Tamer El-Raghy — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Managing Director at Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (Araf)
Invests in startups with business models that help African smallholder farmers adapt to climate change
Head of Private Equity, Africa Agri & Food at Responsability Investments Ag
Non-executive Director at Hsbc
Holds a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering and a Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Biography

Tamer El-Raghy serves as the Managing Director at Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (Araf), where he focuses on impact investments. In this role, he invests in startups with business models designed to help African smallholder farmers adapt to climate change.

Prior to his current position, El-Raghy was the Head of Private Equity, Africa Agri & Food at Responsability Investments Ag. His career also includes experience as an MBA Analyst at Lux Capital and a role at Cargill.