Fundraising Fox

Emeka Ajene

Investor

Investor at First Circle

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

About

Venture partner at First Circle Capital who sources early investment opportunities and contributes to due diligence.

Experience

  1. GAIA β€” Global Africa Investment AllianceFoundercurrent2026 β€” present
  2. AfridigestFounder & CEOcurrent2023 β€” present
  3. MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and EntrepreneurshipFoundry Fellow, 2024-20252024 β€” 2025
  4. Gozem - Africa's Super AppCo-Founder & CEO2018 β€” 2023Lome, Togo
  5. UberSr. Manager, Nigeria Operations & Business Development (Deputy Country Manager)2016Lagos, Nigeria
  6. Konga Online Shopping LtdVP, Marketing & Customer Experience2015 β€” 2016Lagos, Nigeria
  7. University of Michigan Law School and the Ross School of BusinessJD/MBA2010 β€” 2014Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  8. Citigroup, Investment Banking DivisionSummer Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)2013New York, NY, USA
  9. Investors' CircleVenture Fellow2012 β€” 2013
  10. M&T BankSummer Executive Associate, Commercial Banking2012New York, NY, USA
  11. Compete, Inc.Associate2007 β€” 2010Boston, MA, USA
  12. Republic of Chinese Undergraduates Overseas at the Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityInstructor2005Shanghai, China
  13. Phillips AcademyTeaching Fellow, Mathematics (10th Grade)2004 β€” 2005Andover, MA, USA

Education

  1. MIT Sloan School of ManagementCertificate, Adaptive Leadership & Innovation Ecosystems - Kuo Sharper Center - Foundry Fellowship
  2. University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessMBA, Entrepreneurial Growth Strategy & Finance
  3. University of Michigan Law SchoolJuris Doctor, Transactional Law
  4. Morehouse CollegeB.A., Quantitative Economics & Mathematics
  5. Boston Latin School

Skills & more

Languages English Β· French

From Emeka's professional profile.

Colleagues at First Circle