Senior Associate, Equator VC
Nairobi, Kenya
Years of Service: 2016–2026

David W. Longdon is a Senior Associate at Equator VC, a Pan-African climate focused venture capital firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. Prior to Equator he was an Investment Banking Vice President in the Risk Solutions Group (“RSG”) at Barclays. In his role, David advised financial sponsors and sponsor-backed portfolio companies on mitigating interest rate and currency risk through the use of derivatives. Outside of his role in RSG, David was elected to serve for a year on the Global Advisory Committee working to improve the junior banker experience, and acted as a mentor & mentee as part of a pilot mentoring program hosted by the Barclays Black Professionals Forum.

At Bates, David majored in economics and French and minored in mathematics. While on campus he received the Harward Fellowship and the Stangle Grant for Economics & Law which supported volunteering and research efforts over his Freshman and Sophomore summers. He was also involved in a number of student activities including the Africana Club, the International Club, Sankofa, the Bates College Investment Club, and the Senior Gift Committee.

He received his MBA from Harvard Business School. Prior to Bates David grew up in Accra, Ghana and is passionate about startups in Africa.

David lives in Nairobi, Kenya.