Dan Okeke

Managing Partner · Verod Capital Management

Last updated 30 September 2026

Private equityGrowth capitalWest Africa (Nigeria + Ghana) SME growth buyoutConsumer, financial services, and industrial processing

Dan Okeke is the Founding and Managing Partner of Verod Capital Management, one of the longest-tenured independent homegrown Lagos-based West African private equity firms, with cumulative AUM of approximately $450M+ across three flagship private equity fund vintages (Verod Capital Growth Fund I, Fund II, Fund III) and a dedicated SME financing facility (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures) targeting Nigeria and Ghana. A University of Lagos accounting First Class graduate, Cranfield MBA, ICAN Chartered Accountant and KPMG alumnus, Okeke is the longest-serving Nigeria Chapter Chair of the African Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (AVCA).

Stage focus

GrowthBuyout

Sector focus

Financial servicesConsumerHealthcareIndustrialsTechnology