to invent the products and companies Africa's new economy needs — from the buildings people live in, to the talent that powers global enterprises, to the energy and data infrastructure the continent will run on.
He works with entrepreneurs, capital partners, and institutions who share the conviction that Africa's next decade will be built from the inside out.