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Fope Adelowo

Investor

Principal, PE Team and Co-Head of Helios Digital Ventures at Helios Digital Ventures

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

About

Fope Adelowo has more than 18 years of experience investing in and supporting technology and fintech companies across Africa. As a Principal on Helios' Investment Team and Co-Lead of the Digital Ventures Fund, she leads the firm's technology and fintech investments, and previously worked in Helios' portfolio operations team supporting companies in Nigeria. Before joining Helios in 2014, she worked at CardinalStone Partners, Goldman Sachs in London, Boston Consulting Group, and Jumia; she holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MEng from Imperial College London.

Invests in

AI & Machine Learning

Experience

  1. HELIOS INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLPInvestorcurrent2014 β€” presentLondon, Greater London, United Kingdom
  2. ThunesBoard Membercurrent2020 β€” present
  3. TPAY MOBILEBoard Membercurrent2019 β€” presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
  4. PaymobBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” present
  5. Interswitch GroupBoard Member2017 β€” 2019
  6. CardinalStone PartnersPrincipal Investments Group2013 β€” 2014Nigeria
  7. Rocket Internet NigeriaMD/Business Development2012Lagos, Nigeria
  8. The Boston Consulting GroupConsultant2012New York
  9. Goldman SachsAssociate2009 β€” 2011London, United Kingdom
  10. Goldman SachsAnalyst2006 β€” 2009London, United Kingdom
  11. Sponsors for Educational OpportunityIntern2004 β€” 2005

Investments

Board seats

Financial technologyPaymobSeamless HRTPAY Mobile

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Helios Digital Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Fope Adelowo?
Fope Adelowo has more than 18 years of experience investing in and supporting technology and fintech companies across Africa. As a Principal on Helios' Investment Team and Co-Lead of the Digital Ventures Fund, she leads the firm's technology and fintech investments, and previously worked in Helios' portfolio operations team supporting companies in Nigeria. Before joining Helios in 2014, she worked at CardinalStone Partners, Goldman Sachs in London, Boston Consulting Group, and Jumia; she holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MEng from Imperial College London.
Where does Fope Adelowo work?
Fope Adelowo is Principal, PE Team and Co-Head of Helios Digital Ventures at Helios Digital Ventures.
What does Fope Adelowo invest in?
Fope Adelowo invests in AI & Machine Learning.
What boards does Fope Adelowo sit on?
Fope Adelowo holds tracked board seats at Financial technology, Paymob, Seamless HR, TPAY Mobile.
Where did Fope Adelowo go to school?
Fope Adelowo studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Imperial College London (MEng, Chemical Engineering); Queen's College Lagos.

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