About
Melvyn Lubega is an Africa-focused investor and Go1 co-founder who uniquely scaled an African-born edtech to unicorn status and prioritizes creating 100,000 sustainable jobs through entrepreneurship and investment.
Invests in
Climate TechDeep TechFintechFuture of WorkHardwareSaaS
Experience
- BreegaPartnercurrent2022 — present
- Adcorp GroupNon Executive Directorcurrent2020 — presentJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- St John's CollegeCouncil Member (Board of Governors) & IT Committee Chaircurrent2017 — presentJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- GO1Director2014 — 2023
- The Boston Consulting GroupStrategy Consultant2012 — 2014
- Goldman SachsSummer Analyst2011 — 2012London, United Kingdom
- SYH Investments CCDirector2009 — 2012
- G20 - Young Global ChangersMinister of Finance - South African Delegation2010 — 2011Paris Area, France
- Corporate Council on AfricaSummer Consultant2010Washington D.C. Metro Area
Skills & more
Bloomberg3VBA2Financial Modeling99Actuarial Science27Valuation31Quantitative Finance10Economics99Financial Risk10Investments55Statistical Modeling4Statistics14Management Consulting20
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Colleagues at Breega
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Melvyn Lubega?
- Melvyn Lubega is an Africa-focused investor and Go1 co-founder who uniquely scaled an African-born edtech to unicorn status and prioritizes creating 100,000 sustainable jobs through entrepreneurship and investment.
- Where does Melvyn Lubega work?
- Melvyn Lubega is Partner at Breega.
- What does Melvyn Lubega invest in?
- Melvyn Lubega invests in Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Fintech, Future of Work, Hardware, SaaS.
- Where did Melvyn Lubega go to school?
- Melvyn Lubega studied at University of Oxford (Master’s Degrees, Education (Learning and Technology) & Public Policy); University of Cape Town (Bachelor of Business Science, Actuarial Science & Statistics); St John's College (IEB Senior Certification).
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford1,229
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended University of Cape Town227
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesAvron MarcusInvestor at Index VenturesLaurel BowdenPartner at 83NorthAlan EzekowitzInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAndy VitusPartner at Scale Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Adcorp Group2
Also worked at St John's College2
Also worked at GO119
Craig BlairCo-founder & Partner, Chair of Investments at AirTree VenturesMelvyn LubegaSenior Partner at E3 CapitalBarnaby DorfmanCTO-in-Residence at Mainsail PartnersPriya SaiprasadInvestment Advisory Council at Neythri Futures FundJames WuPartner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Andrew LarsenPartner at Folklore Ventures
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Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group1,125
David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockCristina JunqueiraCo-founder of NubankDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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