Nothing Ventured Podcast Primer – Toyosi Ogedengbe – Principal at Ascension – S01E28

📅 August 8, 2023

About This Episode

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 Main Episode here – https://youtu.be/anL9GU1NnWM

🕒 Time stamps –

0:00 – Who is Toyosi Ogedengbe and what was his first job?
0:55 – What did Toyosi do before you got into Venture?
1:46 – What triggered Toyosi's move into VC?
2:46 – What would Toyosi be doing if you weren't an investor?
3:52 – A bit of background about Ascension?
4:24 – What industries and stages does Ascension Ventures invest in?
4:55 – What are the check sizes for investments?
8:19 – What are three Ventures, inside or outside the portfolio, is Toyosi really excited about?

🔗 Toyosi's links –

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

Watch on YouTube: Nothing Ventured Podcast Primer – Toyosi Ogedengbe – Principal at Ascension – S01E28