Tosin Agbabiaka
InvestorInvestor at Octopus Ventures
London
Writes $100K β $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.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Fintech
Experience
- Octopus VenturesPartnercurrent2018 β presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- LeglBoard Membercurrent2025 β present
- RemoFirstBoard Membercurrent2024 β presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- SwiiprBoard Membercurrent2024 β presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- BondAvalBoard Membercurrent2021 β presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- RayloBoard Membercurrent2021 β presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Sofar SoundsBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- Sofar SoundsBoard Observer2019 β 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- FlockBoard Member2024 β 2026London Area, United Kingdom
- Rest Less UKBoard Member2024 β 2025
- Pngme (We're Hiring)Board Member2021 β 2024Lagos State, Nigeria
- NossoBoard Member2021 β 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- M10 NetworksBoard Observer2020 β 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- skew.Board Observer (acq. by Coinbase)2020 β 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- allplantsBoard Observer2019 β 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- iovoxBoard Observer2019 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Humanity in ActionCo-Director, Detroit Fellowship on Economic Development2018 β 2020New York, United States
- Compass Pro BonoConsultant - Tech Transformation2016 β 2018Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- USAIDSpecial Advisor for Finance and Investment, Power Africa2016 β 2017Washington, District Of Columbia
- Awethu ProjectSummer Intern - Pre-seed & Seed Investment2015City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Texas Civil Rights ProjectSummer Law Clerk2014Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign PolicyFulbright-Schuman Scholar & Independent Researcher2013Athens, Greece
- Migration Policy GroupFulbright-Schuman Scholar & Independent Researcher2012 β 2013Brussels Metropolitan Area
- European Parliament (Office of MEP Antonyia Parvanova)Pat Cox Fellow / EU Parliament Trainee2012Brussels Metropolitan Area
- Coro Center for Civic LeadershipFellow in Public Affairs2010 β 2011Pittsburgh, PA
Colleagues at Octopus Ventures
Adam Said
Principal at Octopus Ventures
Albert Puig
B2B Software at Octopus Ventures
Andrew Wigfall
Executive in Residence at Balderton Capital
Angel Issa
Fintech at Octopus Ventures
Annabel Guthe
Investor Relations Associate at Balderton Capital
Chloe Allan
B2B Software at Octopus Ventures
Chris Oliver
People + Talent at Octopus Ventures
Constanza Diaz
B2B Software / Climate at Octopus Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tosin Agbabiaka?
- 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.
- Where does Tosin Agbabiaka work?
- Tosin Agbabiaka is Investor at Octopus Ventures.
- What does Tosin Agbabiaka invest in?
- Tosin Agbabiaka invests in Fintech.
- What check size does Tosin Agbabiaka write?
- Tosin Agbabiaka typically writes checks of $100K β $5M.
- Where did Tosin Agbabiaka go to school?
- Tosin Agbabiaka studied at Yale Law School (J.D.); Yale School of Management (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Duke University (A.B.).
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