Wale Ayeni
InvestorManaging Partner - Helios Digital Ventures at Helios Investment Partners · Managing Partner at Helios Digital Ventures · Board director at Galatea Bio
Washington, District of Columbia
Writes $200K – $50M checks · typically $200K
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About
Wale Ayeni is Managing Partner and Co-head of Helios Digital Ventures, with over 18 years of experience in technology and venture capital. He previously served as Head of Direct Venture Capital Investments at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), where he built its venture capital practice in Africa, and earlier led venture investments in Silicon Valley for Orange after roles as a microprocessor design engineer at Intel and Qualcomm and in JP Morgan's Technology Investment Banking group. He holds an MBA from Dartmouth College and a bachelor's degree from Moscow University, and focuses on Series B+ founder-led tech companies with an African nexus.
Invests in
Deep TechFintechImpact & Social Good
Board director at Galatea Bio
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Experience
- Helios Investment PartnersManaging Partner - Helios Digital Venturescurrent2022 — present
- SardineInvestorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Pave BankInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- ConduitInvestor and Non-Executive Board Directorcurrent2023 — presentGlobal
- Galatea Bio Inc.Investor and Non-Executive Board Directorcurrent2025 — presentFlorida, United States
- NombaInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- PaymobInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- VC3 DAOGenesis Membercurrent2022 — present
- LemFiInvestor2020 — 2025
- IFC - International Finance CorporationHead, Venture Capital Investments - Africa, Middle East & Central Asia2021 — 2022Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- IFC - International Finance CorporationActing Global Head, Disruptive Technologies and Venture Capital Investments2020 — 2021Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- IFC - International Finance CorporationHead, Venture Capital Investments - Africa2016 — 2020Lagos, Nigeria
- Knife CapitalInvestor2021 — 2022Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Wave Mobile MoneyInvestor2021 — 2022Senegal
- BoltInvestor | Board Observer2021 — 2022
- MaxABInvestor2020 — 2022Egypt
- TradeDepotInvestor | Board Director2020 — 2022
- Kobo360Investor | Board Director2018 — 2022Nigeria
- TLcom Capital LLPInvestor | Advisory Board Member2018 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- Twiga FoodsInvestor | Board Director2018 — 2022Kenya
- Africa's TalkingInvestor | Board Director2018 — 2022Nairobi, Kenya
- PartechInvestor | Advisory Board member2017 — 2022Paris, Île-de-France, France
Skills & more
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Venture CapitalMergersBusiness StrategyFinancial AnalysisMobile DevicesMergers & AcquisitionsBankingAnalyticsLanguages Creoles and pidgins, English-based · English
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Deals · 1
Galatea BioBoard seat
via Helios Digital Ventures · filed Sep 2024 · $12M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
BOLTTradeDepotTwigaFoods
Investor
PrintivoTrade Depot
Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Helios Investment Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Wale Ayeni?
- Wale Ayeni is Managing Partner and Co-head of Helios Digital Ventures, with over 18 years of experience in technology and venture capital. He previously served as Head of Direct Venture Capital Investments at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), where he built its venture capital practice in Africa, and earlier led venture investments in Silicon Valley for Orange after roles as a microprocessor design engineer at Intel and Qualcomm and in JP Morgan's Technology Investment Banking group. He holds an MBA from Dartmouth College and a bachelor's degree from Moscow University, and focuses on Series B+ founder-led tech companies with an African nexus.
- Where does Wale Ayeni work?
- Wale Ayeni is Managing Partner - Helios Digital Ventures at Helios Investment Partners and Board director at Galatea Bio.
- What does Wale Ayeni invest in?
- Wale Ayeni invests in Deep Tech, Fintech, Impact & Social Good.
- What check size does Wale Ayeni write?
- Wale Ayeni typically writes checks of $200K – $50M.
- What boards does Wale Ayeni sit on?
- Wale Ayeni holds tracked board seats at BOLT, Galatea Bio, TradeDepot, TwigaFoods.
- What companies has Wale Ayeni invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Galatea Bio, Printivo, Trade Depot.
- Where did Wale Ayeni go to school?
- Wale Ayeni studied at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (MBA, Finance and Strategy); University of Maryland (Master of Science - MS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University) (Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanics).
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