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Sola Carrena

Investor

Managing Director, PE Team at Helios Digital Ventures

Africa

About

Sola Carrena has more than 22 years of professional experience, largely focused on buying and selling companies across a range of sectors in Africa. Before joining Helios in September 2022, she spent 10 years at Stanbic IBTC Capital as Executive Director and Head of Corporate Finance, and earlier worked at Travant Capital Partners, Ocean and Oil Holdings, Accenture, and Procter and Gamble. She holds an MSc in Economics and Finance from the University of Alberta and a BSc in Economics from the University of Lagos, and is a CFA charterholder.

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Experience

  1. Helios Investment PartnersManaging Director Nigeriacurrent2022 — presentNigeria
  2. Stanbic IBTC Capital LimitedHead, Financial Advisory2014 — 2022Lagos, Nigeria
  3. Stanbic IBTC Capital LimitedHead, Corporate Finance2019 — 2022Lagos, Nigeria
  4. Stanbic IBTC Capital LimitedSenior Manager, Financial Advisory2014Lagos
  5. Stanbic IBTC Bank PLCManager, Financial Advisory2012 — 2014Lagos
  6. TravantVice President2007 — 2012Nigeria
  7. Ocean & Oil HoldingsSenior Associate2005 — 2006Nigeria
  8. AccentureAnalyst, Energy & Natural Resources2002 — 2003Lagos
  9. Procter & GambleCustomer Business Development Finance Manager2000 — 2002Lagos

Education

  1. University of AlbertaMA, Economics & Finance2003 — 2005
  2. University of LagosBSc (1st Class), Economics1996 — 2000

Same school

Also attended University of Alberta43

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+ 37 more

Also attended University of Lagos32

Dotun OlowoporokuManaging Partner at Ventures PlatformPius BankongInvestment Associate at Oui CapitalFranklin EbomahInvestment Manager at Chui VenturesVictoria PopoolaSenior Investment Associate at Consonance Investment ManagersSumayyah AdefoluInvestment Intern at Consonance Investment ManagersOyindoubra EghagheInvestment Principal at Alitheia Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Helios Investment Partners21

Tope LawaniManaging Partner, Member of Executive and Investment Committee at Helios Digital VenturesBabatunde SoyoyeManaging Partner, Member of Executive and Investment Committee at Helios Digital VenturesLuciana GerminarioPartner, Chief Operating Officer, Member of Executive Committee at Helios Digital VenturesMark HartmannInvestment Advisor, Member of Investment Committee at Helios Digital VenturesVitali HarwardtPartner & Chief Financial Officer at Helios Digital VenturesPaul CunninghamPartner, Investment & Fund Structuring at Helios Digital Ventures

+ 15 more

Also worked at Accenture587

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAmira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone

+ 581 more

Also worked at Procter & Gamble195

Kenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystDavid JohnsonManaging Director at Intel Capital, North AmericaKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechChad L. SummeBoard Member at CincyTechAlex TosoliniAdvisor at CincyTechJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures

+ 189 more

Colleagues at Helios Digital Ventures

Ali-Abbas Punjani
Senior Vice President, PE Team at Helios Digital Ventures
Babatunde Soyoye
Managing Partner, Member of Executive and Investment Committee at Helios Digital Ventures
Christopher North
Partner, Co-Head of Climate Investments at Helios Digital Ventures
Claire Norton
Head of Client Servicing at Helios Digital Ventures
Dennis Aluanga
Partner, Portfolio Operations Group at Helios Digital Ventures
Dominic Leong
Vice President, PE Team at Helios Digital Ventures
Faris Ayoub
Partner, Helios Sports and Entertainment Group at Helios Digital Ventures
Fope Adelowo
Principal, PE Team and Co-Head of Helios Digital Ventures at Helios Digital Ventures