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Vanessa Mbamalu

Investor

Investment Associate at Cornerstone VC

United Kingdom

About

Vanessa Mbamalu is an early-stage investor associate who joined Cornerstone VC in 2024. She previously worked as a program manager for a Norwegian incubator and gained early-stage VC experience in the UK, with a background in deal sourcing and community building across the Nordics and UK. At Cornerstone she focuses on identifying early-stage deals in the UK.

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Experience

  1. Cornerstone VCInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  2. Cornerstone VCAnalyst2024 — 2025
  3. Concept VenturesVisiting Analyst2023London, England, United Kingdom
  4. Startup NorwayStartup Manager2021 — 2023
  5. Startup NorwayStartup & Investor Coordinator2020 — 2021
  6. Included VCVenture Capital Fellow (Class ’22), Included VC2022
  7. Royal Norwegian EmbassyPraktikant/trainee2018 — 2019Lilongwe, Malawi
  8. AYAL- Aspiring Young African LeadersGeneral Secretary2016 — 2018Manchester, United Kingdom

Education

  1. The University of ManchesterBachelor's degree, Economics2015 — 2018
  2. Lillestrøm High SchoolInternational baccalaureate

Skills & more

Teamarbeid5Lederskap6Tale offentlig2Strategisk planlegging3Research8Microsoft Excel3

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Same school

Also attended The University of Manchester125

Joel NoyceInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames BraithwaiteFinancial Controller at NorthzoneFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiAndy LeaverOperating Partner at Notion CapitalSimon SegarsExecutive Advisor at Black Opal VenturesHonor de WintonExecutive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global Llp

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Shared employers

Also worked at Cornerstone VC9

Rodney AppiahManaging Partner at Cornerstone VCEdwin AppiahGeneral Partner at Cornerstone VCWilfred FiankoGeneral Partner at Cornerstone VCSusannah NicklinIC Member at Cornerstone VCOksana StoweIC Member at Cornerstone VCNat FalconerVenture Partner at Cornerstone VC

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Also worked at Concept Ventures8

Reece ChowdhryGeneral Partner at Concept VenturesOliver KicksGeneral Partner at Concept VenturesJeff ChowdhryGeneral Partner at Concept VenturesSeyon IndranPrincipal at Concept VenturesAriel RahamimPrincipal at Concept VenturesAnrea MunsamyAssociate at Concept Ventures

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Also worked at Startup Norway2

Ulla SommerfeltBestyrelsesmedlem (Board member) at DanBANFrode JensenFounder at Scrimba

Also worked at Included VC27

Cristian PintoInvestor at DaphniMadison LenormandInvestor at DaphniChris TottmanGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalStephen MillardPartner, the Notion Platform at Notion CapitalPepe VilanovaPrincipal at JME VenturesStella PaffenholzSenior Associate at Atlas Venture

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Colleagues at Cornerstone VC

Dean Forbes
Board Member at Cornerstone VC
Edwin Appiah
General Partner at Cornerstone VC
Jude Addo
Venture Partner at Cornerstone VC
Lord Dr Michael Hastings CBE
Board Member at Cornerstone VC
Nat Falconer
Venture Partner at Cornerstone VC
Oksana Stowe
IC Member at Cornerstone VC
Rodney Appiah
Managing Partner at Cornerstone VC
Susannah Nicklin
IC Member at Cornerstone VC