About
Venture partner at First Circle Capital who sources early investment opportunities and contributes to due diligence.
Experience
- GAIA — Global Africa Investment AllianceFoundercurrent2026 — present
- AfridigestFounder & CEOcurrent2023 — present
- MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and EntrepreneurshipFoundry Fellow, 2024-20252024 — 2025
- Gozem - Africa's Super AppCo-Founder & CEO2018 — 2023Lome, Togo
- UberSr. Manager, Nigeria Operations & Business Development (Deputy Country Manager)2016Lagos, Nigeria
- Konga Online Shopping LtdVP, Marketing & Customer Experience2015 — 2016Lagos, Nigeria
- University of Michigan Law School and the Ross School of BusinessJD/MBA2010 — 2014Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Citigroup, Investment Banking DivisionSummer Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)2013New York, NY, USA
- Investors' CircleVenture Fellow2012 — 2013
- M&T BankSummer Executive Associate, Commercial Banking2012New York, NY, USA
- Compete, Inc.Associate2007 — 2010Boston, MA, USA
- Republic of Chinese Undergraduates Overseas at the Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityInstructor2005Shanghai, China
- Phillips AcademyTeaching Fellow, Mathematics (10th Grade)2004 — 2005Andover, MA, USA
Skills & more
Languages English · French
From Emeka's professional profile.
Colleagues at First Circle
Agnes Aistleitner Kisuule
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at First Circle
Andi Dervishi
Strategic Advisor & Independent IC Member at First Circle
Anis Kallel
Investor at First Circle
Dare Okoudjou
Investor at First Circle
Emilian Popa
Investor at First Circle
Hana Zaghloul
Investor at First Circle
Jack Knellinger
Strategic Advisor & Independent IC Member at First Circle
Julie Neogy
Investor at First Circle
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Emeka Ajene?
- Venture partner at First Circle Capital who sources early investment opportunities and contributes to due diligence.
- Where does Emeka Ajene work?
- Emeka Ajene is at First Circle.
- Where did Emeka Ajene go to school?
- Emeka Ajene studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Certificate, Adaptive Leadership & Innovation Ecosystems - Kuo Sharper Center - Foundry Fellowship); University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (MBA, Entrepreneurial Growth Strategy & Finance); University of Michigan Law School (Juris Doctor, Transactional Law).
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