About
Frederik Obasi is co-founder and CEO of Prospa, which provides banking services for small and medium-sized businesses.
Founder at ProspaYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Frederik went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Prospa's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Frederik can intro founders to Prospa's investors below.
Prospa's investors · 9
AirTree VenturesSydney · $132K – $16.5M checksEarl Grey CapitalAustinEntrée CapitalTel Aviv · $150K – $15M checksMicrotractionLagos · $100K checksMusha VenturesSeattle · $25K – $500K checksPartners for GrowthTiburon · $1M – $50M checksVibe CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checksWayfinder VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Experience
- ProspaFounder & CEOcurrent2019 — present
- On DeckFellow ODF6current2020 — present
- Colour Me DigitalDirector2016 — 2019
- StudySearchCo-Founder & CEO2014 — 2016Lagos, Nigeria
- Rocket Internet Munich GmbHGlobal Fundraising Analyst2013London Area, United Kingdom
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Frederik Obasi?
- Frederik Obasi is co-founder and CEO of Prospa, which provides banking services for small and medium-sized businesses.
- Where does Frederik Obasi work?
- Frederik Obasi is Founder of Prospa.
- What companies did Frederik Obasi found?
- Frederik Obasi founded Prospa.
- Where did Frederik Obasi go to school?
- Frederik Obasi studied at Y Combinator.
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