Roeland brings expertise in structuring and raising capital for renewable energy ventures in Frontier Markets, most recently in an advisor role for scale-ups and IPP projects across Africa. Prior, he was responsible for investments in this sector for the French utility EDF, and has been part of one of the largest energy access scale-ups at Zola Electric.

Raghav performs the role of Investment Advisor for Nithio, managing assets under management. He was previously the Director of Structured Finance at Standard Chartered Bank. He has over nine years of banking experience in originating, structuring, and executing high-value debt transactions across the world.

Federica develops and manages strategic partnerships with investors and ecosystem partners to scale Nithio’s impact. She has extensive experience in partnership development and resource mobilization and previously worked in similar capacities with the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the European Commission. Federica holds an MBA from Bocconi University.

Noel leads the origination, structuring and execution of Nithio’s debt financing transactions in West Africa. Prior, he was at PwC as a Senior Associate in the Deals Advisory team where he was responsible for providing transaction advisory, corporate finance and business recovery services to clients across various sectors in West Africa.

Anjola is responsible for maintaining Nithio’s financial statements, accounting, and internal controls. She brings 8 years of experience from both public accounting and the startup world. Prior to Nithio, she worked as a Controller for over 4 years, helping build up the finance function and has worn many hats in her past roles.

Elizabeth is a Kenyan-qualified lawyer with over five years of postgraduate experience in financial structuring, corporate finance, fintech, and ESG. Prior to this, she was at Anjarwalla & Khanna, where she advised on various financial transactions. At Nithio, Elizabeth offers advice on financing projects and corporate matters.

Njeri leads junior staff to successful engagements to provide risk analytics solutions for Nithio’s clients, from overseeing requirements gathering to managing project delivery. She was previously a Graduate Research Assistant for the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative at Duke University and an Associate Manager at EED Advisory.

Daniel assists in conducting due diligence and supports the Investment Team’s functions. Prior to joining Nithio, Daniel worked in investments, portfolio management, and risk consulting in renewable energy and agribusiness for clients in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Timothy leads engagements to provide risk analytics solutions for Nithio’s clients by on-boarding, analyzing diverse datasets and presenting findings by preparing reports, visualizations and other analytical materials. Prior to joining Nithio, he was a credit data analyst at Pi Consulting Services Limited, tasked with using various datasets to build and maintain a credit scoring engine for their mobile lending platform.

Kate has a long career in the off-grid power sector, most recently as Energy Director for Power Africa. Prior to Power Africa, Dr. Steel was on the Energy Access and Investments team at Google and was manager of the World Bank-IFC Lighting Africa initiative.

Dan has over 15 years of experience working on ventures to address challenges in the finance and energy sectors in emerging markets. Most recently, he co-founded Global Parametrics, a boutique insurance vehicle that provides protection against extreme climate and natural disaster events. Prior to that, he launched a renewable energy business in Haiti.

Bankole Cardoso is the Managing Director of Delta 40 Venture Studio, where he builds and invests in climate tech companies focused on energy, mobility, and agriculture in Africa. He has a blend of operating and investment experience across the US and Africa, including leading ENGIE’s energy access business in Nigeria, delivering power to over 1 million people through a mix of renewable and distributed energy solutions. Prior to this, he held investment roles at FactorE and Quona Capital, focusing on scaling fintech and energy innovation across emerging markets.

Ahmed Helal is a Principal with TPG. He commenced his career with TPG in London in 2019 and moved to Abu Dhabi in 2024. Prior to joining TPG, Ahmed was an investment banker with Citi and EFG Hermes in Cairo, Dubai and London. As an investment banker, he covered a variety of sectors, including transportation and logistics, business services, power and utilities, infrastructure and energy. He holds a BBA from the American University in Cairo and has completed studies at the University of California, Berkeley and Georgetown University.

Linda is a Co-Founder and Partner at Kupanda Capital. In this capacity, she has helped to found several new companies and ventures and serves as in-house counsel for Kupanda Capital and its portfolio companies. Prior to Kupanda Capital, Ms. Oramasionwu worked in the Legal and Private Sector Departments at the African Development Bank and also served as corporate counsel at Schwarz Law Firm, LLC. She is admitted to the New York State Bar.

Christian Okoye is a Principal at Generate Capital, where he is responsible for investments in emerging sustainable infrastructure opportunities. Prior to this, he was a Partner at Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, focusing on transactions advancing virtual power plants.
He has also held roles at Emerson Collective, Denham Capital’s Energy Infrastructure platform, and Goldman Sachs’ Natural Resources group. Christian holds an MBA and MS in Energy and Environmental Resources from Stanford University and a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago.

 Queen is Co-Founder and Partner at Kupanda Capital. She has helped to found several new companies and ventures, including Fraym and Nithio. Prior to this, she was an Investment Officer in the Private Sector Department of the African Development Bank and a Management Associate with the Citigroup Corporate and Investment Bank.