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Heather Henyon

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Founding Member, Board Director and Investment Committee Member at Dubai Angel Investors · Founding General Partner at Mindshift Capital

Dubai / New York

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About

Heather Henyon is the Founding Partner at Mindshift Capital, with investment experience across the Middle East, US, and Europe focused on women-owned, family-owned, and technology companies. She has invested in over 100 early-stage technology companies and funds, closed more than 20 debt transactions totaling $47 million across seven countries, and structured a $50 million loan guarantee program in the MENA region. She launched the MENA region's first gender lens investment fund and women's angel investor group, and received Cornell University Emerging Market Institute's Cañizares Alumni Award in 2023.

Experience

  1. Mindshift CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2020 — presentDubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. WAIN - Women's Angel Investor NetworkFounder & Directorcurrent2014 — presentDubai, UAE
  3. SEKEM GroupMember of the Board of Directors; Chairwoman of Audit & Risk Committeecurrent2016 — presentCairo, Egypt
  4. Global Leadership Fellows Program at Cornell Emerging Markets InstituteFounding Membercurrent2025 — present
  5. Dubai Angel InvestorsFounding Member, Board Director and Investment Committee Membercurrent2016 — presentDubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  6. NextWave VenturesInvestment Committee Membercurrent2017 — presentBoulder, Colorado
  7. Athena CFOFounding Partner2016 — 2017Dubai, UAE
  8. Balthazar CapitalFounder and Managing Partner2010 — 2017Dubai, UAE
  9. EureecaInvestment Director2015Dubai, UAE
  10. Little Thinking MindsInterim CFO2015Dubai, UAE
  11. Grameen-Jameel Microfinance Ltd.General Manager2007 — 2009Dubai, UAE
  12. Grameen FoundationRegional Director2004 — 2007Washington, DC and Beirut, Lebanon
  13. Standard & Poor'sCredit Analyst, Corporate Ratings2002 — 2004New York, NY
  14. WorldComProject Manager, Internet Architecture and Technology2000 — 2001Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  15. The Strategis Group3G Wireless Analyst, International Practice1999 — 2001Washington, DC
  16. Taylor-DeJonghAssociate1997 — 1999Washington, DC

Skills & more

Venture Finance8Fund Formation4Impact Investing1Financial LiteracyFinancial SystemsFinancial OperationsCapital RaisingInvestment ManagementShareholderMicrofinance24Valuation45Private Equity15
+12 morePortfolio ManagementEmerging MarketsFinancial ModelingProject FinanceCredit RiskSocial ImpactProgram ManagementBusiness StrategyCross-Border Deal StructuringLeveraged debt financingLeveraged Debt FinancingInvestor Training

Languages Arabic · French

From Heather's professional profile.

Deals · 1

LocalizedBoard seat

via Mindshift Capital · filed Apr 2021 · $3.3M raise

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Colleagues at Dubai Angel Investors

Kushal Shah
Venture Partner at RAED Ventures
Patrick Thiriet
Chief Executive Officer at EQ2 Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Heather Henyon?
Heather Henyon is the Founding Partner at Mindshift Capital, with investment experience across the Middle East, US, and Europe focused on women-owned, family-owned, and technology companies. She has invested in over 100 early-stage technology companies and funds, closed more than 20 debt transactions totaling $47 million across seven countries, and structured a $50 million loan guarantee program in the MENA region. She launched the MENA region's first gender lens investment fund and women's angel investor group, and received Cornell University Emerging Market Institute's Cañizares Alumni Award in 2023.
Where does Heather Henyon work?
Heather Henyon is Founding Member, Board Director and Investment Committee Member at Dubai Angel Investors.
What boards does Heather Henyon sit on?
Heather Henyon holds tracked board seats at Localized.
Where did Heather Henyon go to school?
Heather Henyon studied at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance and Entrepreneurship); The American University in Cairo; Oberlin College (BA, Economics and Political Science).

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Also worked at Little Thinking Minds1

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