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Alexandra Fraser

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Investor at Dazzle Angels

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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About

Alexandra Fraser is Chief Executive Officer of Viridian, a director at AEEI, and an investment committee member at Jaza Rift Ventures. She also works as an angel investor and has more than a decade of experience in early-stage funding across government, academia, and corporate settings, during which she has evaluated over 4,000 businesses. Her work focuses on the South African entrepreneurial and innovation sectors, with expertise in business development and gap analysis.

Experience

  1. ViridianChief Executive Officercurrent2016 — presentCape Town, South Africa
  2. Jaza RiftInvestment Committee Membercurrent2023 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
  3. African Entrepreneurial Ecosystem InvestorsDirectorcurrent2021 — presentCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  4. African Angel AcademyLead Facilitatorcurrent2019 — presentCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  5. Dazzle AngelsCo-Founder & Angel Investorcurrent2018 — presentCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  6. The Silicon Cape InitiativeDirector & Board Member2010 — 2018Cape Town, South Africa
  7. The Silicon Cape InitiativeChairperson2012 — 2015
  8. The Silicon Cape InitiativeVice Chairperson2012Cape Town Area, South Africa
  9. Stone TreeCEO / Founder2014 — 2016Cape Town Area, South Africa
  10. InvenfinBusiness Development Manager2011 — 2014Stellenbosch, South Africa
  11. InvenfinResearch Analyst2009 — 2011
  12. Scottish Institute for EnterpriseIntern at Edinbrugh Research and Innovation2007 — 2008
  13. Cape Biotech TrustMarketing & Cluster Facilitation Manager2004 — 2006
  14. Cape Biotech TrustPortfolio Administrator2005

Skills & more

Investment2Due Diligence1Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital52Investments14Business Modeling4Research10Business Strategy58Business Planning32Marketing Strategy11Market Research9Business Development43
+12 moreStart-upsBusiness AnalysisProject ManagementMarketing CommunicationsMarketingCompetitive AnalysisProposal WritingFinanceManagementAnalysisStrategic PlanningStrategy

Languages Afrikaans · English

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Who is Alexandra Fraser?
Alexandra Fraser is Chief Executive Officer of Viridian, a director at AEEI, and an investment committee member at Jaza Rift Ventures. She also works as an angel investor and has more than a decade of experience in early-stage funding across government, academia, and corporate settings, during which she has evaluated over 4,000 businesses. Her work focuses on the South African entrepreneurial and innovation sectors, with expertise in business development and gap analysis.
Where does Alexandra Fraser work?
Alexandra Fraser is at Dazzle Angels.
Where did Alexandra Fraser go to school?
Alexandra Fraser studied at Institute of Directors (IoD) (Certificate in Company Direction, Board Governance & Leadership); The University of Edinburgh (MSc, International Business & Emerging Markets); University of Cape Town (PGDEM, Entreprise Management).

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