Fundraising Fox

Michael Tefula

Investor

Venture Partner at Ada Ventures

London

Writes $250K – $1M checks · typically $500K

About

Michael has invested in startups for nearly a decade as both a VC and angel investor, and previously served as CFO at a fintech startup scaling from seed to Series A. A self-taught programmer with an Oxford MBA, he focuses on technical founders and leads economic empowerment investing at Ada Ventures.

Experience

  1. Ada VenturesPrincipal & Head of Productcurrent2024 — present
  2. Ada VenturesInvestor-in-Residence2023 — 2024
  3. Ada VenturesAda Ventures Angel 20232023 — 2024
  4. Ada VenturesVenture Partner2020 — 2023
  5. Oxford Seed FundAdvisory Board Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater Oxford Area
  6. CIRCA5000Advisor2023 — 2024
  7. CIRCA5000CFO2022 — 2023
  8. CIRCA5000Head Of Finance2020 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  9. HyperAdvisor2023 — 2024
  10. AtomicoAtomico Angel Programme 20222022 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  11. Downing VenturesPrincipal (Downing Ventures)2020London Area, United Kingdom
  12. Downing VenturesAssociate (Downing Ventures)2017 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
  13. Downing VenturesAnalyst (Downing Ventures)2017London Area, United Kingdom
  14. Masters of PieBoard Director2020
  15. HubbleHQBoard Observer2018 — 2020
  16. Hummingbird Technologies LtdBoard Observer2018 — 2020
  17. Oxford Seed FundInvestor2016 — 2017Greater Oxford Area
  18. Savannah FundInvestment Associate (Internship)2016Nairobi, Kenya
  19. Palgrave MacmillanAuthor2011 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
  20. Entrepreneurship SabbaticalStartup Advisor2015 — 2016West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Education

  1. Saïd Business School, University of OxfordMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2016 — 2017
  2. University of BirminghamBachelor of Science (BSc), Accounting and Finance2007 — 2010
  3. BlocFull Stack Web Development, Computer Programming2014
  4. UdacityIntro to Computer Science 101, Computer Programming2012
  5. Bournville School

Skills & more

Strategy9Management12Private Equity22Venture Capital15Entrepreneurship42Financial Analysis27Corporate Finance21Social Media14Market Research12Accounting9Research9Due Diligence4
+2 moreFinancial ModelingBusiness Valuation

Languages English · Luganda (Uganda) · Lusoga (Uganda)

  • Python for Data Science, AI & Development — IBM
  • Machine Learning with Python — IBM

From Michael's professional profile.

Colleagues at Ada Ventures

Alasdair Thong
Founding Partner at Selvedge Venture
Ben Norton
Venture Partner, Talent at Ada Ventures
Charles Hudson
Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures
Check Warner
Partner at Ada Ventures
Diarra Smith
Head of Portfolio & Brand at Ada Ventures
Ed Zimmerman
Steering Group at Ada Ventures
Emma Richards
Head of Finance at Ada Ventures
Marta Sjögren
Steering Group at Ada Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Michael Tefula work?
Michael Tefula is Venture Partner at Ada Ventures.
What check size does Michael Tefula write?
Michael Tefula typically writes checks of $250K – $1M.

Same school

Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford248

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Also attended University of Birmingham88

Hal TilyVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpStephen ChambersGeneral Partner at SOSVAlexa TanAssociate, ESG & Impact at Openspace VenturesSikander ChahalPrincipal at TRANSCENDSunir KapoorNon-Executive Chairman at Kibo VenturesChloe LeggeInvestor at Extantia Capital

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Also attended Bloc4

Jack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupCarissa CastroFounder at LogicaBrandon BayerFounder at RavionAnn ChanFounder at Berry

Also attended Udacity55

Luke BugbeePortfolio Support at 8VCAyesha AroraVenture Partner at S32Rahul ThayyalamkandyDirector, Communications & Community at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Jordan CroomInvestor at Side Door VenturesOliver HammondPartner at Fuel VenturesCate DavisSenior Analyst at Midnight

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Shared employers

Also worked at Atomico78

Niklas ZennströmCo-founder and CEO of AtomicoMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesSanna BlomkvistSustainability Lead at NorthzoneWouterHead of Nomads (Fund-of-Fund) at Hummingbird VenturesAndrea GurnariInvestor at Moonfire VenturesWill DuftonPartner at Giant Ventures Global Llp

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Also worked at Hummingbird Technologies Ltd2

Gabriela FranchettoClient Partner at Globant at Globant VenturesIgor BuchatskiyVenture Partner at TA Ventures

Also worked at Palgrave Macmillan1

Chris LehaneBoard Member at Coinbase Ventures

Also worked at Deloitte UK1,234

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