Adeyemi Ajao
InvestorManaging Partner at Base10 Partners
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M
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
Experience
- Base10 PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- WorkdayVice President Technology Product Strategy2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- CabifyFounding Investor & Founding Team2011 — 2016Madrid
- IdentifiedCo-Founder & Co-C.E.O2010 — 2014San Francisco
- JobandtalentFounding Investor & Founding Team2008 — 2011Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- TuentiCo-Founder, CEO & Director2005 — 2010Madrid
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2006 — 2007
- Universidad Comillas - Engineering DepartmentResearch Assistant2004 — 2005
- UBSInvestment Banking Analyst (intern)2004London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Strategy51Management26Product Design16Entrepreneurship99Product Management22Start-ups99Analytics53E-commerce18Business Strategy38Venture Capital43Business Development26Lead Generation6
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Product DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsSocial MediaUser Interface DesignMobile DevicesStrategic PartnershipsMobile ApplicationsProduct MarketingCompetitive AnalysisBig DataSaaSWeb 2.0From 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.
Colleagues at Base10 Partners
Network8
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 Managing Partner at Base10 Partners.
- 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.
- 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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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,669
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Also attended Universidad Pontificia Comillas194
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Shared employers
Also worked at Workday59
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Also worked at Cabify13
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