Sonia Gokhale
InvestorCo-Founder and General Partner at VentureSouq
United Arab Emirates
Writes $100K – $10M checks
About
Sonia Gokhale, one of the few female founding GPs in the GCC, brings an actuarial-science background and rigorous financial modeling and unit-economics scrutiny, insisting founders detail growth plans, spend and runway upfront.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Climate TechFintechHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Experience
- VentureSouqGeneral Partner and Co-Foundercurrent2017 — presentUnited Arab Emirates
- Abu Dhabi Investment CouncilInvestment Professional, Global Special Situations2014 — 2017United Arab Emirates
- MercerActuary/Senior Associate2009 — 2014
- MercerAssociate2003 — 2008
- MercerAnalyst2001 — 2002
Skills & more
Management1Actuarial Consulting1Financial Risk2Actuarial ScienceFinance1Financial Modeling1Angel InvestingRetirementConsultingActuariesRisk ManagementEmployee Benefits
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Corporate FinanceValuationFinancial ReportingPensionsStart-up VenturesVenture FinancingVenture CapitalSovereignFrom Sonia's professional profile.
Colleagues at VentureSouq
Joelle Khawand
Senior Operations Manager at VentureSouq
Jumana Makhoul
Operations Associate at VentureSouq
Maan Eshgi
General Partner at VentureSouq
Maria Dolores Fernandez Flores
Principal at VentureSouq
Musaab Hakami
Venture Partner at VentureSouq
Nour Jaradat
Operations Associate at VentureSouq
Roba Olana
Data and Investments at VentureSouq
Sonia Weymuller
Co-Founder and General Partner at VentureSouq
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sonia Gokhale?
- Sonia Gokhale, one of the few female founding GPs in the GCC, brings an actuarial-science background and rigorous financial modeling and unit-economics scrutiny, insisting founders detail growth plans, spend and runway upfront.
- Where does Sonia Gokhale work?
- Sonia Gokhale is Co-Founder and General Partner at VentureSouq.
- What does Sonia Gokhale invest in?
- Sonia Gokhale invests in Climate Tech, Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS.
- What check size does Sonia Gokhale write?
- Sonia Gokhale typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- Where did Sonia Gokhale go to school?
- Sonia Gokhale studied at University of Toronto (B.Sc, Actuarial Science); Canadian Institute of Actuaries (Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries); Society of Actuaries (Fellow of the Society of Actuaries).
Founder mafias
University of Toronto mafia155
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ilya SutskeverBachelor's degreeFounded Safe Superintelligence +1Nick FrosstBachelor's of ScienceFounded CohereJeffrey KarpPhDFounded Tissium +3Shvet JainMAScFounded Panther +1Som SeifBa.ScFounded Wealthsimple +1Peter SumaHBSc - Honours Bachelor of Science majoring inFounded Applied Brain Research +1
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VentureSouq mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of Toronto520
Ilya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereYasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Shared employers
Also worked at Abu Dhabi Investment Council2
Also worked at Mercer48
Jason RobartCo-founder and General Partner at Seae VenturesMelike Abacioglu GunesVP of Marketing at Asymmetric Capital PartnersChristofer FloresSoftware Engineer at Struck CapitalVinny OlmsteadManaging Partner at Vocap PartnersMike BeckerManaging Partner at Vocap PartnersIan HeinrichInvestments | Principal at Ensemble VC
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