Membership

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Advancing Women in Investing (AWI) accelerates the development and growth of talented female capital movers to ensure a diverse, equitable and inclusive investing ecosystem globally. We will help break through the barriers holding women back from equal representation and make something moving at a slow pace, go faster. Join forces with us!

Benefits of Becoming a Member

A Fellowship with a Collective of Female Capital Movers

The current membership is fully available with some “coming soon” features which will include a portal dashboard and allow accessibility to online amenities such as a searchable directory, a database of experts and coaches, an online resource database with tools and files, an interactive map of our members, an online form to be featured in the members showcase and on our website, the opportunity to submit online articles to be featured here on our website, additional networking opportunities, access to ourwarehousing facility application, and so much more.

WhatsApp Discussion Group

WhatsApp Discussion Group


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Monthly Member Networking

Monthly Member Networking


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In-Person Networking Opportunities

In-Person Networking Opportunities


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Quarterly Learning Workshops

Quarterly Learning Workshops


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Members Showcase

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AWI Capital Movers Showcase

Through thought leadership, we will use what we learn from our network to change mindsets about investing in women investors. Supporting women promotes inclusive growth. Catalyzing innovative investments and supporting robust market growth starts with ensuring female capital movers are represented on investment teams and receive backing as managers. Yet, a significant gap exists for women to access capital at all levels. We want to change this.

In the following pages of our free downloadable guide, you will find a cadre of forward-looking female capital movers utilizing a broad spectrum of strategies to target high-quality private investment opportunities on the African continent. We encourage you to reach out if you would like more information on an individual manager.

Meet Some of Our members

wiem abdeljaouad

Partner,
Actawa

LELEMBA PHIRI

Principal and Founder,
Africa Trust Group

JENNI CHAMBERLAIN

Partner,
altree capital

Tamara Abdel-Jaber

Partner,
Amam Ventures

Jenny Atout Ahlzen

Partner,
Amam Ventures

Fida Taher

Partner,
Amam Ventures

Marlene Hormes

Chief Operating Officer,
Annycent Capital

AUDREY VERHAEGHE

Partner,
anza capital

ADESUWA OKUNBO RHODES

Founder and CEO,
aruwa capital management

kaylene alvarez

CEO,
athena global

lisa rumelin

founding partner,
betula

LISE BIRIKUNDAVYI

Managing Partner,
BKR Capital

NDEYE THIAW

Partner,
BRIGHTMORE CAPITAL

joyce-ann wainaina

Managing Partner,
Chui Ventures

geraldine mupandanyama

Managing Partner,
Darena Ventures

SANDRINE HENTON

Managing Director,
EG Capital

ELOHO OMAME

Partner and Co-Founder,
Firstcheck Africa

HEMA VALLABH

Founder and Managing Director,
FIVE35 ventures

CATHY GODDARD

Partner,
FYREFEM FUND MANAGERS

ANDIA CHAKAVA

Investment Director,
GRACA MACHEL TRUST

LILIAN MRAMBA

Partner,
GRASSROOTS BUSINESS FUND

KIM KAMAREBE

Managing Director,
INUA CAPITAL

FATOUMATA BA

Founder and Managing Partner, JANNGO

JULIA PRICE

Partner,
LINEA

AMAL ENAN

Partner,
lotus capital

seja kekana

Founder and principal,
Makoti Kekana Capital Ltd

ashim egunjobi

Managing Partner,
octerra capital

poonam vora

Founder and PArtner,
Rafiki Ventures

neha shah

Founder and Partner,
Rafiki Ventures

LISA G. THOMAS

Founder and Managing Director, samata capital

SAMANTHA POKROY

Partner and Co-Founder,
sanari capital

PAULINE KOELBL

Founder and Managing Partner, shequity

THELMA EKIYOR

Founder and CEO,
SME.NG

FRANZISKA REH

Co-Founder and CEO,
UNCONVENTIONAL CAPITAL

ESTHER NDETI

Investment Principal,
UNCONVENTIONAL CAPITAL

BARBARA IYAYI

Founder and MP,
UNICORN GROWTH CAPITAL

NNEKA EZE

Partner,
VESTEDWORLD

Yvonne Ofosu-Appiah

Chief Investment Officer,
wangara green ventures

amaka okechukwu opara

Founding Partner,
weave capital

EVELYNE DIOH SIMPA

Founder and Partner,
WIC CAPITAL

njeyji chilembo

Managing Partner,
wcap limited

naadiya moosajee

Co-Founder,
womhub

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