About
Melvyn Lubega is a Senior Partner at E3 Capital with a focus on scaling technology-enabled businesses in Africa and globally. He was part of the founding team of one of South Africa's early unicorns and later served as Head of Africa and an executive committee member at a European venture capital firm. His earlier career included roles at Boston Consulting Group and Goldman Sachs, along with listed company board positions and public sector advisory work. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Cape Town and two master's degrees from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
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 E3 Capital
Andrew Darge
Investment Manager at E3 Capital
Andrew Reicher
Investor & Advisor at E3 Capital
Clemens Calice
Investor at E3 Capital
Cynthia Mwaura
Senior Associate at E3 Capital
Elo Umeh
Investor at E3 Capital
Faith Omwaga
Team Assistant at E3 Capital
Jean-Marc Bally
Investor at E3 Capital
Jean-Michel Séverino
Investor at E3 Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Melvyn Lubega?
- Melvyn Lubega is a Senior Partner at E3 Capital with a focus on scaling technology-enabled businesses in Africa and globally. He was part of the founding team of one of South Africa's early unicorns and later served as Head of Africa and an executive committee member at a European venture capital firm. His earlier career included roles at Boston Consulting Group and Goldman Sachs, along with listed company board positions and public sector advisory work. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Cape Town and two master's degrees from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
- Where does Melvyn Lubega work?
- Melvyn Lubega is Senior Partner at E3 Capital.
- 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).
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