Experience

Launch Africa Ventures

• Mauritius
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal Launch Africa is a frontier Pan-African fund solving the significant funding gap in the Seed to Series A bridge funding investment landscape in Africa - founded by Zachariah Georges and Janade du Plessis.



Aruwa Capital Management

• Nigeria
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IC Member

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  Lagos, Nigeria Aruwa Capital Management is a Lagos based, female founded and led, growth equity impact fund - founded by Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes.



ABAN

• United Arab Emirates
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  Netherlands ABAN is the official African Business Angels Network, a pan-African non profit association to support the development of early stage investors networks (clubs) across the Continent.



DRC Impact Angels

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Co-Founder

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Investment vehicle supporting and backing pre-seed and early seed tech ventures and innovative tech-driven SMEs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Affiliated with ABAN.



PROPARCO

• France
• Banking
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Country Officer & Equity Expert

  • Feb 2021 - Aug 2023

  Kinshasa, Congo (DRC)



Dazzle Angels

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Dec 2018 - May 2023

  Cape Town Area, South Africa


South Suez Capital Limited
• Mauritius
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Principal

  • May 2013 - Jan 2021


African Leadership Academy

• South Africa
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Guest Lecturer

  • May 2020 - Dec 2020

  Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa


Credit Suisse
• Switzerland
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee
• Associate

  • Jan 2011 - Mar 2013


Nomura

• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Analyst

  • Aug 2009 - Dec 2010

  London, United Kingdom


Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee
• Intern (Corporate Law)

  • Jan 2009 - Mar 2009

UBS Investment Bank
• Investment Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Analyst (Intern - M&A)

  • Jul 2008 - Aug 2008

Lehman Brothers
• Capital Markets
• 700 & Above Employee
• Analyst - (Intern - Debt Capital Markets)

  • Mar 2008 - Jun 2008

KPMG
• Brazil
• Construction
• Intern (Audit)

  • Oct 2007 - Jan 2008

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee
• Intern (Corporate Law)

  • Jun 2007 - Sep 2007