Sacha Haider
Partner at Global Ventures
Sacha Haider
Partner at Global Ventures
United Arab Emirates
Overview
Work Experience
Board Member
2022 - Current
Partner
2022
Principal
2020 - 2022
Involved in the sourcing, evaluation, execution and realization of VC investments across Middle East and Africa. Deal lead on Helium Health, Ogram, Ilara Health and Tabby
Senior Associate
2020 - 2020
Associate
2016 - 2020
Involved in the sourcing, evaluation, execution and realization of investments across Latin America. Part of the deal team for investments - Capa de Ozono, Moda Holding, Saint Honore and Selina
Private Equity Analyst
2015 - 2016
Selected as one of 15 for pre-MBA program at c. US$14bn emerging markets private investment firm, involved in the sourcing, evaluation, and execution of equity investments across Sub Saharan Africa.
Investment Advisory Analyst
2014 - 2015
The sole analyst with newly set up investment adviser, worked on pitchbooks and PPMs for greenfield oil & gas and cold storage projects in Saudi Arabia.
Corporate Litigation Analyst
2014 - 2014
• Used excel to consolidate management accounts and analyse the movement of funds between three companies in the same holding group to identify fraudulent behaviour • Applied relevant financial regulations to real life situations i.e. Insolvency Act 1986, Money Laundering Act 2007 • Reviewed and collated evidence from case files to construct prospective claims for financial misconduct and negligence • Worked closely with Partners to research individuals linked to prospective cases using open source intelligence
Operations Intern
2013 - 2013
Worked as part of Value Acceleration Team at L Catterton Singapore (previously L Capital Asia) on portfolio investment Charles and Keith.
Management Counsultancy Intern
2012 - 2012
• Single handedly responsible for the delivery of a Market Viability Study for a multinational cinema operator of market potential and regulatory framework in Iran, Pakistan and Malaysia, Indonesia, Lebanon, Turkey and Egypt.
Legal Intern
2011 - 2011
• Responsible for liaising with DIFC Government Services Department and for visa, licensing and other government relations protocol work on behalf of KBH clients and the company • Other activities and roles included: - attended court and took meeting notes court during Case Management Conferences - amended draft letters - created case bundles • Worked with the billing department and gained a meaningful understanding of corporate legal procedure in the UAE.
News Desk Intern
2010 - 2010
• Worked at News Desk and was responsible for research on both headline news and weekly programmes • Ran the teleprompter and worked with engineering crew on live global broadcasts • Received basic instruction in editing newsreel and logging footage • Worked with Ad Sales to process spot reports and assess competition
Education
Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons)
2011 - 2014