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Olumide Onakoya

Olumide Onakoya

Startup and Entrepreneurship Manager

Sales

Ikeja, Ikeja

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About Olumide Onakoya:

Detail-oriented and results-driven young professional, with experience in various aspects of business development, startup management, business accelerator management, teamworking and leadership, communication and interaction with different personality types, and an educational background in economics seeking personal and professional development opportunities.

Experience

STARTUPS MANAGER

The Bulb Africa

Jan 2022 - Present
 

  • Running the operations of The Bulb Africa’s Startup Engine
    • Sourcing for early-stage and idea-stage tech startups to participate in our accelerator and incubator programs respectively.
    • Coordinating application review and interview scheduling across the organization
    • Sharing partnership and expansion opportunities as well as providing post-program support.
  • Securing partnerships to provide perks and benefits: LSETF, YouVerify, VerifyMe, Newchip Accelerator, Descasio, Technology Seed Incubation, Google, and Amazon AWS. Doubling as the Client Relationship Manager for the coworking space Desk @ The Bulb
  • Creation of a syndicate fund, Illuminate by The Bulb Africa, to invest in startups within the company’s ecosystem.
    • Sourcing for early-stage tech startups to present to the Illuminate investment committee as a potential investment opportunity

 

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE

The Bulb Africa 

Sep 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Secured a $185,000 grant for The Bulb Institute as part of the grant team
  • Doubling as an Operations Associate for programs under The Bulb Institute: Fellowship at The Bulb and NextGen
  • Building a process flow for onboarding new clients
  • Designing company profiles and decks for software development, recruitment, and technology training requests for proposals (RFP) Developing a business deal sheet on a monthly basis and presenting reports to management
  • Working with project and engineering teams to manage clients and deliver their requests within agreed time periods while maintaining quality.

Education

MSc Management | University of Sussex

Sep 2018 - Jan 2020

 

BA Double Hons Business Management & Economics | The University of Sheffield Sep 2015 - July 2018

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