Toyosi Ogedengbe
@TheBlackVC
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Early-Stage Tech Investor, Ex-founder, Husband, Father, Christian
St Albans, UK
Joined April 2014
For a long time, dementia was seen as an inevitable part of aging or the result of poor genetics. But according to new research: More than 40% of dementia cases are easily preventable. Here's what you can do to slow your cognitive decline:
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As Wayve🏎️announces its record-breaking UK AI round, @brenthoberman writes a great piece in today's @thetimes about how 🇬🇧 is becoming an AI superpower. Brent talks about how @CreatorFund is helping unlock university innovation. https://t.co/ivqMuZOkjz
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The latest breaking UK, US, world, business and sport news from The Times and The Sunday Times. Go beyond today's headlines with in-depth analysis and comment.
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Being a lead investor means writing a second check when no one else will. Being a lead investor means helping more when it's not a hot company anymore. Not less. Most aren't built for this
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The barbarism unleashed on Israeli civilians today must be reported in full. The sanitized headline news reports do not capture the horror consuming the country. Executions in the street. Children murdered. Bodies mutilated. Children and elderly kidnapped. Stand with Israel!
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If you ever doubted the power law based on actual data that is statistically significant, here you go. A thread 🧵
I've seen a few threads recently about the power law in venture capital and what this means for individual company returns. We looked at our data on 11,350 companies backed by 259 funds from 1986 to 2018. /1
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HR tech startup Propel wants to power the open talent economy via tech communities https://t.co/3kDXg8pgbp by @ulonnaya
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Excited to announce our @CreatorFund launch across 7 European countries. Now backing cutting edge scientific founders at 32 universities across🇬🇧🇪🇪🇩🇪🇸🇪🇵🇱🇪🇸🇨🇭. https://t.co/ub3oBLRpQx
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Creator Fund, a leading early-stage venture capital fund focused on backing PhD startups emerging from universities, has made a significant expansion
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Been a long time coming @samuelkasumu. All the best bud. We got you 🙏🏾
Thread 1/ A journey of 10,000 miles begins with one step. I'm delighted that my bid to become the @conservatives candidate for mayor of London has the support of three stalwarts of the party:
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Team excursion to see drone deliveries in action in Northumberland. Transforming the way the NHS does logistics with @Apianaero and @bwcvc.
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“Unapologetically me” I (we) felt that in our soul sis 🖤✊🏽
"I'm too hood, I'm too ghetto. Y'all told me that all year. But when other people do it, y'all don't say nothing. So this is for the girls that look like me." Angel Reese is unapologetically her 👏 @Reese10Angel
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One of the 🇬🇧 universities doing entrepreneurship best is @EdinInnovations. They provide huge support for founders. Like @UCamEnterprise they have an in-house seed fund (OCC) that gets equity for investment (not for free). Makes it very easy to partner with the university.
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This is what effective and competent government looks like.
This morning, the Government and the Bank of England facilitated a private sale of Silicon Valley Bank UK to HSBC Deposits will be protected, with no taxpayer support I said yesterday that we would look after our tech sector, and we have worked urgently to deliver that promise
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🥁 We're excited to announce that applications for our 2023 Dream VC Cohort are LIVE! Apply by April 16th to join a powerhouse community of African-focused investors & ecosystem builders🚀 LIVC Application: https://t.co/6lTTh9vkr0 IA Application: https://t.co/Axp9cP41P5
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Most UK VCs (70%+?) & up to 50% of UK startups banked with SVB. They are the most innovative companies in the UK, driving growth and creating jobs. They have taken many years to build. They (& the UK tech ecosystem as a whole) risk being decimated if SVB UK is not rescued, fast.
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Couldn’t agree more Alex. Beyond what they have done in catalysing the global tech industry, @SVB_Financial has been instrumental in balancing the scales in tech, making it more equitable. Hopefully they will be reborn in the coming days & their legacy live on
SVB could be such a valuable business if it weren’t for this liquidity crisis. Surprised no large bank has stepped in to buy it for $1. It’s a steal assuming no huge balance sheet hole - great brand, people, relationships, customer service.
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SVB was a huge source of support for DEI in VC and startups. I really hope the acquiring bank will consider continuing their work in this. ✨🙏✨
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🔥🔥🔥come join @aneel @SanjotMalhi @reecechowdhry as we set the stage on fire - they are going to get grilled! 💥 @moderndatastack 👇
If you're in London, come heckle me tomorrow! @calfonsorico is gonna lead the grilling, but it's more fun with audience participation. =D
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Africa 🇹🇿🇿🇦🇺🇬🇳🇬 Unite The guest list is easy when your friends (and friends of friends) are good people. And of course — there's only one rule, if your name is not on the guest list you're more than welcome.
When @cyberdees organizes dinner, he doesn't play with the guest list! Great to meet you @gbengasesan, @eb_ball, @Gosbert and of course always great to catch up with the one and only @NateKorl 🔥🔥🔥
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