Kiara Suttner-Tromp promoted to partner at HAVAÍC
Kiara Suttner-Tromp promoted to partner at HAVAÍC
Suttner-Tromp first joined HAVAÍC as a senior associate in 2019.
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Cape Town-headquartered venture capital firm HAVAÍC has announced the promotion of Kiara-Suttner Tromp to partner.
Effective immediately, she joins managing partner Ian Lessem and partners Grant Rock and Rob Heath on HAVAÍC’s management team.
Suttner-Tromp first joined HAVAÍC as a senior associate in 2019. “During her tenure, Suttner-Tromp’s financial and analytical acumen has been instrumental in building out HAVAÍC’s decision-making, risk management, and reporting functions,” said the firm in a statement.
She also spearheaded the due diligence and negotiations for bringing breakdown management platform RNR App and AI chatbot developer Rather.Chat into HAVAÍC’s 20-strong portfolio of African-born tech startups.
Suttner-Tromp earned her bachelor of business science and a postgraduate diploma in accounting from the University of Cape Town before obtaining her CFA designation. She completed her articles at KPMG South Africa before joining RisCura as a senior private equity analyst. Suttner-Tromp stepped into venture capital five years ago.
“I feel extremely grateful to be in this space where I get to work with inspiring entrepreneurs who believe they can change the world, and they do,” said Suttner-Tromp. “It’s an industry that will always keep you humble and leave you hungry to learn and grow at the same rate as the disruptions we see in this space, making it ever more rewarding.”
Suttner-Tromp’s promotion coincides with the first close of HAVAÍC’s third African-focussed fund announced last week. The $50 million African Innovation Fund 3 is earmarking 15 investments in early-stage, high-growth, post-revenue investments born in Africa with global potential.
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