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Michael Tefula

Investor at Ada Ventures

London, England

Overview

Work Experience

  • Investor-in-Residence

    2023 - Current

    Ada Ventures is the inclusive venture firm. Ada Ventures finds and funds extraordinary talent building breakthrough ideas for the hardest problems we face. We are investing out of our second fund and we invest £250,000 - £1.5mn in UK technology companies across climate equity, economic empowerment and healthy ageing. If you are raising seed capital for your startup you can apply directly below: Fundraising: https://adaventures.typeform.com/AdaSubmissions

  • Ada Ventures Angel 2023

    2023 - 2024

    More about my angel investing activities at https://michaeltefula.gitbook.io/angel-investing/overview/j-curve-capital

  • Venture Partner

    2020 - 2023

  • Advisory Board Member

    2019

    Advisory board member to the Oxford Seed Fund, a student-led venture capital fund at the University of Oxford.

  • Advisor

    2023 - 2024

  • CFO

    2022 - 2023

  • Head Of Finance

    2020 - 2022

  • Advisor

    2023 - 2024

  • Atomico Angel Programme 2022

    2022 - 2024

    Angel investor (Atomico Angel Programme 2022). My angel investment thesis is to back startups that advance 🧠human, 💸 financial, or 🌍 natural capital, at scale. You can read more about the thesis here https://michaeltefula.gitbook.io/angel-investing/overview/j-curve-capital

  • Principal (Downing Ventures)

    2020 - 2020

    Early-stage venture capital investor focused on Seed to Series A investments (£500k to £5m cheques).

  • Associate (Downing Ventures)

    2017 - 2019

  • Analyst (Downing Ventures)

    2017 - 2017

  • Board Director

    2020 - 2020

  • Board Observer

    2018 - 2020

  • Board Observer

    2018 - 2020

  • Investor

    2016 - 2017

    The Oxford Seed Fund is a student-run fund that invests £15-25k in early-stage ventures founded by Oxford students and alumni. It provides funding and support to entrepreneurs, and it is part of the Entrepreneurship Centre at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

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