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Tosin Agbabiaka

Investor

Investor at Octopus Ventures

London

Writes $100K – $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M

About

Joined Octopus Ventures' New York team in 2018 and is now London-based on the Fintech team. Previously a special adviser for finance and investment at the US government's Power Africa initiative, a VC summer associate in South Africa, and a strategy consultant; a trained lawyer and public policy analyst with degrees from Duke and Yale.

Invests in

Fintech

Experience

  1. Octopus VenturesPartnercurrent2018 β€” presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  2. LeglBoard Membercurrent2025 β€” present
  3. RemoFirstBoard Membercurrent2024 β€” presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  4. SwiiprBoard Membercurrent2024 β€” presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  5. BondAvalBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  6. RayloBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  7. Sofar SoundsBoard Membercurrent2024 β€” present
  8. Sofar SoundsBoard Observer2019 β€” 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  9. FlockBoard Member2024 β€” 2026London Area, United Kingdom
  10. Rest Less UKBoard Member2024 β€” 2025
  11. Pngme (We're Hiring)Board Member2021 β€” 2024Lagos State, Nigeria
  12. NossoBoard Member2021 β€” 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  13. M10 NetworksBoard Observer2020 β€” 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  14. skew.Board Observer (acq. by Coinbase)2020 β€” 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  15. allplantsBoard Observer2019 β€” 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  16. iovoxBoard Observer2019 β€” 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  17. Humanity in ActionCo-Director, Detroit Fellowship on Economic Development2018 β€” 2020New York, United States
  18. Compass Pro BonoConsultant - Tech Transformation2016 β€” 2018Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  19. USAIDSpecial Advisor for Finance and Investment, Power Africa2016 β€” 2017Washington, District Of Columbia
  20. Awethu ProjectSummer Intern - Pre-seed & Seed Investment2015City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Education

  1. Yale Law SchoolJ.D.
  2. Yale School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
  3. Duke UniversityA.B.
  4. The American University in CairoStudy Abroad

Same school

Shared employers

Colleagues at Octopus Ventures