About
Head of Investments with about a decade of experience in the African startup ecosystem, focused on sourcing promising ventures and advising founders.
Experience
- Launch Africa VenturesHead of Investmentcurrent2023 — present
- Ingressive CapitalVP, Fund Operations2019 — 2023Nigeria
- Startup GrindLagos Chapter Director2016 — 2021Nigeria
- The Tony Elumelu FoundationEntepreneurship Programme Manager2017 — 2019Lagos
- The Tony Elumelu FoundationEntrepreneurship Programme Analyst2014 — 2017Nigeria
- FasterCapitalRegional Partner2018 — 2019Dubai Internet City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- The Transformative Technology LabAfrica, Region Lead2018 — 2019
- Tenoil EnergyIT Manager2016 — 2017Lagos, Nigeria
- Heirs HoldingsI.T. Analyst2013 — 2017Lagos
Education
- Saïd Business School, University of OxfordAfrica Venture Finance Programme
- Quantic School of Business and TechnologyExecutive MBA
- Covenant UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics engineering2006 — 2011
Skills & more
Computer Hardware9MySQL10Microsoft Office13CMS6Microsoft Excel4Venture Capital & Fund ManagementDeal Structuring & NegotiationsAfrican Market StrategyDue Diligence & Deal ExecutionCross-Border Investment AdvisoryFund ManagementDeal Sourcing
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African MarketsDue DiligenceVenture CapitalBusiness AnalysisProject ManagementManagementEntrepreneurshipBusiness IntelligenceSEOTroubleshootingWeb DesignStrategic PlanningLanguages English
- Venture Deals — NovoEd
- ITIL V3 Foundation — ITIL
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) — Microsoft
- Cyberoam Certified Network & Security Professional-CCNSP — Cyberoam
- The Data Scientist’s Toolbox — Coursera
- Usable Security — Coursera Course Certificates
- Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship — Coursera Course Certificates
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) — Cisco
From Uwemedimo's professional profile.
Colleagues at Botswana Tech Fund
Florence Bavanandan
General Partner at Botswana Tech Fund
Janade Du Plessis
Advisor at Botswana Tech Fund
Kartik Sharma
Head of Exits at Botswana Tech Fund
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Martin Davis
Chairman at Bethnal Green Ventures
Nicolette Chinomona
Botswana Country Manager at Botswana Tech Fund
Zachariah George
Advisor at Botswana Tech Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Uwemedimo Uwemakpan work?
- Uwemedimo Uwemakpan is Head of Investments at Botswana Tech Fund.
Same school
Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford248
Manuk HergnyanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Granatus VenturesMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesConnor WhitingFinance Associate at Giant Ventures Global LlpBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpMorgan GerlakPartner at TCVThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, Llc
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Also attended Quantic School of Business and Technology58
Victoria BondarchukDirector at Marlin Equity PartnersHillary LehrManaging Director, Fund V at Higher Ground LabsArun IyerInvestor at Green FlagAlex RendónInvestment Associate at BuenTrip VenturesOluwatofunmi IdowuVenture Analyst at LoftyInc CapitalClaire CrowtherVice President, Strategy & Operations at Underscore VC
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Also attended Covenant University16
Ore SowemimoPlatform & Community Manager at Oui CapitalMaria RotiluFounder & General Partner at Openseed VCMoyosore BabalolaInvestment Principal at Alitheia CapitalRebecca JohnsonDirector at BKR CapitalOdunayo EweniyiCo-Founder & General Partner at FirstCheck AfricaAyo ArikaweVenture Partner at Velocity Digital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ingressive Capital2
Also worked at Startup Grind27
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