Gatumi Aliyu
InvestorFounderEntrepreneur at Endeavor Catalyst · Founder at 54Gene · Founder at Vendease
Nigeria
Founded54Gene · YCVendease · YC
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About
Gatumi Aliyu served as Chief Product Officer at Vendease (YC W21) and co-founded 54Gene (YC W19), where he held the role of Chief Product Officer.
Founder at 54GeneYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Gatumi went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Gatumi can intro founders to 54Gene's investors below.
54Gene's investors · 6
Co-founders at 54Gene
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Abasi Ene-ObongFounder
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Ogochukwu Francis OsifoFounder
Founder at VendeaseYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Gatumi 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 Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Vendease's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Gatumi can intro founders to Vendease's investors below.
Vendease's investors · 7
Flucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022GFR FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Global Founders CapitalBerlin · $637K – $32M checks · since 2022Kube VCsince 2022Partech VenturesBerlin · $200K – $50M checks · since 2022TLcom CapitalNairobi · $500K – $10M checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Vendease
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Tunde KaraFounder
OF
Olumide FayankinFounder
WO
Wale OyepejuFounder
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Olatunde KaraExecutive Officer, Director
OF
Olumide Fayankin 🐜Founder
Experience
- VendeaseCo-Founder & Chief Product Officercurrent2019 — presentLagos
- EndeavorEntrepreneurcurrent2023 — present
- 54geneCo-Founder2018 — 2019Lagos, Nigeria
- 54geneCo-Founder and Chief Product Officer2018 — 2019Nigeria
- Stack DiagnosticsCo-Founder and Chief Product Officer2018 — 2019Lagos
- DiagnoseMe.AfricaChief Product Officer2018 — 2019Nigeria
- The Zone Tech ParkHead Of Operations2018Lagos
- Zone Tech ParkHead Of Operations2018
- Renaissance CapitalEquity Analyst2017
Skills & more
Team building2Research1Sales and Marketing2Microsoft Office9Microsoft PowerPoint6Teamwork5
From Gatumi's professional profile.
Colleagues at Endeavor Catalyst
Abbi Larkin
Manager, Entrepreneur Selection at Endeavor Catalyst
Agustina Cianciarullo
Manager, Entrepreneur Experience at Endeavor Catalyst
Alan Gomes
Founder at Incognia
Alejandro Martí
Venture Partner at Faber
Alexis Patjane
Founder at 99 Minutos
Ali Ayala
Senior Manager, Operations at Endeavor Catalyst
Allen Taylor
Managing Partner, Endeavor Catalyst at Endeavor Catalyst
Amber Cohon
Associate, Capital at Endeavor Catalyst
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gatumi Aliyu?
- Gatumi Aliyu served as Chief Product Officer at Vendease (YC W21) and co-founded 54Gene (YC W19), where he held the role of Chief Product Officer.
- Where does Gatumi Aliyu work?
- Gatumi Aliyu is Founder of 54Gene and Entrepreneur at Endeavor Catalyst and Founder at Vendease.
- What companies did Gatumi Aliyu found?
- Gatumi Aliyu founded 54Gene, Vendease.
- Where did Gatumi Aliyu go to school?
- Gatumi Aliyu studied at Harvard Business School Executive Education (Senior Executive Program Africa, Business Administration and Management); Y Combinator; Y Combinator.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Harvard Business School Executive Education mafia84
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University of Pittsburgh mafia53
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Taylor LowePhilosophyFounded Metal +1Younghyun ChungDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Corca +1Lia WinterBioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringFounded Winter Innovations +1Dave ColaizziBAFounded Signature Diagnostics +1Brett CrosbyPolitical ScienceFounded PeerStreet +1Salvador GalaBSFounded Ev3
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Endeavor Catalyst mafia35
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Julián MeloEndeavor EntrepreneurFounded Ubits +1Odunayo EweniyiEntrepreneurFounded First Check Africa, which focuses on +1Victor NogueraEndeavor EntrepreneurFounded Labsense +1Omair AnsariEndeavor EntrepreneurFounded ABHI +1Luis EnríquezEmprendedorFounded Cultura ColectivaEduardo PaulsenEndeavor entrepreneurFounded Ben & Frank
+ 28 more
54Gene mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School Executive Education284
Konstantin DzhengozovCo-founder & CFO of PayhawkChris FeeneySenior Fellow, Bank Policy Institute at MissionOGRyan LaurinManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersPaul SlosarInvestor at FortySix Venture CapitalRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundTom KalinskeInvestor at Alsop Louie Partners
+ 278 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended University of Pittsburgh182
Yervand SarkisyanInvestor in deep tech and AIJon KaplanExecutive Venture Partner at Caduceus Capital PartnersSalvador GalaCo-founder & Managing Partner at Ev3 Ventures LlcJustin MaresBuilding companies at the intersection of health and technology.Kelly BarnumDirector Of Talent at Volition CapitalMatt GurinDirector, Finance and Operations at RRE Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vendease7
Osaruyi EnofeInvestor at Dreamers VCAlex RamírezFounder at FitHubTunde KaraFounder at VendeaseOlumide FayankinFounder at VendeaseWale OyepejuFounder at VendeaseTosin OnafuyeFounder at Chow Central Inc
+ 1 more
Also worked at 54gene5
Also worked at Renaissance Capital20
Alexei AndreevCo-Founder and Managing Director at Autotech VenturesMichael CherepninManaging Director, Europe at EJF VenturesEloho OmamePartner at TLcom CapitalMichael SzalontayManaging Partner at Flashpoint Venture CapitalOleg Victor JeleskoFounder of Da Vinci Capital Group at Da Vinci CapitalJohannes HeckerInvestor at Castel Capital
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