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Adeyemi Ajao

Investor

General Partner at Base10 Advancement Initiative · General Partner at Base10 Series B · Managing Partner at Base10 Partners · Board director at Virtual Kitchen

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M

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1,567 people in our graph share verified history with Adeyemi — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Jarred Morales-MckinzieunlockedAdeyemi: together at Base10 Partners (2021–2026)
Adeyemi: together at Base10 Partners
×8Adeyemi: together at UBS
Adeyemi: together at Tuenti

About

Adeyemi Ajao built and sold category-defining companies (Tuenti to Telefónica for ~€75m; Identified to Workday), beat Facebook in a local market, and focuses on field-driven process automation for frontline workers.

Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS

Board director at Virtual Kitchen

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Virtual Kitchen's investors · 8

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019Atlantic LabsBerlin · $108K – $540K checks · since 2019Base10 PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2020Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2020JME VenturesMadrid · $108K – $3.3M checks · since 2019Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2021Project A VenturesBerlin · $1.1M – $6.6M checks · since 2019RTP GlobalNew York · $1M – $15M checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Virtual Kitchen

MS
Matthew SawchukExecutive Officer, Director
KC
Kenneth ChongDirector

Experience

  1. Base10 PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. WorkdayVice President Technology Product Strategy2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  3. CabifyFounding Investor & Founding Team2011 — 2016Madrid
  4. IdentifiedCo-Founder & Co-C.E.O2010 — 2014San Francisco
  5. JobandtalentFounding Investor & Founding Team2008 — 2011Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
  6. TuentiCo-Founder, CEO & Director2005 — 2010Madrid
  7. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2006 — 2007
  8. Universidad Comillas - Engineering DepartmentResearch Assistant2004 — 2005
  9. UBSInvestment Banking Analyst (intern)2004London, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Strategy51Management26Product Design16Entrepreneurship99Product Management22Start-ups99Analytics53E-commerce18Business Strategy38Venture Capital43Business Development26Lead Generation6
+12 moreProduct DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsSocial MediaUser Interface DesignMobile DevicesStrategic PartnershipsMobile ApplicationsProduct MarketingCompetitive AnalysisBig DataSaaSWeb 2.0

From Adeyemi's professional profile.

Deals · 1

ClimateplanBoard seat

via Base10 Partners · filed Aug 2023 · $18.8M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

99All Day KitchensAltspaceVRAxle LabsBlink BookingBukCabifyChobolabsCoverWalletDenkiDevAIDollar Shave ClubDropbox DocSendFingiForgeFourvenuesHandshakeHappyRobotInstacartInterior DefineJet HRJob and TalentJob&TalentJobrLoupMediaSpikeNowportsNylasOne MonthPactPersistIQPixableProsper AIRebel GirlsSalesforceIQ (formerly RelateIQ),ShipBobSightglassSimpplerStockgroSTRATIM SystemsTaxdownThinAirTravelBirdUnbabelVerseWaterplanWonolo

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Base10 Advancement Initiative

TJ Nahigian
Managing Partner at Base10 Partners

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Ankush GeraScout
Angel
Arash AfrakhtehScout
Partner at Pear VC
Carlos DomingoScout
Founder & General Partner at SPiCE VC
Caroline BroderScout
Principal at Base10 Partners
Clint PetersonScout
Managing Partner at Peterson Venture Partners
Mar HershensonScout
Founding Managing Partner at Pear VC
Santi SubotovskyScout
General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners
Shruti GandhiScout
Investor at Array Ventures Management Llc
Tom BlomfieldScout
Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Adeyemi Ajao?
Adeyemi Ajao built and sold category-defining companies (Tuenti to Telefónica for ~€75m; Identified to Workday), beat Facebook in a local market, and focuses on field-driven process automation for frontline workers.
Where does Adeyemi Ajao work?
Adeyemi Ajao is General Partner at Base10 Advancement Initiative and Board director at Virtual Kitchen.
What does Adeyemi Ajao invest in?
Adeyemi Ajao invests in Enterprise Software, Retail Tech, SaaS.
What check size does Adeyemi Ajao write?
Adeyemi Ajao typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What boards does Adeyemi Ajao sit on?
Adeyemi Ajao holds tracked board seats at Climateplan.
What companies has Adeyemi Ajao invested in?
Investments tracked here include 99, All Day Kitchens, AltspaceVR, Axle Labs, Blink Booking, Buk, Cabify, Chobolabs, CoverWallet, Denki, DevAI, Dollar Shave Club, and 35 more.
Where did Adeyemi Ajao go to school?
Adeyemi Ajao studied at Stanford University (Certificate, Machine Learning); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (M.B.A); Universidad Pontificia Comillas (MSc, Finance & Economics).

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