Michael Tekabe

Visiting Associate, Investment Team

Ananda Impact Ventures · Berlin, Germany

Ananda Impact Ventures is the leading impact venture capital fund with a pan-European investment remit, managing ca. €200 million in four Core Impact Funds. Ananda backs technology businesses committed to having a positive impact that answers the most pressing social and ecological challenges of our time, in a way that is both scalable and sustainable.

Independent Consultant & Advisor

· Nairobi

Advised early-stage ventures on investor readiness, operations, and growth with a focus on circularity and impact-driven models. I also explored the coffee value chain and expanded my network across the impact investing and startup ecosystem.

Chief Operating Officer

Kubik, Inc. · Nairobi + Addis Ababa

A sustainable innovation startup transforming hard-to-recycle plastic waste into low-carbon building materials in Africa. Led strategic scaling from 4 to 80 employees, securing $5M+ in funding and pioneering a partnership for a plastic credit revenue stream (first in Ethiopia). Built comprehensive financial models and internal data frameworks that enabled rapid growth while maintaining operational excellence.

Head of Strategy & Operations, Founding Team

Kubik, Inc. · Nairobi + Addis Ababa

Angel Investor, Member

Nairobi Business Angel Network · Nairobi

Responsible Leaders Fellow

ESMT Berlin · Nairobi + Addis Ababa

Venture Fellow

Pariti · Nairobi + Berlin

An AI-driven marketplace connecting founders with talent, capital, and services across emerging markets. Co-created an investment readiness program for East African startups, developing assessment frameworks that helped 20+ ventures improve investor engagement. Provided direct coaching to pre-seed startups on go-to-market strategy and pitch refinement.

Senior Associate (Avp)

TPG Angelo Gordon · New York, New York

A global alternative investment firm managing $73B+ in assets across private credit, real estate, and multi-strategy investments. Built self-service BI tools that reduced data request processing time by 90%+, while managing fund reporting for $5B+ in AUM. Streamlined reporting efficiency by integrating automation tools across risk, portfolio, and investor relations teams.

Associate

Angelo Gordon · Greater New York City Area

Analyst

Angelo Gordon · New York, New York

Business Analyst, Residential Mortgage Backed Securities

Deutsche Bank · New York, New York

A multinational investment bank and financial services company operating in over 58 countries. My experience spanned three distinct areas of the bank: started in Global Markets Technology supporting the development of a new programmatic equity risk platform; led program management for a $1.4B technology portfolio where I built dashboards to track performance across 400+ projects; and worked directly with RMBS traders to implement a new position management system. The common thread was bridging business and tech teams - translating complex requirements into practical solutions that actually worked on the trading floor.

Business Analyst, Rotational Program

Deutsche Bank · New York, New York

12 month rotational program, both within the bank's technology team. Rotation 1: Equities Systematic Trading Rotation 2: Demand Planning & Program Portfolio Management

Summer Analyst

Deutsche Bank

I began my career in equity trading analytics as an intern at Deutsche Bank, where I worked on standardizing data for the convertibles trading desk. I collaborated closely with risk and technology teams to streamline data flows and improve reporting consistency, supporting better insights and decision-making on the desk.