Wale Ayeni

Experience

1. Helios Investment PartnersManaging Partner - Helios Digital Venturescurrent2022 — present
2. SardineInvestorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
3. Pave BankInvestorcurrent2025 — present
4. ConduitInvestor and Non-Executive Board Directorcurrent2023 — presentGlobal
5. Galatea Bio Inc.Investor and Non-Executive Board Directorcurrent2025 — presentFlorida, United States
6. NombaInvestorcurrent2022 — present
7. PaymobInvestorcurrent2022 — present
8. VC3 DAOGenesis Membercurrent2022 — present
9. LemFiInvestor2020 — 2025
10. IFC - International Finance CorporationHead, Venture Capital Investments - Africa, Middle East & Central Asia2021 — 2022Washington DC-Baltimore Area
11. IFC - International Finance CorporationActing Global Head, Disruptive Technologies and Venture Capital Investments2020 — 2021Washington, District of Columbia, United States
12. IFC - International Finance CorporationHead, Venture Capital Investments - Africa2016 — 2020Lagos, Nigeria
13. Knife CapitalInvestor2021 — 2022Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
14. Wave Mobile MoneyInvestor2021 — 2022Senegal
15. BoltInvestor | Board Observer2021 — 2022
16. MaxABInvestor2020 — 2022Egypt
17. TradeDepotInvestor | Board Director2020 — 2022
18. Kobo360Investor | Board Director2018 — 2022Nigeria
19. TLcom Capital LLPInvestor | Advisory Board Member2018 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
20. Twiga FoodsInvestor | Board Director2018 — 2022Kenya

Education

1. The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthMBA, Finance and Strategy
2. University of MarylandMaster of Science - MS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
3. Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University)Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering

Skills & more

Languages Creoles and pidgins, English-based · English · Hausa · Russian · Yoruba

From Wale's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth149

JMJohn McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersCPCarley PhillipsPrincipal at GreycroftMTM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at Drone Deploy at Scale Venture PartnersLDLiam DonohueInvestor at .406 VenturesGBGraham BrooksPartner at .406 VenturesJSJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures

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Also attended University of Maryland148

KPKatrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalDDDaniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDRDan RochkindCFO at Lerer HippeauAEAaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorSKSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesRSRajesh SwaminathanInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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Also attended Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University)1

DKDaria KroosManaging Partner at Digital Space Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Twiga Foods1

RWRosanne WhalleyCEO at AHL Venture Partners

Also worked at Paystack2

FOFolakemi OshoGeneral Manager at HoaQSOSeun OjoInvestor at First Circle

Also worked at J.P. Morgan689

RMRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)AGAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNMNaseem MoumeneVice President at NorthzoneFBFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMLMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow VenturesNSNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal Investments

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Also worked at Intel Corporation261

JGJim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSPSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKFKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)VSViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJSJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAAAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel Capital

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