Fundraising Fox

Tavraj Banga

Investor

Partner, Co-Head of Climate Investments at Helios Digital Ventures

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Tavraj Banga is a Partner and Co-Head of Climate Investments at Helios, which he joined in 2019. He has about 20 years of investment experience across developed and emerging markets in industries such as renewable energy, waste management, transport, financial services, real estate, and technology, having previously worked at the private equity firm Terra Firma and started his career as an M&A investment banker in New York on cross-border deals. He holds a BSc in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

LinkedIn ↗

Invests in

Climate TechEnergy

Experience

  1. Helios ClimatePartner, Co-Headcurrent2021 — present
  2. Helios Investment PartnersPartner & Co-Head, Helios Climatecurrent2018 — presentLondon
  3. Plum CapitalManaging Director2017 — 2018London
  4. Terra Firma Capital PartnersDirector2007 — 2017London
  5. Citigroup Investment Bank - M&A GroupAnalyst2004 — 2007New York City

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolBachelor's degree, Finance
  2. Winchester College

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,323

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,317 more

Also attended Winchester College9

Alexander LimInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Brinton HooverAssociate, Investment Team at Runway Growth CapitalJon WrightPartner at JamJar InvestmentsRoger BlottPartner at FRC FUND MANAGEMENT S.À R.L.Tom BiddlePartner at MML UK AdvisorNicholas Dixon-CleggPartner, Head of Independent Investments at Oxford Science Enterprises

+ 3 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Helios Climate1

Christopher NorthPartner, Co-Head of Climate Investments at Helios Digital Ventures

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 Terra Firma Capital Partners9

Catherine BergersenSenior Executive Assistant at Mayfair Equity PartnersSanna BlomkvistSustainability Lead at NorthzoneTaos EdmondsonPartner, DMG Ventures at DMG VenturesChris BarnesPartner and COO at AtomicoDaphne DovermannInvestor at CapitalTFelicity RichardsBusiness Operations Manager at Icehouse Ventures

+ 3 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