Founder & General Partner, OpenseedVC

I invest first checks into exceptional operators building companies on day zero, often before institutional capital shows up.

‍I am an operator turned investor, and I scaled products and teams at Uber and Branch (a16z backed Neo-bank) in complex, emerging market environments. Those years taught me how fragile early small, "day zero" decisions compound into either massive scale or, structural failure.

I entered investing the same way many founders start: by reaching out cold to an investor. I then completed my MBA at University of Oxford, where I led the Oxford Seed Fund, and later went on to build & co-lead Octopus Ventures’ £10m First Cheque Fund for Europe.

Along the way, I have reviewed over 7,000 startups and invested in more than 70 across Europe, the US, and Africa and my operating and investing experience shaped a singular conviction: Most early-stage failure is not about just the idea; it is about team vision and execution under uncertainty and finding early partners who lead with conviction & support.

The next generation of world-changing technology solutions will be built by exceptional operators, and the grit to navigate that uncertainty. I built Openseed to be that partner who leads with conviction on day zero, even before VCs arrive.