Larry Seruma is the Managing Principal of Nile Capital Management LLC, the Advisor of the Nile Africa Funds. Mr. Seruma has over 20 years of experience in portfolio management, investment research and quantitative investment strategies. In 2004, Mr. Seruma founded Nile Capital Management, where he began his tenure as Portfolio Manager for the Nile Master Fund, a global long/short equity hedge fund.

In 2005, the Nile Fund was integrated into Proxima Alfa Investments (USA) LLC (formerly VegaPlus Capital Partners), a subsidiary of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, and Mr. Seruma was named one of the firm’s Managing Directors. Currently, Nile Capital Management serves as the Advisor for the Nile Africa Funds, which seek opportunities for investment across the Africa continent.

Mr. Seruma has authored several articles on investments in Africa and other emerging/frontier markets, and has been featured in many leading financial publications. The author of Money Watch Africa, a financial blog focused on understanding Africa investment opportunities, he also serves on the Board for All for Africa, a non-profit organization that focuses on providing sustainable funding to charities and community based programs, and the Segal Family Foundation, which focuses on improving the quality of life in Sub Saharan Africa. He received an MBA in Analytic Finance and Statistics from the Booth School of Business, The University of Chicago, in 1996.