Julia Fourie

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Ms. Julia Fourie serves as the Chief Executive Officer, Director, and Member of Investment Committee of HBD Venture Capital. Ms. Fourie has been with HBD Venture Capital since September 2000. Ms. Fourie serves as a Director of BSquare Communications (Pty) Ltd. Ms. Fourie initially played a key role on the investment team of HBD Fund1 and was then promoted to her current position in 2006. She has led the company's strategic shift from start up to early stage companies through the launch of HBD Fund2. Ms. Fourie leads a dynamic and driven team which counts among its key successes, the profitable sale of one of HBD's investments, Red Five Labs, as well as discovering and investing in a range of exceptional early stage South African businesses which include moyo, OrderTalk, EDH, and Csense. Prior to this, she headed the development team at Thawte, where she gained exposure to international markets, early stage growth, management, web development, project, and change management. During her

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