Sophia is a managing partner at bp ventures, leading the sourcing of venturing deals in the Asia-Pacific and MENA markets. She explores new opportunities that support bp’s scaling of advanced mobility and digital energy that help to accelerate the transition to net zero in India. She led BluSmart’s Series A fund raise and currently sits on their board. Before joining bp, she worked as an innovator and business builder in the global consumer goods and services industry, ran her own award-winning business and qualified as a lawyer.

bp ventures was set up more than 10 years ago to identify and invest in private, high growth, game-changing technology companies, accelerating innovation across the entire energy spectrum. Since then, bp has invested over $1bn in technology companies with more than 250 co-investors. bp ventures focuses on connecting and growing new energy business. It makes strategic equity investments across a portfolio of relevant technology businesses including advanced mobility, low carbon and digital.