Experience

AppHub

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jul 2023 - Present

  United States

• Co-Founder & Co-CEO

  • Aug 2021 - Jul 2023

  New York, United States AppHub is a growing family of software solutions for eCommerce merchants. We’re on a mission to help merchants maximize their commercial success and advance the future of commerce together. We do this by partnering with the best developers in the ecosystem.



TradeDepot

• Nigeria
• Retail
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Advisor

  • Aug 2020 - Jul 2023

  TradeDepot is an e-commerce platform for SMEs across Africa, offering them comprehensive supply chain and lending solutions.



Lendable

• United States
• Financial Services

• Advisor

  • Oct 2019 - Jul 2023

  Greater New York City Area

• Co-Founder

  • Apr 2015 - Oct 2019

  Greater New York City Area Lendable provides debt capital to fintech and other alternative lenders in the emerging markets. We typically underwrite senior secured credit facilities, term loans, or whole loan purchase agreements to lending platforms across Africa and South East Asia.



CRED Investments

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Jun 2020 - Mar 2021

  New York, United States CRED is an investment platform allowing professional athletes to receive upfront capital in exchange for a share of their future income. CRED is funded by Octopus Ventures.



Fvndit, Inc.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

  New York, United States Fvndit is a fintech lending platform in Vietnam that provides working capital finance to SMEs involved in cross-border trade.



FarmTogether

• United States
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Mar 2020 - Sep 2020

  New York, NY, United States FarmTogether is an investment platform that uses data and tech to make investing in farmland simple. It’s opening up a $10 trillion asset class.



Applico

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Entrepreneur In Residence

  • Jan 2020 - Sep 2020

  Greater New York City Area At Applico, we identify untapped, intrinsic assets that give existing enterprises an enormous advantage to spin-out a new tech company. By working alongside C-suites and Boards as operating partners, Applico helps incumbents build or buy their own platform business and then scale the business to become a modern monopoly.



Envizzo

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP of Finance & Operations

  • Mar 2020 - Jul 2020

  New York, United States Envizzo is an ecommerce platform for real estate operators to design, furnish and stage their properties. Acquired by Aaron's (NYSE: AAN).



BlackRock

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President, Corporate Development

  • 2010 - Apr 2015

  New York Led acquisitions and investments in asset management companies and fintech platforms. I was the investment lead for fintech, covering alternative lending platforms, robo-advisors, electronic trading platforms, and others.



Houlihan Lokey

• United States
• Investment Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Analyst

  • 2009 - 2010

  New York Advised companies on acquisitions and debt restructuring transactions. Led the entire process, including financial modeling, valuation analysis, diligence, and presentations.