11 interesting facts about Margaret Nyamumbo who got Sh44m from Shark Tank

She was born in Kisii before relocating to the US in 2007

Emma Grede and Margaret Nyamumbo
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Kenyan entrepreneur Margaret Nyamumbo who is based in New York City has received a massive investment of Sh44 million into her coffee company.

Margaret Nyamumbo is the founder and CEO of Kahawa 1893, a firm that exports African coffee to America.

The Sh44 million will go towards buying a 5 percent stake in Nyamumbo’s Kahawa 1893.

In the program that aired on ABC Television on Saturday, the Harvard Business School alumni made pitches to investors Mark Cuban, Emma Grede, Robert Herjavec, Kevin O'Leary, and Lori Greiner

Emma Grede, a guest shark in Episode 14, made an investment in the Kahawa 1893 company.

Facts about Kenyan entrepreneur Margaret Nyamumbo who won Sh44m from Shark Tank

  1. Founder and CEO of Kahawa 1893
  2. Got Sh44 million from Shark Tank judge Emma Grede
  3. Featured in Shark Tank Season 14 Episode 14
  4. Started Kahawa 1893 in 2017
  5. Sources coffee from Africa
  6. Based in New York City, Born in Kisii
  7. Alumni of the Harvard Business School
  8. 1st Black woman-owned coffee brand to be stocked at Trader Joe’s in US
  9. Started selling at retail giant, Target, 2022.
  10. Quit Wall Street job in 2007 & moved to US
  11. Former consultant at World Bank, Kenya

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