About
Managing Partner at Equator with over 16 years as an investor and entrepreneur in Sub-Saharan Africa. Founded Moja Capital and previously worked at BlackRock, Acumen Fund, UBS, and Centerview Partners; holds a BSc from MIT and an MBA from Harvard.
Experience
- EquatorManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentNairobi | London
- Moja CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentNairobi | London
- Factor[e] VenturesInvestment Committee Member2020 — 2022
- BlackRockDirector2012 — 2015
- Acumen FundPortfolio Manager2010 — 2012
- Centerview PartnersAssociate2006 — 2009
- UBS Investment BankAnalyst2005 — 2006
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2009 — 2011
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science - BS2001 — 2005
Skills & more
Strategy1Private Equity18Valuation11Financial Modeling9Investments2Investment Banking2Financial Analysis5Corporate Finance3Business Strategy4Due Diligence3Management Consulting1Venture Capital9
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Competitive AnalysisEmerging MarketsMergersCapital MarketsLBORestructuringCorporate DevelopmentBusiness ValuationHedge FundsMergers & AcquisitionsEntrepreneurshipFrom Nijhad's professional profile.
Colleagues at Equator
Aishat Raji
Director West Africa / Investment Director at Equator
David Longdon
Associate Director at Equator
Jamie Doyen
Chief Financial Officer at Equator
Joel Wanjohi
Director at Equator
Lyndsay Handler
Operating Partner at Equator
Morgan DeFoort
Partner at Equator
Phuthi Tsatsi
Senior Associate at Equator
Theresa Fehle
Head of Portfolio at Equator
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Nijhad Jamal work?
- Nijhad Jamal is Managing Partner at Equator.
- What check size does Nijhad Jamal write?
- Nijhad Jamal typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,969
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Shared employers
Also worked at Equator5
Also worked at Factor[e] Ventures17
Tenbite ErmiasPartner at Factor[e] VenturesKietteChief Operating Officer at Factor[e] VenturesJamie DoyenChief Financial Officer at Factor[e] VenturesAktaVenture Partner at Factor[e] VenturesMichael EmmersonDirector, Labs at Factor[e] VenturesPhuthi TsatsiSenior Investment Associate at Factor[e] Ventures
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Also worked at BlackRock196
Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMaddie CoughlinInvestor at DN CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAshley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftAnya RajaniAssociate at Sapphire Ventures
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Also worked at Acumen Fund40
Marc ManaraHead of Startups, OpenAI at EMERGENT VENTURESScott BirnbaumFounder and Managing Partner at Red Sea VenturesRuqayya DiwanVice President at InsitorHammad UmerHead of Pakistan at InsitorJacqueline BouscherHead of Business Development, Europe at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Sydney ThomasFounder and GP at Symphonic Capital
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