Business Development
Alexandra joined the Invenfin team in 2009 after completed her Masters in International Business and Emerging Markets (cum laude) as a Chevening scholar, at the University of Edinburgh’s Business School. Her degree focused on finance and technology management, with her thesis analysing the Venture Capital Industry in South Africa.
Alexandra is involved in sourcing, managing and assessing all new investment proposals for Invenfin, using her technical and business background to achieve this. She is also responsible for the organisation’s marketing and communications, regularly speaking at conferences, guest lecturing and writing articles on entrepreneurship, fund raising, venture capital and intellectual property. Alexandra also has a B.SC in Molecular and Cell Biology and Post Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurial Management from the University of Cape Town and has worked for a number of companies in South Africa, Australia and the United Kingdom. She is passionate about entrepreneurship and has worked closely with Government, University Technology Transfer Offices and the Private Sector in the start-up space.