Vova Dugin is the Managing Partner at E3 Capital where he drives the firm’s investment strategy and portfolio value creation.  

Vova led the fund’s strategy to invest in traditionally overlooked frontier markets through backing local entrepreneurs. He was also instrumental in shifting the fund’s investment focus towards a broader climate mandate.  

Prior to E3, Vova spent 12 years in investment banking and private equity in Eastern Europe and Middle Asia, leading numerous M&A transactions and managing investments in the power sector and energy efficiency.

After travelling across Latin America, Vova has become became an enthusiast of Latin American dances, which he practices to date. He is also a huge sports devotee and provides boxing equipment to local youth from unprivileged backgrounds. He enjoys running, boxing and football.  

He holds an MBA from INSEAD.

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