About
Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes is the Founder and Managing Partner of Aruwa Capital Management, a women-owned and managed early-stage growth equity fund investing in West African small to lower mid-market companies. With 15 years of experience in investment banking and private equity at institutions including J.P. Morgan, she launched Aruwa Capital at age 29 and became the first female solo General Partner to raise over $10 million in an institutional first fund in Nigeria. She has been recognized as a Top 35 Woman Moving Africa Forward (2020), Top 100 global leader combining profit and purpose (2021), Top 100 African leader under 40 (2022), and Top 50 Inspiring Woman in Nigeria (2022).
Experience
- Aruwa Capital ManagementFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2019 — presentNigeria
- World Economic ForumYoung Global Leadercurrent2026 — present
- IMAGINEIMAGINE Leadercurrent2025 — present
- Coronation Asset ManagementNon Executive Directorcurrent2023 — presentLagos State, Nigeria
- OmniRetail AfricaBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- PEVCA NigeriaNon Executive Directorcurrent2023 — presentLagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
- MDaaS GlobalNon Executive Directorcurrent2023 — present
- YIKODEEN COMPANY LIMITEDNon Executive Directorcurrent2025 — present
- Wemy Industries LtdNon Executive Directorcurrent2021 — presentLagos State, Nigeria
- KoolboksNon Executive Directorcurrent2021 — presentLagos State, Nigeria
- AgroEknorNon Executive Directorcurrent2021 — presentKano State, Nigeria
- Lifestores HealthcareNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 — presentLagos State, Nigeria
- Syntaxis CapitalPartner & Managing Director, Syntaxis Africa2014 — 2019Lagos, Nigeria
- J.P. MorganAcquisition & Leveraged Finance2013 — 2014London, United Kingdom
- J.P. MorganInvestment Banking - Mergers and Acquisitions2011 — 2013London, United Kingdom
- TLG CapitalInvestment Analyst2011London
- J.P. Morgan CazenoveInvestment Banking2010London, United Kingdom
- Lehman BrothersInvestment Banking2008London, United Kingdom
Education
- University of OxfordOxford Leadership Experience by IMAGINE2025
- University of BristolBsc, Economics
- Atlantic Hall, Lagos Nigeria
- St Lawrence College, Ramsgate
Skills & more
Valuation66Financial Modeling73Corporate Finance31Mergers8Investment Banking34Bloomberg11LBO13DCF9Equities12Equity Capital Markets8Alternative Investments11Bloomberg Terminal10
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Capital MarketsEconomicsEmerging MarketsEquity ValuationFinancial AnalysisFinancial MarketsHedge FundsLeveraged FinanceMergers & AcquisitionsPortfolio ManagementPrivate EquityTradingLanguages Spanish (Conversational)
From Adesuwa's professional profile.
Colleagues at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Abimbola Onakomaiya
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Abiola Sanni
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Adanma Onuegbu
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Adejoke Odocha
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Ademidun Edosomwan
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Adenike Ogunlesi
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Aisha Raji
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Ajibike Badeji
Investor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes work?
- Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes is at Rising Tide Africa (RTA).
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford950
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Also attended University of Bristol156
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Shared employers
Also worked at MDaaS Global1
Also worked at AgroEknor1
Also worked at Syntaxis Capital1
Also worked at J.P. Morgan796
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