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Olivia Gao

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Principal at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)

Cairo, Egypt

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About

Principal at VKAV who previously worked as an Analyst with SouthBridge Investments in Rwanda and at Future Hub Africa on early-stage venture investment.

Experience

  1. Verod-Kepple Africa VenturesPrincipalcurrent2025 — presentCairo/Lagos
  2. Verod-Kepple Africa VenturesSenior Investment Associate2023 — 2025
  3. Verod-Kepple Africa VenturesInvestment Associate2022 — 2023Lagos, Nigeria
  4. Impact BreadFellowcurrent2019 — present
  5. SouthBridge GroupAnalyst2020 — 2022Kigali City, Rwanda
  6. Future Hub AfricaAnalyst2019 — 2020
  7. Climate Finance Advisors, BLLCSummer Intern2019Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  8. Asian Infrastructure Investment BankSummer Intern2018Beijing City, China
  9. The ChinaAfricaAdvisoryResearch Intern2017
  10. UNDPSouth-South and Global Development Cooperation2016 — 2017Beijing City, China
  11. China House 中南屋Summer Fellow2016Nairobi, Kenya

Skills & more

International Relations6Project Management6STATA5International Development1Microsoft Office4

Languages Chinese · English · French

  • VC Portfolio Management: Capital Deployment and Reserve Planning — EUVC
  • Fund Modelling in VC: Assumption Sheet Construction — EUVC

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Colleagues at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)

Asuka Uesaka
Investor Relations & Communications at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)
Chigozie Ejimogu
Senior Manager, Sustainability and Impact at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)
Danladi Verheijen
PRC at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)
Dipo Okuribido
Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Commercial at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)
Dolapo Olayoriju
Associate at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)
Eric Idiahi
Investment Committee & Portfolio Review Committee Member (VKAV); Partner at Verod Capital at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)
Jeremy Cleaver
Independent IC at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)
Karabo Maelane
Head of Investor Relations & Communications at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)

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Who is Olivia Gao?
Principal at VKAV who previously worked as an Analyst with SouthBridge Investments in Rwanda and at Future Hub Africa on early-stage venture investment.
Where does Olivia Gao work?
Olivia Gao is Principal at VKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures).
Where did Olivia Gao go to school?
Olivia Gao studied at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) (Master of Arts - MA, International Economics and Development); Fudan University (Bachelor's degree, International Politics); Sciences Po (Exchange student, International Affairs and Strategies).

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