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Isabel FoxunlockedRotimi: together at Creative Destruction Lab (2022–2024)
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×3Rotimi: together at University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
About
Rotimi Tijani leads DMZ's Black Innovation Programs, designing programming and mentoring founders. He has experience launching e-commerce ventures in Nigeria and supporting founders across North America, with a background in venture capital and startup ecosystems.
Experience
- DMZProgram Manager, Black Innovation Programscurrent2026 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- DMZProgram Lead, Black Innovation Programs2024 — 2026
- Beresford Ventures, LLCAssociatecurrent2021 — presentFlorida, United States
- Creative Destruction LabVenture Manager - Commerce (Robotics | Artificial Intelligence | IoT)2022 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Creative Destruction LabVenture Analyst2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- UofT HatcheryGo-To-Market Connector2021 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- UofT HatcheryStartup Advisory Board Connector2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Wow BraidsCo-Founder2016 — 2020Nigeria
- Fasho - EcommerceFounder2014 — 2016Lagos, Nigeria
- The Tony Elumelu FoundationEntrepreneurship Fellow2015 — 2016
- Realtime Reports NetworkLead Information Technology Consultant2011 — 2013Abuja - Nigeria
- Nisbin TechnologiesWeb Developer2008 — 2011Abuja - Nigeria
Skills & more
Business PlanningE-Commerce1EntrepreneurshipWorkload PrioritizationMarketing1Customer Service1CommunicationProject Management14Business Strategy12Business Analysis10Databases7Team Leadership7
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Social Media MarketingSoftware DevelopmentBusiness IntelligenceStart-upsStrategic PlanningProduct ManagementProduct StrategyAgile Project ManagementDesign ThinkingAgile Application DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesCustomer Experience- Leading and Working in Teams — LinkedIn
- A Design Thinking Approach to Putting the Customer First — LinkedIn
- Agile Foundations — LinkedIn
- Technology for Product Managers — LinkedIn
- Product Management: Building a Product Strategy — LinkedIn
- Transitioning to Product Management — LinkedIn
From Rotimi's professional profile.
Colleagues at DMZ
Adrian Bulzacki
Founder Network - IP Strategy, Technology Innovation at DMZ
Adunni Rufai
Expert-in-Residence, User Experience Design at DMZ
Alex Kolodkin
Founder Network - Startup Operations & Marketplace Growth at DMZ
Alex Thibault
Expert-in-Residence, Business Strategy at DMZ
Ali Kiassat
Expert-in-Residence, Sales and Business Development at DMZ
Alnur Ismail
Expert-in-Residence, Product & Engineering at DMZ
Andrea Matheson
Expert-in-Residence, High-Growth Strategy & Scaling at DMZ
Balaji Gopalan
Founder Network - Product and Customer Strategy at DMZ
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rotimi Tijani?
- Rotimi Tijani leads DMZ's Black Innovation Programs, designing programming and mentoring founders. He has experience launching e-commerce ventures in Nigeria and supporting founders across North America, with a background in venture capital and startup ecosystems.
- Where does Rotimi Tijani work?
- Rotimi Tijani is Black Innovation Programs Manager at DMZ.
- Where did Rotimi Tijani go to school?
- Rotimi Tijani studied at University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); University of Abuja (Bsc, Computer Science).
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Also attended University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management162
Clayton MacDougaldInvestment Director - Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJohn GreenwoodPartner at Pantheon VenturesFrank FuInvestment Advisor at IOSG VenturesMary BoersmaPlatform Principal at American Family VenturesLeah MorrisExecutive Director, Encode: AI for Science at Pillar VCKaty Yam"The Indiana Jones of ideas" — a connector of people and ideas
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Shared employers
Also worked at DMZ25
Justine ClarkProgram Manager, SaaS Institute at TinySeedAbdullah SnobarCEO at DMZ VenturesMatt SaundersCo-Founder and Partner at Fastbreak VenturesMana HosseiniManaging Partner at Apex Innovative Investments VenturesCameron WalkerInvestor at Boreal VenturesRaja ChakravortiInvestor at Stellar Development Foundation
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Also worked at Creative Destruction Lab203
Greg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesIsabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton VenturesAngelaGeneral Partner at Version One VenturesMatt StevensEntrepreneur in Residence at Tech Square VenturesChristophe JurczakPartner at QuantonationShila Nieves BurneyManaging Partner at Zane Venture Fund
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