About
Venture partner at First Circle Capital who sources early investment opportunities and contributes to due diligence.
Experience
- Techinnovate GroupChairmancurrent2022 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Africa Market AccessFoundercurrent2023 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- First Circle CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2023 — present
- Ghana Digital Centres LimitedBoard Advisor2023 — 2025
- PwC UKCyber Risk Advisory2022 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
- PwC UKEntrepreneurship Network Board Member2022 — 2023
- Energy Cyber - Collaboration for Cyber Security Resilience in Electricity and Gas.Advisory Board Member2021 — 2022
- UniperInformation Security Manager (Operational Technology)2021 — 2022
- UniperDistributed Control System Security Engineer2019 — 2021
- UniperEC&I Craftsman FS Tech (TÜV Rheinland)2018 — 2019
- UniperEC&I Pathway Trainee2016 — 2018
Education
- University of OxfordMaster of Science - MS, Software and System Security
- University of OxfordOxford University Innovation Entrepreneurs Fellowship Programme
- Loughborough UniversityBachelors Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Bilborough CollegeA-Levels, Mathematics
Skills & more
Time Management22Contract Negotiation4Automation1Motion ControlPLC ProgrammingInstrumentationHMIsProcess AutomationElectronicsprocess controlDistributed Control System (DCS)Commissioning
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Project ManagementElectrical WiringElectrical TroubleshootingPiping and Instrumentation Drawing (P&ID)Ladder LogicSwitchgearInternet of Things (IoT)TeamworkPublic SpeakingLeadershipTeam LeadershipProgrammable Logic Controller (PLC)- Chartered Engineer CENG — Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
- ISA/IEC 62443 Maintenance Specialist (IC37 — International Society of Automation (ISA)
- ISA/IEC 62443 Risk Assessment Specialist (IC33) — International Society of Automation (ISA)
- ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist (IC32) — International Society of Automation (ISA)
- CompTIA Network+ — CompTIA
- Security + — CompTIA
- Professional Member — International Society of Automation (ISA)
- Functional Safety Technician Certificate - Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) — TÜV Rheinland Europe
- CompEX EX01-EX04 certificate — JTL
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Colleagues at First Circle
Agnes Aistleitner Kisuule
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at First Circle
Andi Dervishi
Strategic Advisor & Independent IC Member at First Circle
Anis Kallel
Investor at First Circle
Dare Okoudjou
Investor at First Circle
Emeka Ajene
Investor at First Circle
Emilian Popa
Investor at First Circle
Hana Zaghloul
Investor at First Circle
Jack Knellinger
Strategic Advisor & Independent IC Member at First Circle
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Samuel Ubido work?
- Samuel Ubido is at First Circle.
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford950
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Loughborough University54
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Shared employers
Also worked at PwC UK26
Claire BuckleyHead of Financial Reporting at RTP GlobalKyriakos SouroullaPortfolio Reporting Manager at RTP GlobalPhil DavisHead of ESG & Impact, Portfolio Operations Team at Helios Digital VenturesCeri BaileyHead of Fund Coordination & Client Reporting at Mercia VenturesEmily NixonHead of Finance & Sustainability at noaLucía LópezManager at Axon Partners Group
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