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Kelechi Ukah

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Venture Partner at Orange Collective · Founder at Novig

New York, New York, United States

FoundedNovig · YC

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10,471 people in our graph share verified history with Kelechi — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Paul VeradittakitunlockedKelechi: together at Novig (2025–2026)
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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 · 14

Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checksForerunner VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksGaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks · since 2025Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checksMakers FundSingapore · $500K – $40M checks · since 2026Multicoin CapitalAustin · $1M – $50M checks · since 2026Neer Venture Partners$100K – $500K checksNFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2026Palm Drive CapitalNew York · $500K – $5M checksPantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2026Perceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcLaguna BeachTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checksUnpopular VenturesMiami · $100K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Novig

JFJacob Fortinsky
Jacob FortinskyFounder

Experience

  1. Orange CollectiveVenture Partnercurrent2023 — present
  2. NovigCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
  3. Jane StreetQuantitative Trader2021New York, United States
  4. CERNHerchel Smith Fellow2020 — 2021Geneva, Switzerland

Skills & more

PythonPandas (Software)ArduinoMicrosoft OfficeC++JavaScriptMatlabKerasFinal Cut ProPyTorchTensorFlowStatistics
+12 morePhysicsProgrammingData AnalysisLaboratory SkillsVideo ProductionImprovisationArtificial Neural NetworksMachine LearningLeadershipQuick WittedJapanese Language: Elementary ProficiencySpanish Language: Elementary Proficiency

From Kelechi's professional profile.

Colleagues at Orange Collective

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Founder at GovEagle
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Dave Yen
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David Hachuel Gurska
Founder at Kiwi Biosciences
David Teten
Investor at Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York
Francesco Bonacci
Founder at Orange Collective
Jason Freedman
General Partner at Peak State Ventures

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).

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