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I'm a Founder, Advisor, and Investor.  Over the last 7 years, I've talked to thousands of startups, advised/invested in 50+ startups, mentored founders from accelerators like TechStars/YC/500 Startups, and helped startups raise $540+ million in additional funding.  I'm currently a Venture Partner at 10X Capital (Most active VC firm in the US), Modi Ventures ($150M AUM AI & Healthtech Fund), and Millennia Capital (AI Fund).  I am passionate about Fintech for Social Good and co-host the "CHANGE Fintech for Social Good" gathering with Sir Richard Branson and the Virgin Unite nonprofit on Necker Island (BVI).

I'm happy to have conversations with you about Fundraising, Growth, Payments, and Emerging Markets.  I look forward to hearing from you.

What makes for an effective Fundraising Process?

The best fundraising results usually comes if you have the right narrative, connect with interested Investors, and run an effective process.  I've seen fundraising from a variety of angles having raised millions for my own startups, advised portfolio companies on best practices, Invested as an Angel and from a fund, and consulted as a mentor for accelerators.  I am currently a Venture Partner at 10X Capital, Modi Ventures, and Millennia Capital.  If you want to discuss Fundraising, let's find some time via Calendly.

What are some considerations for growth?

When I joined Flutterwave, we had 290K+ merchants globally that had processed 140M+ transactions totaling $9B in payment volume.  In < 2 years, we grew to 1M+ merchants processing 400M+ transactions totaling $25+ billion in total payment volume.  From a developed markets perspective, our key focus has been on the right partnerships to open the top of funnel, directing enterprise sales efforts to key/strategic merchants, creating an effective lead validation/lead qualification process, and creating a sales process that includes a "Collaborative Value Assessment" framework.  

When I was COO of MixerBox, we identified a product category that showed revenue potential.  By focusing on this new product, we grew revenues 5,011% to $7M+ annualized revenue within a year.  That growth was primarily product-led and fueled by profitable paid marketing, app store optimization, and cross promotion.  Every company is different and it is important to think about what you want to achieve, what metrics to measure, where your strengths are, and how you compete.  If you'd like to discuss Growth, let's find some time via Calendly. 

What are some considerations for geographical growth?

49% of US companies saw growth opportunities in global expansion and emerging markets like Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and more represents tremendous growth potential for US enterprises.  If geographic expansion is on your roadmap, it is important that you have the proper payment infrastructure and the right partners that align with your go-to-market strategies.  These partners also provide boots on the ground support and local know-how when considering tricky regulatory, legal, and compliance considerations.  Let's find some time via Calendly to explore the endless possibilities and which infrastructure partners might be right to support your growth needs.  

I look forward to hearing from you.