Alpha Emmanuel

Investment, Data, and Research Analyst with 4+ years conducting due diligence, working with financial models, and producing data-driven investment research across healthcare, FMCG, manufacturing, and agriculture. Proficient in Python, SQL, and Excel for large-scale data analysis, financial model review, and market sizing — with research and analysis across 30+ client engagements (including USAID, FCDO, World Bank, and GIZ) informing investment and capital allocation decisions.

Research, Data & Investment Analyst at Maitri Capital (2022-05 – Present)

• Lead preparation of 30+ investment memoranda, teasers, and pitch decks for SMEs and businesses, conducting competitor benchmarking and industry structure analysis to support investor-readiness.
• Led commercial due diligence reporting across 10+ transactions, including investor searches, financial model analysis and reporting, and evaluation of business models, unit economics, regulatory risks, and growth strategies.
• Synthesize investment risks and mitigants into decision-ready outputs for investors and senior stakeholders.
• Review and present financial models in client-facing reports, supporting capital raising and investor discussions across sectors.
• Evaluate RFP opportunities and support go/no-go decisions, drafting proposals and developing budgets for new client engagements.
• Analyze large-scale datasets across trade, health, and financial sectors using Python and SQL, generating investment-relevant insights for 30+ client engagements.
• Build market sizing and competitiveness frameworks using structured quantitative models, informing investment priorities for public and private capital deployment.
• Maintain and consolidate sector-level datasets to support ongoing research and reporting.
• Build and manage structured tracking databases (150+ records) to monitor stakeholders, deal pipelines, and market activity across multi-country engagements.
• Develop financial models and valuation frameworks to support due diligence and investment decision-making for institutional and development finance clients.
• Build Python-based automation scripts to streamline data extraction and cleaning across sectors, saving 20+ hours of manual work per project.
• Design and execute sector and market research engagements for global development partners (USAID, FCDO, World Bank, GIZ, TechnoServe), translating complex data into clear narratives for non-technical audiences.
• Design surveys and questionnaires for primary research engagements, managing outreach and data collection across pan-African and Kenya-specific studies.
• Produce feasibility reports across multiple sectors, assessing market viability, demand dynamics, and investment potential for clients and internal use.
• Author sector reports, advisory briefs, and policy notes linking data insights to strategic recommendations; present findings to investors, donors, and government stakeholders.
• Conduct ecosystem mapping and stakeholder analysis for early-stage finance and SGB-focused market scoping studies across multiple African markets.
• Lead competitive landscape and industry benchmarking research to support strategic positioning and market entry decisions for private sector clients.
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative findings from primary and secondary sources into investment memos and teasers for capital deployment decisions.
• Manage and review work of junior analysts across research and investment engagements, ensuring quality and consistency of deliverables.
• Lead all client-facing presentation design, building reusable firm-wide templates for investment decks, research reports, and proposal documents.
• Produce social media content to accompany newly published research reports, supporting the firm's external visibility.
• Built and maintain the firm's website, including managing hosting and domain transactions

Finance & Accounting Intern at Kisumu County Referral Hospital (2022-01 – 2022-04)

Supported billing, insurance claims processing (NHIF), accounts bookkeeping, and patient financial clearance within a high-volume public health facility.

Masters in Financial Engineering – World Quant University

Bachelor in Economics – Kenyatta University (2017-01 – 2021-12)

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education – Homabay High School (2013-01 – 2016-12)