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Tenbite Ermias

Investor

Partner at Factor[e] Ventures

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

About

Investor with over 20 years in development finance and management consulting across Africa, the Middle East and the US. Formerly Head of Africa at British International Investment and a partner at BCG and McKinsey; from Ethiopia and focused on impact investing in emerging markets.

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Experience

  1. Open Access Energy Pty LtdBoardcurrent2024 — presentCity of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  2. NeedEnergy (Techstars'23)Boardcurrent2024 — presentHarare, Zimbabwe
  3. Ampersand EnergyBoardcurrent2024 — presentKigali City, Rwanda
  4. Clean Crop Technologies, Inc.Boardcurrent2024 — presentHolyoke, Massachusetts, United States
  5. Factor[e] VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
  6. Factor[e] VenturesBoardcurrent2022 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
  7. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Advisor2022 — 2023Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  8. British International InvestmentHead of Africa2018 — 2022Nairobi, Kenya
  9. McKinsey & CompanyPartner2015 — 2018Nairobi, Kenya
  10. The Boston Consulting GroupPartner & Managing Director2001 — 2014South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United States of America
  11. Honeywell AerospaceProject Engineer1997 — 1999Los Angeles, USA

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityMasters, Mechanical Engineering1999 — 2001
  2. Harvard Business School Executive EducationPreparing to be a Corporate Director2023
  3. Stanford UniversityBachelors, Mechanical Engineering1993 — 1997
  4. Sandford School, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaHigh School1991 — 1992
  5. St. Andrews School, Turi, KenyaHigh School1990 — 1991
  6. St. Joseph School, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaHigh School1984 — 1990

Skills & more

Development FinanceManagement ConsultingBusiness DevelopmentCorporate DevelopmentPrivate EquityDue DiligenceEmerging MarketsMarket EntryP & L OversightOrganizational DesignChange ManagementProgram Management
+8 moreCareer DevelopmentOil & GasConsumer GoodsSub-Saharan AfricaDevelopment ImpactStrategic PlanningLeadershipStrategy

Languages Amharic · English · German

From Tenbite's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,575

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended Harvard Business School Executive Education110

Ryan LaurinManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersPaul SlosarInvestor at FortySix Venture CapitalRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundTom KalinskeInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersKevin MandiaGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesRichard GrecoVenture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors

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Shared employers

Also worked at Ampersand Energy3

Seth SilvermanAdvisor at Factor[e] VenturesJames EverettPartner at Ecosystem IntegrityLyndsay Holley HandlerPartner at Factor[e] Ventures

Also worked at Clean Crop Technologies, Inc.7

Seth SilvermanAdvisor at Factor[e] VenturesMike WinterfieldFounder and Managing Partner at Active Impact InvestmentsAmy DuffuorCo-Founder and General Partner at Azolla VenturesMatthew NordanCo-Founder and General Partner at Azolla VenturesJillian ChasePrincipal at Prime Impact FundPete OberleManaging Partner at Trailhead Capital

+ 1 more

Also worked at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)680

David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,127

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

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Colleagues at Factor[e] Ventures

Aishat Raji
West Africa Director at Factor[e] Ventures
Akta
Venture Partner at Factor[e] Ventures
Amanda DelCore
Investor at Factor[e] Ventures
Andrew Hargadon
Managing Partner at Factor[e] Ventures
Dr. Morgan DeFoort
Partner at Factor[e] Ventures
Hillary
Executive Support Specialist at Factor[e] Ventures
James Phelan
Development Director at Factor[e] Ventures
Jamie Doyen
Chief Financial Officer at Factor[e] Ventures