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406 people in our graph share verified history with Kemi — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Erica VanunlockedKemi: together at Stealth Startup (2025–2026)
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Kemi: together at Cohere
About
Started as a software developer in Nigeria and went on to lead global product partnerships at AI company Cohere in Canada, with prior experience at Google and Microsoft. She supports P1 founders on GTM strategy and technical scale, and is a voice in beauty-tech innovation.
Experience
- P1 VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
- Stealth StartupFoundercurrent2025 — present
- Wow BraidsFoundercurrent2016 — present
- CohereHead, Product Partnerships2024 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- CohereHead, Sales Partnerships2023 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- CohereAccount Executive2022 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- GoogleAccount Executive2021 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- MicrosoftPrincipal Partner Technology Strategist2018 — 2019
- MicrosoftSnr. Solutions Specialist2017 — 2018Nigeria
- Dell EMCChannel Sales Manager - Enterprise Content Division2016 — 2017
- MicrosoftSolution Specialist - Cloud Solutions2013 — 2016Lagos
- Konga Online Shopping LtdHead, Retail Performance Management2013Lagos, Nigeria
- Jumia - Rocket Internet GmbHBusiness Development Consultant - MBA Intern2012
- ETA Zuma Group LimitedTechnology Business Partner2009 — 2011
- Hex AZ LimitedFull Stack Web and Mobile Developer2006 — 2009Abuja
Skills & more
Angel InvestingBusiness OwnershipStart-up VenturesStart-up LeadershipStrategic Partnerships1Channel Partners1Building Business PartnershipsBusiness Strategy99Management Consulting56Emerging Markets9Entrepreneurship36Organizational Design1
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Market EntryFinancial AnalysisProject ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipPerformance ManagementRecruitingProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentStrategyManagementStrategic PlanningTeam LeadershipLanguages English · French · Yoruba
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Microsoft-INSEAD Value Negotiation — INSEAD Executive Education
- Kellogg: Insights & Analytics — Kellogg Executive Education
- Microsoft-INSEAD Online Business Strategy and Financial Acumen — INSEAD Executive Education
From Kemi's professional profile.
Colleagues at P1 Ventures
Bernard Dalle
Senior Advisor at P1 Ventures
Emil Michael
Senior Advisor at P1 Ventures
Hisham Halbouny
Managing Partner at P1 Ventures
Ijeoma Arum
Venture Partner at P1 Ventures
Makhoul Mikael Hajjar
Founding & General Partner at P1 Ventures
Mikael Hajjar
Managing Partner at P1 Ventures
Mohammad El-Bibany
Promoter at P1 Ventures
Nada Abdelnour
Venture Partner at P1 Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kemi Tijani?
- Started as a software developer in Nigeria and went on to lead global product partnerships at AI company Cohere in Canada, with prior experience at Google and Microsoft. She supports P1 founders on GTM strategy and technical scale, and is a voice in beauty-tech innovation.
- Where does Kemi Tijani work?
- Kemi Tijani is Venture Partner at P1 Ventures.
- Where did Kemi Tijani go to school?
- Kemi Tijani studied at INSEAD (MBA, Strategy and General Management).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup453
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray Ventures
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Also worked at Cohere26
Nick FrosstCo-founder of CohereIvan ZhangCo-founder of CohereAndy HarrisonGeneral Partner, CEO at S32Jihad (Jay) AlammarVenture Partner at Outliers VCVictor Bunoust-RoquerePrincipal at Manhattan Venture PartnersRyan ShannonPartner at Radical Ventures
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Also worked at Google2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox
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Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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