About
Hema Vallabh is a founding partner at Five35 Ventures, a pan-African venture capital fund focused on early-stage, female-focused startups, and an angel investor with Dazzle Angels in South Africa. She co-founded WomHub, a pan-African incubator and co-working tech-hub, which is a spin-out of the non-profit WomEng that supports girls and women across the engineering skills pipeline. A trained engineer and certified ontological coach, she holds an Executive MBA from the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and serves on the boards of Ping Lady and the ALA Student Enterprise Program.
Experience
- Five35 VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2020 — presentSouth Africa
- WomHubCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentJohannesburg Area, South Africa
- Dazzle AngelsLimited Partnercurrent2020 — present
- WomEngCo Foundercurrent2006 — presentSouth Africa
- African Leadership Academy SEPAdvisory Board Member2017 — 2020Johannesburg
- The Passionate ProfessionalFounder & CEO2014 — 2018South Africa
- IDM Business SchoolProgram Director, School of Mentorship2015 — 2017Sub-Saharan Africa
- African Leadership NetworkFellow2014 — 2017
- SAWomEngManaging Director2013 — 2014Johannesburg/Cape Town
- SAWomEngGirlEng Director2010 — 2012South Africa
- SasolSenior Process Engineer2013Johannesburg Area, South Africa
- Sasol O&S, GermanySenior Process Engineer2011 — 2012Brunsbuttel, Germany
- Sasol TechnologyProcess Engineer2008 — 2011Sasolburg
- SAWomEngGirlEng National Coordinator2007 — 2009
Education
- Saïd Business School, University of OxfordExecutive MBA, Business2019 — 2021
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessVC Unlocked2020
- Saïd Business School, University of OxfordArchbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship2017
- Newfield NetworkDiploma, Ontological Coaching2013
- University of Cape TownMSc, Engineering (Chemical)2006 — 2008
- University of Cape TownBSc (Hons), Engineering (Chemical)2002 — 2005
Skills & more
Chemical Engineering60Process Engineering53Strategy30Engineering33Process Simulation14Petrochemical6Coaching8Catalysis7Process Optimization7Process Design5Team Building6Team Leadership7
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R&DTrainingEngineering DesignTime ManagementMentorshipMentoringResearchDiversity & InclusionCommunicationFacilitationManagementLeadershipLanguages Afrikaans · English · German
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Colleagues at Dazzle Angels
Adi Zuk
Investor at Dazzle Angels
Alexandra Fraser
Investor at Dazzle Angels
Audrey Verhaeghe
Chief Executive Officer at Anza Capital
Aunnie Patton Power
Investor at Dazzle Angels
Ayanda Mzondeki
Investor at Dazzle Angels
Charlotte Luzuka
Investor at Dazzle Angels
Christine Kamugisha
Investor at Dazzle Angels
Hannah Subayi Kamuanga
Investor at Dazzle Angels
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Hema Vallabh work?
- Hema Vallabh is at Dazzle Angels.
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291
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