Toffene Kama is a Principal Investment Officer at Mercy Corps Ventures (MCV), the early‑stage, impact‑focused investing arm of the global development organization Mercy Corps. He is based in Dakar, Senegal and is widely regarded as an operator‑turned‑investor with a long track record across telecommunications, digital payments, fintech, mobility and climate‑focused technologies in Africa. He brings 20+ years of experience working internationally, in Europe, North America, and across more than 20 African countries, where he moved from engineering and product leadership roles into entrepreneurship and later into early‑stage investing.Educationally, he holds a degree in software and electrical engineering from INPG (France) and completed a professional leadership program in entrepreneurship and finance at Harvard Business School (PLD).Before joining Mercy Corps Ventures, Toffene founded and led two startups -- Willstream and Eywa Miles.