Fundraising Fox

Vova Dugin

Investor

Managing Partner at E3 Capital

Kenya

About

Vova Dugin is Managing Partner at E3 Capital, where he leads the firm's investment strategy and portfolio value creation. He directed the fund toward investing in frontier markets by backing local entrepreneurs and helped broaden its focus to a wider climate mandate. Before E3, he spent 12 years in investment banking and private equity across Eastern Europe and Middle Asia, working on M&A and investments in the power sector and energy efficiency. He holds an MBA from INSEAD.

LinkedIn ↗

Invests in

Climate TechEnergy

Experience

  1. E3 CapitalManaging Partner and CEOcurrent2017 — presentKenya
  2. GoCabBoard Directorcurrent2026 — present
  3. MawinguBoardcurrent2026 — presentMauritius
  4. Candi SolarBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. PlentifyBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  6. CutstructBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
  7. Spark Energy.techBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  8. ZIZ EnergieBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  9. Solarise AfricaBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  10. SolarX AfricaBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  11. Nairobi Business Angel NetworkMembercurrent2022 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
  12. InspiraFarmsBoard Member2020 — 2024
  13. PEGAfricaBoard Director2021 — 2022
  14. Investment Banking and Private EquitySenior Director2004 — 2016

Education

  1. INSEADMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
  2. Saïd Business School, University of OxfordAI Management Programme, Artificial Intelligence

Skills & more

Strategy13M&A6Private Equity34Sell Side3Buy Side2Restructuring16Turn Around2Special Situations4Mergers & Acquisitions19Valuation26Special Situations Investing7Buy-side3
+11 moreFinanceCorporate FinanceInvestment BankingInvestmentsProject FinanceTurn Around ManagementFinancial ModelingFinancial StructuringDue DiligenceEmerging MarketsFinancial Analysis

Languages English · French · Spanish

From Vova's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended INSEAD668

Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate VenturesElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at Northzone

+ 662 more

Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford231

Manuk HergnyanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Granatus VenturesMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesConnor WhitingFinance Associate at Giant Ventures Global LlpBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpMelissaInvestor at Dig Ventures Management LimitedThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, Llc

+ 225 more

Shared employers

Also worked at GoCab1

Marcus WatsonInvestment Director at KawiSafi Ventures

Also worked at Mawingu1

Emma KerrChief of Staff at Balderton Capital

Also worked at Plentify1

Romain DiazCEO at Satgana

Also worked at InspiraFarms2

Seth SilvermanAdvisor at Factor[e] VenturesMarcus WatsonInvestment Director at KawiSafi Ventures

Colleagues at E3 Capital

Andrew Darge
Investment Manager at E3 Capital
Andrew Reicher
Investor & Advisor at E3 Capital
Clemens Calice
Investor at E3 Capital
Cynthia Mwaura
Senior Associate at E3 Capital
Elo Umeh
Investor at E3 Capital
Faith Omwaga
Team Assistant at E3 Capital
Jean-Marc Bally
Investor at E3 Capital
Jean-Michel Séverino
Investor at E3 Capital