About
Izzy Obeng is Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Foundervine, a UK-based accelerator that supports early-stage companies through access to networks, capacity-building, and financial support. As of 2025, Foundervine had built a community of over 20,000 members and supported more than 500 businesses in starting, scaling, and raising capital. The organization partners with major institutions including Barclays Bank, Lloyds Banking Group, Sainsbury's, PayPal, Amazon, PwC, and WeWork, and engages mentors and facilitators from over 1,000 women- and ethnic minority-run organizations.
Experience
- FoundervineChief Executive Officercurrent2017 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- New Leaf Fertility PartnersCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentAccra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
- Lloyds Banking GroupAdvisor | Black Business Advisory Committee (BBAC)current2021 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Mission 44Board Member & Trusteecurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Zeal Capital PartnersBPI Venture Scout & Angel Investor (Barclays Pre-Seed Investments)current2025 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- Ada VenturesAngel Investor2020 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Big Issue InvestMember of the Investment Committee | The Growth Impact Fund2022 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Capital EnterpriseNon Executive Director2019 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
- One Young WorldAmbassador2018 — 2023London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- TraverseNon Executive Director2020 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Royal Academy of EngineeringBoard Member, Hamilton Commission2020 — 2021
- parkrunGlobal Trustee2018 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
- Queen Mary University of LondonEnterprise Manager2017 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- KPMG UKManagement Consultant - People & Change Advisory2015 — 2017London, United Kingdom
- KPMG UKManagement Consultant - Financial Management Advisory2014 — 2015London, United Kingdom
Education
- CIMACertificate in Business Accounting, Accounting and Business/Management
- University of CambridgeUndergraduate Certificate, Coaching
- University of BristolBachelor of Science (BSc), Politics
- Edinburgh Napier UniversityMaster's degree, Human Resource Management (KPMG Graduate Scheme)
Skills & more
Project Management57Strategic Communications43Marketing Strategy14Entrepreneurship Development18Social Entrepreneurship19Strategy66Leadership17Teamwork13
From Izzy's professional profile.
Colleagues at Zeal Capital Partners
Adam Smith
Associate at Zeal Capital Partners
Alex Alonso
Advisory Board; Chief Knowledge Officer, SHRM at Zeal Capital Partners
Bianca Phillip
Associate, Pre-seed Vehicle at Zeal Capital Partners
David Barash
Advisory Board; Former GE Healthcare Executive at Zeal Capital Partners
Emily Zhen
Principal at Zeal Capital Partners
Jennifer Tescher
Advisory Board; Founder & CEO, Financial Health Network at Zeal Capital Partners
Lara Metcalf
Advisory Board; Managing Director, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation at Zeal Capital Partners
Leo Peyronnin
Associate at Zeal Capital Partners