Sophia Kleshchuk
InvestorHead of Strategic Operations at Chenel Capital Partners
New York, New York, United States
About
Leads strategic operations, overseeing daily operations, communications, and cross-team execution while supporting fundraising and LP engagement. She has 10 years across venture capital, capital markets, fintech, and emerging tech, and was previously Head of Business Development at Enkonix Venture Studio.
Experience
- Knife CapitalPartnercurrent2023 — presentCity of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Thinkroom ConsultingFoundercurrent2014 — presentCity of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- GrindstoneXLManaging Partnercurrent2017 — presentSouth Africa
- Grindstone VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2017 — presentSouth Africa
- Solver ConsultingPartner2011 — 2014City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- SAP Ariba Tech SolutionsCommercial Director2010 — 2012City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Deloitte ConsultingSenior Manager2007 — 2010Johannesburg, South Africa
- ChevronGM: Sales Enblement Marketing Support Services Central & Southern Africa2005 — 2007Southern and Central Africa
- ChevronMarketing & Compliance Coordinator - Africa & Pakistan2004 — 2005
- ChevronMerchandise Manager - Central & Southern Africa2002 — 2004
- ChevronCategory Manager2000 — 2002
Skills & more
Public SpeakingStrategic Planning19Management29Leadership9Strategy17Investments1Due Diligence1Go-to-Market Strategy1SalesCommercial OperationTraining & Development1Business Development1
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Venture CapitalTechnology IncubationProduct IncubationTechnology DevelopmentBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Professional ServicesSmall Business DevelopmentSME developmentSME ConsultingTrainingWorkshop FacilitationOperational EfficiencyFrom Sophia's professional profile.
Colleagues at Chenel Capital Partners
Andrew Kurian
Chief Compliance Officer at Chenel Capital Partners
Andrew Nelson
Capital Formation Associate at Chenel Capital Partners
Gregory Wagner
Head of Capital Formation at Chenel Capital Partners
Henry Moura
EU & UK Capital Formation at Chenel Capital Partners
Ivan Protopopov
Managing Partner and CEO at Phystech Ventures
James Lafferty
Consumer Advisor at Chenel Capital Partners
Kristin Kunert
Head of Investor Relations at Chenel Capital Partners
Richard Chenel
Founder & Managing Partner at Chenel Capital Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sophia Kleshchuk?
- Leads strategic operations, overseeing daily operations, communications, and cross-team execution while supporting fundraising and LP engagement. She has 10 years across venture capital, capital markets, fintech, and emerging tech, and was previously Head of Business Development at Enkonix Venture Studio.
- Where does Sophia Kleshchuk work?
- Sophia Kleshchuk is Head of Strategic Operations at Chenel Capital Partners.
- Where did Sophia Kleshchuk go to school?
- Sophia Kleshchuk studied at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme, Artificial Intelligence); Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Venture Finance Programme, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika (BCOM, Specialisation in Marketing).
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Also attended Nelson Mandela University6
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Shared employers
Also worked at Knife Capital9
Ali Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesWale AyeniManaging Partner, Co-head of Helios Digital Ventures at Helios Digital VenturesCatherine YoungPartner at Knife CapitalDavey GantPartner at Knife CapitalJohnathan SmitInvestment Manager at Knife CapitalCraig IvyInvestment Manager at Knife Capital
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Also worked at Thinkroom Consulting1
Also worked at GrindstoneXL2
Also worked at Deloitte Consulting1,903
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