EP28 - Toyosi Ogedengbe - Principal at Ascension Ventures | Nothing Ventured Podcast

Toyosi Ogedengbe is a principal at Ascension Ventures. Before Ascension, he was a Venture Capitalist at Speedinvest with a focus on marketplaces.

👂 Listen to the Primer Episode here - https://youtu.be/U3L-nW26_MY

🕒 Time stamps -

0:00 - Intro - Who is Toyosi Ogedengbe?
5:04 - Toyosi on the trade-off between growth and retention in marketplaces.
7:04 - What excites Toyosi the most about the tech scene in Africa
11:12 - Africa's young population and emerging middle class in the tech ecosystem.
15:19 - Toyosi on the growth of fund managers and venture capital in Africa.
19:37 - The quality of talent in Africa and its potential in the global tech industry.
21:21 - The culture like in VC as a minority or member of an underrepresented community?
21:52 - What was Toyosi's lived experience as a minority in Venture Capital?
23:05 - How did Toyosi get into venture and what was his experience in securing roles?
24:06 - What challenges do underrepresented founders face in venture?
25:09 - What advice would Toyosi give to people from underrepresented backgrounds trying to break into venture or entrepreneurship?31:02 - As an underrepresented person, what has been Toyosi's experience in Venture Capital?
32:06 - What advice would Toyosi give to people from minority ethnic backgrounds or underrepresented backgrounds trying to break into Venture Capital or as Founders?
36:05 - What is Toyosi's advice for people trying to break into venture or entrepreneurship?
37:38 - How should people leverage their relationships and do their homework to succeed?
38:46 - How can founders approach investors and gain trust?
39:25 - An example of leveraging relationships to create opportunities?
40:08 - Where can people find Toyosi online (LinkedIn and Twitter)?

🔗 Toyosi's links -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/toyosiogedengbe/?originalSubdomain=uk
Twitter - https://twitter.com/theblackvc?lang=en
Web - https://www.ascension.vc/