About
Nilmi Senaratna cofounded Oolu in 2015 and served as CEO before transitioning to Chief Business Development Officer, overseeing fundraising, recruitment, expansion into new markets, and partnership development. She scaled the company to over 230 full-time employees and now serves as a strategic board advisor.
Founder/CEO at OoluYC S15
Intro paths
YC
Nilmi went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Oolu's investors · 2
Co-founders at Oolu
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Dan RosaFounder/COO
Experience
- Nilmi ConsultingFounder | Directorcurrent2018 — presentGrand Londres
- NilmiFounder | Creative Directorcurrent2022 — presentGrand Londres
- OoluCo-Founder | Chief Growth Officer & Communications & Brand Strategy [SOLD]2019 — 2024Londres et périphérie, Royaume-Uni
- OoluCo-Founder | Chief Growth & Business Development Officer (International Expansion)2017 — 2019Dakar, Senegal
- OoluCofounder | CEO2014 — 2017Dakar, Senegal
- UN EnvironmentConsultant2013 — 2014Région de Washington DC-Baltimore
Education
- Y CombinatorInternational Business2015
- Western UniversityMasters in Environment and Sustainability, Environmental Policy and Business2011 — 2012
- Western UniversityBachelor of Science - BS2006 — 2011
Skills & more
Microsoft OfficeManagement6Strategy1Strategic PlanningTeam Leadership1team management1Leadershipinterpersonal skills1communicationProblem SolvingNegotiationFrench2
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Due DiligenceConsultingBusiness DevelopmentForeign LanguagesProject ManagementBusiness StrategySales OperationsMarket ResearchRenewable Energyconsumer productsBusiness IntelligenceBusiness ManagementLanguages English · French · Sinhalese · Wolof
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator1,463
Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City
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Also attended Western University156
Jasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesKevin GaburaInvestor at Craft VenturesTanuj DuttaGeneral Partner at Congruent VenturesLindsay HamiltonInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesJenny HeFounder & General Partner at Position Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at UN Environment8
Katie ChoiInvestor at Chaac VenturesPietro HughesInvestments at Astanor VenturesMeryem CherifHead of Investor Relations at World FundCara TobinInvestor at Clean Energy VentureBrock DickinsonExecutive-In-Residence at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate NiagaraNadja Bresous MehiganPartner Impact at XAnge
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