Vera Futorjanski

Vera Futorjanski is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, Limited Partner (LP) in the most active Venture Capital Fund in Africa, and an international keynote speaker. Vera’s extensive professional background includes working with the Venture Capital firm 500Global, leading their Middle East operations. Prior to that Vera was a core team member at the Dubai Future Foundation, where she contributed to various innovation projects in the Prime Ministers' Office of the United Arab Emirates. Vera's journey in entrepreneurship began with co-founding one of Rocket Internet's first startups in the UAE. Vera is part of the Expert Group on Digital Platforms and Ecosystems for the World Economic Forum, an Innovation Expert at the UN, and a Responsible Leader at the BMW Foundation. She holds board advisory roles and mentors aspiring entrepreneurs through renowned global accelerators and incubators. Vera has lived in 10 countries and is fluent in five languages. Vera studied political science at the London School of Economics.