Fundraising Fox

Melalite Ayenew

Investor

Partner at Antler

Kenya

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

Experience

  1. Africa Bridge FundPartner, East & North Africacurrent2026 — presentNairobi
  2. SibylDirectorcurrent2026 — present
  3. AntlerPartner2019 — 2025Nairobi, Kenya
  4. OracleDirector, Insight2016 — 2019City of Johannesburg
  5. Bain & CompanyManagement Consultant2013 — 2015Johannesburg Area, South Africa
  6. Princeton ConsultantsConsultant2005 — 2011New York, New York

Education

  1. INSEADMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2012
  2. Rutgers UniversityMS, Computer Science2003 — 2005
  3. Smith CollegeBA, Computer Science1998 — 2002

Skills & more

FundraisingInvestment ManagementSystems DesignCost ManagementOrganizational DesignEarly Stage InvestmentVenture CapitalManagement Consulting18Information Technology8Business Strategy26Change Management2Project Management7
+12 moreBusiness AnalysisBusiness Process ImprovementIT StrategyFinancial ModelingConsultingSoftware DevelopmentProgram ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipVenture BuildingStrategyManagementStrategic Planning

Languages Amharic · English · French · Spanish

  • Singularity Executive Program — Singularity University

From Melalite's professional profile.

Colleagues at Antler

Adam French
Partner at Antler
Alan Poensgen
Partner at Antler
Amy Zaghloul
Director, Canada at Antler
Anne Solhaug Tutar
Partner at Antler
Anthony Millet
Partner at Antler
Antoine Poirson
Partner at Antler
Bernie Li
Partner at Antler
Carolina Strobel
Partner at Antler

Frequently asked questions

Where does Melalite Ayenew work?
Melalite Ayenew is Partner at Antler.
What check size does Melalite Ayenew write?
Melalite Ayenew typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Same school

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Also attended Rutgers University111

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Also attended Smith College25

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Shared employers

Also worked at Antler163

Nicolas MetzkeInvestor at DaphniAndrea GazviniAssociate at NorthzoneOlivier GrindaVenture Partner at FJ LabsSandra MalmbergInvestor at EQT VenturesPaige SchultzInvestor at Long Ridge Equity PartnersHarikesh PushpapathanPartner at Stoic VC

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Also worked at Oracle370

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Also worked at Bain & Company717

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Also worked at Princeton Consultants2

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