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
Education
- Stanford UniversityCertificate, Machine Learning2013 — 2014
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessM.B.A2008 — 2010
- Universidad Pontificia ComillasMSc, Finance & Economics2000 — 2006
- Universidad Pontificia ComillasJ.D., Law2000 — 2005
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.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,317
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Universidad Pontificia Comillas124
Christian TeichmannCEO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlejandro de RemediosInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsAntonio GarcíaAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupAdrián MachoAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupAlain MarxuachAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupJavier RedondoPartner at Scale Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Workday48
Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureAndy LeaverOperating Partner at Notion CapitalShashank SaxenaInvestor at Sierra Ventures
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Also worked at Cabify12
Ricardo WederVenture Partner at NazcaJuan de AntonioInvestor at CometaBeatriz GonzálezFounder and Managing Partner at SeayaBrendan WallaceCEO and CIO at Fifth WallÁlvaro SanzPartner at TheVentureCityFernando HammesMarketing Associate at BDev Ventures
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Deals · 1
ClimateplanBoard seat
via Base10 Partners · filed Aug 2023 · $18.8M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
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Carlos DomingoScout
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Caroline BroderScout
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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
General Partner at Y Combinator
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