About
Platform and ecosystem lead, founder of Athens Tech Circle, with a background in natural gas engineering and an MSc in Entrepreneurship from ALBA.
Experience
- Metavallon VCPlatform and Ecosystem Leadcurrent2026 — present
- Greek PlugCo Hostcurrent2026 — presentAthens, Attiki, Greece
- Athens Tech CircleFoundercurrent2024 — presentAthens, Attiki, Greece
- Africa Growth LeadersCo-Founder & Ecosystem Development2024 — 2026
- OiKONAStartup Advisor2025Athens, Attiki, Greece
- Africa Tech SummitSales and Ecosystem Manager2022 — 2024London, Nairobi, Accra
- Africa Tech SummitTeam Member2018 — 2022
- Africa Money & DeFi SummitSales and Ecosystem Manager2022 — 2024Ghana
- HumaneProject Manager2021
- Startup GrindKigali Director2018 — 2019Kigali
- Compound55Co-Founder2017 — 2019Kigali, Rwanda
- StartupbootcampEntrepreneur In Residence2018City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- ICT4SIIndependent Consultant2015 — 2017Africa
- AIESECOperations Support Manager2016 — 2017Middle East and Africa
- AIESECCountry Manager2015 — 2016Rwanda
- Nigerian National Petroleum CorporationBudget and Planning2014Abuja, Nigeria
Education
- Alba Graduate Business SchoolMaster's degree, Entrepreneurship2019 — 2021
- University of CologneMBA Course, Sustainability and Competitive Advantage
- University of Port HarcourtBachelor of Engineering, Natural Gas2008 — 2014
Skills & more
Teamwork14Analysis2Strategic Planning3Problem Solving1Relationship Building1Design ThinkingConflict ResolutionInterpersonal Relationships1Leading Positive ChangeSales ProcessesCommunity BuildingEcosystem Management
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Online ModerationMarketing Event PlanningTeam BuildingEcosystemLeadership DevelopmentProject PlanningProject ManagementRecruitingEngineeringNatural GasRenewable EnergyBusiness DevelopmentLanguages English · Greek · Hausa · Igbo
- Learning GDPR — LinkedIn
- Creating a Culture of Privacy — LinkedIn
- Instructional Design: Needs Analysis — LinkedIn
- Venture Deals Course — Kauffman Fellows
- Mastering Supply Chain Management: Production planning with multiple recourse constraints using Excel Solver tool — Ural Federal University
- TOMORROW'S MOBILITY - Sustainable Technologies for the Automotive Sector — IFP School
- Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Project Management — LinkedIn
- Scrum: The Basics — LinkedIn
From Henry's professional profile.
Colleagues at Metavallon VC
Angelos Manglis
Venture Partner at Metavallon VC
Demetris Iacovides
Partner, Brain Gain Fund at Metavallon VC
George Karantonis
Partner at Metavallon VC
George Kroustalakis
Investment Analyst at Metavallon VC
Konstantinos Karvounakis
Principal at Metavallon VC
Myrto Papathanou
Partner at Metavallon VC
Nancy Asimakopoulou
Analyst at Metavallon VC
Vasilis Karantonis
Investment Analyst at Metavallon VC
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Henry Umunnakwe work?
- Henry Umunnakwe is Platform & Ecosystem Lead at Metavallon VC.
Same school
Also attended Alba Graduate Business School4
Also attended University of Cologne49
Andrea GazviniAssociate at NorthzoneJohann FriederichAssociate at Notion CapitalNicolas El BazeSenior Advisor at Partech VenturesMarkus MerzInvestment Manager at CapnamicDavid KuczekInvestor at HV CapitalAdrian FriederichPrincipal, Investment at FoodLabs
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