ROMANNA DADA
London born Forbes featured entrepreneur and Venture capital veteran. Romanna has founded and exited a no. of startups whilst investing across a portfolio and advising regional governments and corporates on their venture capital and innovation and strategy.
Previous Stints
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PriceWaterhouseCooper
Head of Ventures
The first globally appointed lead across our 380,000+ people to drive adoption and awareness of startups across our clients through investment, JV and Venture Capital Fund launch for PwC and for our clients. Delivered Corporate VC fund strategy for a leading corporate, a centralised digital platform for startups to the Government and built a pipeline of over $20M consulting business. I drove investments to IC including startups and fund investments and brought together a global team of 200+ thinkers to create the first global strategy for ventures.
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BRINC MENA
INVESTMENT DIRECTOR
Led the expansion of Brinc the fastest growing venture capital accelerator across MENA expanding into Saudi, Qatar and across new markets. Launching the first $100M Venture Capital fund for Brinc MENA to invest into KSA with replicable funds across the region e.g. UAE, Egypt.
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ANTLER
ADVISOR
Advising on the ME launch including support in the launch of its inaugural regional fund.
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HIJUP AND LONDON FASHION WEEK
CEO AND FOUNDER
Often referred to as the founder of the Digital and Global Modest Fashion industry that is today and the one who got a Hollywood celebrity to wear a hijab (Lindsay Lohan). The first global marketplace for modest fashion housing over 250 global designers. The platform that grew organically into the world's best known platform for modest fashion. Acquired in July 2018 by HIJUP Indonesia to join Indonesia's fastest growing ecommerce platform. London Modest Fashion Week was the world's first modest fashion week with global press live streaming across the world. Featured in over 1,000 pieces of press.
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QATAR VENTURE CAPITAL
INVESTMENT PARTNER
At Qatar Venture Capital not only have she launched the world's first Islamic VC Fund, but she took it one step further to launch the world's most unique platform; transforming economy and delivering sustainable change. Her team were at the forefront of bringing the next great idea to the market.
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QIB (UK)
Corporate Finance Head
The Corporate Finance team works with corporations, financial institutions, supranationals, sovereigns and agencies developing customized solutions for their financial needs through an integrated coverage for capital markets, foreign exchange and derivative products.
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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Investment Banking Associate
She developed the first Islamic Finance Sukuk offerings, created securitisation structures, and managed aviation finance deals with clients ranging from Etihad to leading local utilities and government entities. She conducted research on new opportunities for clients related to M&A activity, strategised finance requirements, and explored debt solutions where necessary. Additionally, she led roadshows for DCM raises.
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MORGAN STANLEY
ANALYST
She was a London-based Fixed Income Derivatives Analyst at Morgan Stanley, where she specialised in analyzing and trading complex derivative products. With a strong focus on market trends and risk management, she supported firm's fixed income strategies, working closely with traders and clients to develop tailored solutions. Her expertise in derivatives and financial markets made her a key asset to the team.