Kelechi Ukah
InvestorFounderVenture Partner at Orange Collective · Founder at Novig
New York, New York, United States
FoundedNovig · YC
About
Kelechi Ukah is co-founder and CTO of Novig, a commission-free sports prediction market platform.
Founder at NovigYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Kelechi went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Kelechi can intro founders to Novig's investors below.
Novig's investors · 9
Forerunner VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksGaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks · since 2025Makers FundSingapore · $500K – $40M checks · since 2026Multicoin CapitalAustin · $1M – $50M checks · since 2026NFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2026Palm Drive CapitalNew York · $500K – $5M checksPantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2026Unpopular VenturesMiami · $100K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022
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Co-founders at Novig
JF
Jacob FortinskyFounder
Experience
- Orange CollectiveVenture Partnercurrent2023 — present
- NovigCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
- Jane StreetQuantitative Trader2021New York, United States
- CERNHerchel Smith Fellow2020 — 2021Geneva, Switzerland
Skills & more
PythonPandas (Software)ArduinoMicrosoft OfficeC++JavaScriptMatlabKerasFinal Cut ProPyTorchTensorFlowStatistics
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PhysicsProgrammingData AnalysisLaboratory SkillsVideo ProductionImprovisationArtificial Neural NetworksMachine LearningLeadershipQuick WittedJapanese Language: Elementary ProficiencySpanish Language: Elementary ProficiencyFrom Kelechi's professional profile.
Colleagues at Orange Collective
Akash Mandavilli
Founder at GovEagle
Alston Lin
Founder at Offdeal
Berkay Adlim
Founder at Kamion
Dave Yen
Founder/CEO at Roomblocker
David Hachuel Gurska
Founder at Kiwi Biosciences
David Teten
Investor at Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York
Jason Freedman
General Partner at Peak State Ventures
Mathias Nestler
Founder at AccessOwl
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kelechi Ukah?
- Kelechi Ukah is co-founder and CTO of Novig, a commission-free sports prediction market platform.
- Where does Kelechi Ukah work?
- Kelechi Ukah is Founder of Novig and Venture Partner at Orange Collective.
- What companies did Kelechi Ukah found?
- Kelechi Ukah founded Novig.
- Where did Kelechi Ukah go to school?
- Kelechi Ukah studied at Harvard University (Bachelor's degree, Physics and Math).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Orange Collective mafia23
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Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,875
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Shared employers
Also worked at Novig2
Also worked at Jane Street56
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