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olu oyinsan
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olu oyinsan
@theafrovc
I find and fund great early stage tech companies at @ouicapital. I host @ouitalkpod to bring you global entrepreneurship stories 🎙️
Boston, Lagos
Joined April 2010
- Guys, for my birthday I’m looking to help someone go to college(university). Please point me to the brightest student living in Nigeria you know that can’t afford to pay tuition for school. I will pay their tuition and accommodation through the Four years of a STEM or
- Kuda story broke and everyone on Twitter is a CFO overnight lol
- We reached first close on our new fund 🚀🙏🏽. We just want to continue to validate Africa as a new age opportunity. The work has only begun.
- Happy to announce that we’ve now returned @OuiCapital fund 1🥳. It’s taken almost 6 years of cancelling out the noise, working hard, staying true to our convictions and trusting the process. @francescoswiss it’s a pleasure building this firm with you and our incredible team🚀How African VC firm Oui Capital returned its first fund with Moniepoint’s unicorn exit tcrn.ch/4h4orI6
- Another portfolio founder just called me to tell me that the company is getting acquired. When it rains it pours 🥹
- Exactly a year and a half ago, I made a commitment to sponsor Seyi’s tuition and upkeep through university as both his parents have passed💔. He’s now done with his first year still top of his class 🤓📖. As we strategize for the new year, he’s also started learning how to code
- Replying to @theafrovcOr a Business degree. Please send an email with their details along with their WAEC or JAMB results to [email protected]. Applications will close on 31st of July midnight. 🙏🏽🤗. Naija Twitter do your thing!
- I need to go sit in Egypt for a month. The founders over there are moving mad 📈🤯
- If I ever told you “I’m building the a16z for Africa”, I’m sorry, I take it back 😂
- Can’t believe @OuiCapital is going to be 5 in January. Can’t believe my eyes!! We need to throw a party🥳🥂
- We started investing in African tech startups 3 years ago from Oui Capital Fund I. I’ll share some of the results soon. Last year was particularly busy for us and thanks to @TechCabal for writing this article about the companies we backed last year. 2022 onwards and upwards 🚀🚀Oui Capital backed 8 new early-stage African startups in 2021. Three of those startups have female founders and co-founders. dlvr.it/SJDyWJ
- 66% of our investments at @OuiCapital this year have gone to female CEOs and 100% to teams with a female co-founder. Just grateful to be able to put our $$ where our mouth is! Thanks to everyone helping to make this happen. #underreprented not #undercapable
