Adaora is Founder and Principal of Venture Catalyst, LLC, an investment consulting firm which supports investor decision-making in several industry verticals, including but not limited to clean tech, deep tech, ed tech, fintech, and video games. She guides emerging managers through the fund management lifecycle and helps mission-driven asset owners to communicate more effectively with their fund managers to better align their desired impact outcomes with their financial returns.
Adaora has deep global experience in early-stage venture capital, with an interest in promoting financial inclusion in both developed and emerging markets. She has spearheaded gender-lens investing strategy in public and private markets at the Equality Fund, managed portfolio partnerships at the Mastercard Foundation, and led due diligence and portfolio management as an Investment Underwriter for Village Capital. Previously, Adaora also developed technology strategy for the Nigeria Securities and Exchange Commission and led software development teams at the University of Toronto and the Bank of Canada.
Adaora is honored to provide her expertise in a volunteer capacity as a Board Member for the 1,000 Dreams Fund and for Baby Ghosts, in addition to serving on the Investment Committee for the Foundation for Black Communities. Adaora holds an MBA from HEC Paris and a BA (Hon.) from the University of Toronto. She is also an avid gamer and self-professed language sponge.