Where does Falgu Shah work?

Falgu Shah is Partner at Next Billion Capital Partners.

Where did Falgu Shah go to school?

Falgu Shah studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Harvard Kennedy School (Master of Public Administration - MPA); University of Warwick (BSc Economics, Economics).

Falgu Shah

Investor

Partner at Next Billion Capital Partners

London, England, United Kingdom

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About

Falgu Shah is Head of Business Operations at Paystack, with over 10 years of experience in payments, fintech, and finance. Shah has worked as an operator, advisor, and investor across real-time payment infrastructure, payment processors, and alternative lending models, with a focus on expanding digital payments acceptance in Africa. Areas of interest include digital currencies and assets and user-owned networks.

Experience

PaystackHead of Business Operationscurrent2021 — present
Next Billion Capital PartnersPartnercurrent2019 — present
LoriBizOps2018Nairobi, Kenya
ActisPrivate Equity2018Johannesburg Area, South Africa
IFC - International Finance CorporationVenture Capital2014 — 2017Washington D.C. Metro Area
Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking2012 — 2014London, United Kingdom
Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Summer Intern2011 — 2012London, England, United Kingdom
Bank of EnglandPayments Operations2008 — 2009London, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Spanish3Microsoft Word3Microsoft Office4Investments9Econometrics3Capital Markets4Microsoft Excel4Macroeconomics3Microeconomics2International Economics2Economics10

From Falgu's professional profile.

Colleagues at Next Billion Capital Partners

Christopher Schroeder

Senior Advisor at Next Billion Capital Partners

Ciku Mugambi

Investment Director at DOB Equity

Eduard Melli

Vice President at Next Billion Capital Partners

Jamie Muller

Associate at Next Billion Capital Partners

Kentaro Toyoda

Managing Partner at Next Billion Capital Partners

Khaled Talhouni

Managing Partner at Nuwa Capital

Luiz Mazetto

Venture Partner at Next Billion Capital Partners

Ruzgar Barisik

Managing Partner at Next Billion Capital Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Falgu Shah?: Falgu Shah is Head of Business Operations at Paystack, with over 10 years of experience in payments, fintech, and finance. Shah has worked as an operator, advisor, and investor across real-time payment infrastructure, payment processors, and alternative lending models, with a focus on expanding digital payments acceptance in Africa. Areas of interest include digital currencies and assets and user-owned networks.
Where does Falgu Shah work?: Falgu Shah is Partner at Next Billion Capital Partners.
Where did Falgu Shah go to school?: Falgu Shah studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Harvard Kennedy School (Master of Public Administration - MPA); University of Warwick (BSc Economics, Economics).

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