About
Adrienne Henderson joined Quona Capital in 2025 as a Senior Investment Associate on the Africa Cross-Border team, where she works on the firm's global strategy and cross-border investments and supports fintech development across Africa. Before Quona, she worked in venture capital, private equity, and strategy consulting across the U.S., U.K., and Africa, including four years at Boston Consulting Group, two years at Searchlight Capital Partners, and early-stage investing in Kenya with Equator Venture Capital. She holds an MBA from INSEAD and a bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University.
Invests in
Fintech
Experience
- Quona CapitalInvestment Officer, EMEAcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Quona CapitalInvestor - Yoco (Series A, B & C)current2025 — presentCity of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Quona CapitalInvestor - Lula (Series A & B)current2025 — presentCity of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Quona CapitalInvestor - Twinco Capital (Series A & B)current2025 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Quona CapitalInvestor - MaxAB (Series A & B)current2025 — presentCairo, Egypt
- Quona CapitalInvestor - VertoFX (Series A)current2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Quona CapitalInvestor - Khazna (Series A)current2025 — presentCairo, Egypt & Saudi Arabia
- Quona CapitalInvestor - Cowrywise (Pre-Series A)current2025 — presentLagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
- Quona CapitalInvestor - Enza (Seed)current2025 — presentCairo, Egypt
- Quona CapitalInvestor - SAVA (Seed)current2025 — presentCity of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Quona CapitalInvestor - Power Financial Wellness (Seed)current2025 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
- Quona CapitalInvestor - Flowcart (Seed)current2025 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
- Quona CapitalInvestor - Octa (Pre-Seed)current2025 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- INSEADMBA Internships2023 — 2024
- Searchlight Capital PartnersInvestment Professional2021 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Consultant2020 — 2021New York, New York, United States
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Senior Associate2019Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Associate2017 — 2019New York, New York, United States
- The World BankImpact Investing Consultant at The International Finance Corporation (IFC)2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- The World BankOperations & Strategy Consultant at The World Bank2020Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Education
- INSEADMaster of Business Administration - MBA2024
- Harvard Business SchoolGraduate Course Credit: Financial Accounting, Economics for Managers2021
- Wake Forest UniversityBachelor's Degree, Communications and Media Studies2012 — 2016
- The Loomis Chaffee School2008 — 2012
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel24Microsoft Office15PowerPoint21Microsoft Word7Facebook3Microsoft PowerPoint4Analytical Skills1Leadership25Public Speaking17Strategy11Teamwork1Management2
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Also attended INSEAD668
Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate VenturesElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at Northzone
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Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended Wake Forest University56
Andrew McGuirkVenture Fellow at Moneta VenturesEliza CushmanPartner at Congruent VenturesBrett BrohlManaging Partner at Bread And Butter Ventures, LlcMariusz AdamskiGeneral Partner at Ff Venture CapitalGregory BillingtonResearch at Transform Capital ManagementJulia de PetraTalent at Audacious
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Also attended The Loomis Chaffee School10
Carley PhillipsPrincipal at GreycroftJason MorrisVice President, Investor Relations at Sapphire VenturesJay H. KimPartner at Black Jays VenturesDrew PelletierVice President at Upper90Jonathan PerlGeneral Partner at Boulder VenturesBenji RosenblattSenior Associate at Third Prime
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Shared employers
Also worked at INSEAD66
Sandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesJustin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate VenturesEric BenhamouVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcRaghu BhaskarInvestment Manager – Sector Specialist Industrial IT and AI at Emerald Technology Ventures AgBruno DalapriaPartner at NXTP
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Also worked at Searchlight Capital Partners3
Also worked at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)681
David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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Also worked at The World Bank87
Sara SecallGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupSka Sijia DuPrincipal at Karma VenturesKavita GuptaSpecial Advisor at Buckhill CapitalSri PedduInvestor at Powerhouse VenturesJose María FernándezPartner at Asabys PartnersJean-Michel SéverinoInvestor at E3 Capital
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Colleagues at Quona Capital
Alejandro Safdie
Vice President at Quona Capital
Anuraag Dalal
Strategic Operations Associate at Quona Capital
Dan Bertoli
Partner at Quona Capital
David Mathewson
Partner/COO & Chief Compliance Officer at Quona Capital
Deidra Buissereth
Executive Office Associate & People Operations Coordinator at Quona Capital
Devin N. Dockery
Compliance Officer at Quona Capital
Elis Kwek
Investment Associate at Quona Capital
Fernanda Rezende
Analyst at Quona Capital