Oryx Impact
Eva Jennifer Abel is a seasoned investment professional with extensive experience in impact investing and fund management. Currently serving as Partner and Head of Investments at Oryx Impact since July 2020, Eva focuses on mobilizing capital for sustainable initiatives in Africa, emphasizing women-led and emerging fund managers. Eva previously held roles as Investment Manager at the Unsung Heroes Acceleration Programme and Giza Polish Ventures, as well as Mentor at the European Investment Fund. Eva's early career includes analytical positions at Diamond Capital & Financial Markets Limited and Cowry Asset Management Limited. Educational qualifications include an MSc in Finance from EDHEC Business School and a BA in Business and International Finance from Oxford Brookes University.
This person is not in any teams
This person is not in any offices
Oryx Impact
Oryx Impact is an impact investment firm dedicated to investing capital into the African continent to generate local and regional jobs and economic development, mitigate climate change and promote gender equality, while generating attractive financial returns. Oryx Impact unlocks growth opportunities in Africa and increases private capital flows by investing in funds with strong local presence and networks and by seeking co-investments into companies, ultimately providing growth capital to SMEs and businesses generating essential goods and services. Oryx Impact applies a gender lens at SME and fund level, proactively seeking women-led management teams that in turn are more likely to invest in female-led businesses. Oryx Impact fosters the eco-system of impact fund managers investing in Africa, with a substantial focus on local, women-led and emerging fund managers. For that purpose, Oryx Impact will support emerging funds with a Technical Assistance (TA) facility to professionalize ESG and Impact measurement and management (IMM) practices.