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.
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
Education
- University of TorontoB.Sc, Actuarial Science1997 — 2001
- Canadian Institute of ActuariesFellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries
- Society of ActuariesFellow of the Society of Actuaries
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.
Same school
Also attended University of Toronto249
Yasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorMike MontanoInvestor at True VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VC
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Shared employers
Also worked at Abu Dhabi Investment Council2
Also worked at Mercer34
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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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