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312 people in our graph share verified history with Maria — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
MariaunlockedMaria: together at University of Oxford (2020–2021)
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About
An operator-turned-investor who scaled products and teams at Uber and Branch in emerging markets, completed an MBA at Oxford where she led the Oxford Seed Fund, and co-built Octopus Ventures' £10m First Cheque Fund for Europe. She has reviewed over 7,000 startups and invested in more than 70 across Europe, the US, and Africa.
Experience
- Openseed VCFounder & General Partnercurrent2023 — presentGreater London
- Octopus VenturesPrincipal & Fund Manager - Octopus First Cheque2021 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- Hustle FundInvestor (MBA Internship)2021
- Oxford Seed FundManaging Director2020 — 2021Oxford, England, United Kingdom
- Branch InternationalGeneral Manager2017 — 2020Lagos State, Nigeria
Skills & more
Venture CapitalInvestment Management
Languages English · Yoruba
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Colleagues at Openseed VC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Maria Rotilu?
- An operator-turned-investor who scaled products and teams at Uber and Branch in emerging markets, completed an MBA at Oxford where she led the Oxford Seed Fund, and co-built Octopus Ventures' £10m First Cheque Fund for Europe. She has reviewed over 7,000 startups and invested in more than 70 across Europe, the US, and Africa.
- Where does Maria Rotilu work?
- Maria Rotilu is Founder & General Partner at Openseed VC.
- Where did Maria Rotilu go to school?
- Maria Rotilu studied at University of Oxford (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Finance); Covenant University (Bachelors, Computer Science).
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Also attended Covenant University33
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Shared employers
Also worked at Octopus Ventures62
Simon MurdochGeneral Partner, PhD at Episode1Fred EllisPartner at Next47Conor ScanlanAssociate Partner at Nauta CapitalDafydd ProlePrincipal at Presidio VenturesAkriti DokaniaVenture Partner at Ridge VenturesGeorge WhiteheadPartner at ACF Investors
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Also worked at Hustle Fund52
RaoulInvestor at Eudemian VenturesMike SherbakovGeneral Partner at The Veteran FundSarah RomankoAssociate at Geek VenturesYeo Chee HiongSenior Associate, Southeast Asia at Jungle VenturesElizabeth YinCo-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed fund for software entrepreneursShiyan KohSingapore-based early stage VC at Hustle Fund
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