Thelma Kodowu

Thelma is currently an Investment Manager for FASA (Financing for Agri-SMEs in Africa) where she focuses on catalyzing and channeling capital through investment funds into agricultural SMEs across Africa. 

She joined I&P in 2023 as an Investment Manager for the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund working with the team to support and drive capital into first-time and emerging fund managers in Sub-Saharan Africa.

She comes on board with a rich blend of 13+ years hands-on experience, strategic insight and operational execution in fund-of-funds investment, private equity, corporate advisory, and venture building working especially with fund managers and SMEs in sub-Saharan Africa.

Thelma is passionate about impact investing and the growth potential of SMEs in Africa with a focus on minority and gender-lens investing. Driven by this passion, she co-founded InvestPro Advisors, an advisory business targeted at investment readiness and venture building for women owned/led businesses in Africa to build and implement sustainable and inclusive strategies to scale.

She has also led the design and delivery of venture building and learning programs, and has mentored numerous SMEs through partnerships with accelerators, development agencies, foundations, venture builders, and endowment funds focused on Africa’s development.

Thelma holds an MBA in Finance from Coventry University and she is based in Accra – Ghana. She continues to champion inclusive finance as a pathway to resilient and equitable economic growth across Africa.