AAA Sohaila Ouffata leaves BMW’s CVC to join African female founder nonprofit

Sohaila Ouffata leaves BMW’s CVC to join African female founder nonprofit

Sohaila Ouffata has left her role as managing director at BMW i Ventures Europe, the corporate venture capital arm of luxury carmaker BMW, to join African climate tech nonprofit African Tech Vision.  

Ouffata was managing director at BMW i Ventures Europe for just under a decade. She also served on the global team as director of platform throughout her time there.

African Tech Vision, founded by Ouffata, offers a 10-week programme to help African female climate tech entrepreneurs scale their early-stage businesses. 

Ouffata was previously featured in a GCV piece celebrating CVC women in the DACH region.

By Angela Logan

Angela Logan is news and production editor at Global Venturing.