VC Catalog · venture ecosystem research library
VC Catalog home Beta

Partner

Rob Smith

Smart Money RatingBased on the data VC Catalog holds.

Smart Money Rating: 94 out of 100

Principal & Head of Operations, First Circle Capital

Firm
First Circle Capital
Title
Principal & Head of Operations
Role
Principal
Location
our Uganda office, in Kampala
Known as
Investor
Claim, correct or request removal

Record updated 19 September 2026

About

Rob is an Investment Principal & Head of Operations with First Circle Capital. After starting his career in PE transaction advisory and strategy consulting in the UK, he moved to East Africa and has spent the last ten years working in financial services and technology businesses in the region. He was COO of a data analytics business in Tanzania for a number of years before joining First Circle. He holds an MSc from LSE and an MBA from LBS. He is based in our Uganda office, in Kampala.

Source (opens in a new tab)

Is this you? Remove my profile

Loading relationship preview

Cookies on VC Catalog

We use necessary cookies to run the site (sign-in, security, remembering this choice). With your permission we also use Google Analytics to understand how the site is used. Analytics cookies are set only if you accept all cookies. Privacy policy