Experience

Zuri Health
• Kenya
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Head of Legal and Compliance

  • Oct 2022 - Present

Global Women in VC
• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Member

  • Jul 2022 - Present


Gullít

• General Counsel

  • Jun 2021 - Oct 2022

  - Sourced deals, carried out due diligence and facilitated the firm's investments for 2022. (Wellahealth Technologies and BuuPass). - Negotiated a value-added services partnership between Qene Games, Inc and Ethio Telecom, the leading telco in Ethiopia. With this deal, Qene Games, Inc has offset its expenses by 30% and extended its runway. https://gamesindustryafrica.com/2022/04/13/qene-games-partners-with-ethio-telecom/- Helped a portfolio company streamline its fundraising strategy by advising on investor relations (advised Qene to focus on investors in gaming/tech industries and access to capital). Through these efforts, Qene has built/is building a network of key investors. - Built a network of VC firms, incubators, and accelerators worldwide. -Researched on high growth sectors and spearheaded the expansion of the firm’s business plan to allow for investments in FinTech, insurtech, health tech, and logistics startups across the continent. - Developed a network to source and recruit new high-impact investments. Currently facilitating the firm's investment in the company. - Facilitated the Gullit team expansion. Hired the Finance manager and Social manager.



Mediate.com

• Business development

  • Feb 2021 - Oct 2021

  • Worked with the marketing team to develop a global marketing campaign for an alternative dispute resolution youth conference. Received over 100 registrations within the first 2 weeks of the campaign launch. • Worked with the marketing team to develop a global marketing campaign for an alternative dispute resolution youth conference. Received over 100 registrations within the first 2 weeks of the campaign launch.



Cytowski & Partners

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trainee Associate

  • Oct 2020 - Nov 2020

  Provided general corporate services to technology startups on issues surrounding venture capital financing, securities matters, employment, and employee retention, and corporate governance. • Provided core research and analysis of various laws regulations including federal and state tax laws, securities rules, GDPR, CCPA and drafted legal memos and opinions for various clients • Reviewed and structured stock option plans and drafted and reviewed stock option agreements and stock purchase agreements. Updated and maintained capitalization tables in Excel and Carta. • Writing key talking points, articles, and blog posts for the managing partner on issues surrounding merger and acquisitions, Software as a Service Agreements, Artificial Intelligence and Copyright.



Startup Legal Garage

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Associate

  • Aug 2019 - Apr 2020

  Paired with supervising attorneys in a leading Bay Area Law firm, in representing an emerging technology company in connection with start-up structure formation, venture financing, federal and state tax issues, and securities regulations. Participated in classroom component focusing on startup lifecycle from formation to liquidation. Produced memoranda, drafted contracts, built capitalization models, and explored corporate governance issues Paired with supervising attorneys in a leading Bay Area Law firm, in representing an emerging technology company in connection with start-up structure formation, venture financing, federal and state tax issues, and securities regulations. Participated in classroom component focusing on startup lifecycle from formation to liquidation. Produced memoranda, drafted contracts, built capitalization models, and explored corporate governance issues



Shades of Black

• United States
• Apparel & Fashion

• CEO/Co-founder

  • Oct 2018 - Dec 2019

  • Worked with the co-founder to organize a New York exhibition that surpassed projected sales by 70%. • Negotiated partnerships with social media influencers in the United States of America. • Worked with the co-founder to organize a New York exhibition that surpassed projected sales by 70%. • Negotiated partnerships with social media influencers in the United States of America.



Conversations For Social Change and Youth Development

• Business Development and Program Management

  • Jan 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Worked with a team to develop the Global Entrepreneurship Fellowship Program – a program set up to support startups in Nigeria, • Built work plans in excel and developed budgets for the Global Entrepreneurship Fellowship Program. • Negotiated implementation and partnership agreements with donor partners like the United Nations Population Fund and Seplat Petroleum (a leading oil and gas company with offices in Nigeria and the United Kingdom). Secured $50,000 for the Global Entrepreneurship Fellowship Program. • Led a cross-functional team in developing campaigns for the 2018/2019 Entrepreneurship Fellowship Program application cycle. Received over 500 applications and admitted 15 startups into the program. • Worked with the finance and business development teams to build an extensive curriculum on fundraising and business development and Organized capacity-building training for the startups. • Worked closely with a retail startup to generate interest for its products by calling and emailing prospective customers and partners and facilitating pitch meetings. Secured a partnership between the startup and a department store. • Worked with a team to conduct performance reviews of 15 startups based on program KPIs and rendered reports to the CEO and donor partners.



ECOWAS Commission

• Nigeria
• International Affairs
• 500 - 600 Employee

• International Human Rights Research Lawyer

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Conducted core research for international human rights cases involving sexual assault, unlawful arrest and detention, and internal displacement. • Drafted over 50 legal opinions, briefs and memos highlighting past court decisions and human rights statutes that formed the basis of the court’s judgments. • Advised on the interpretation and application of ECOWAS rules of procedure, supplementary protocols and various international human rights statutes. • Prepared various case summaries highlighting the facts of the cases and the courts decisions. • Facilitated meetings and brainstorming sessions for court judges and lawyers to discuss • Gathered, curated, and organized over 200 research materials and legal briefs and maintained a database of all documents.



University of Abuja

• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Student Associate - Law Clinic

  • Aug 2012 - Sep 2014

  ➢ Assisted in the development of the Prison Project; a project aimed at providing legal aid to prison inmates. ➢ Interviewed and counseled inmates who had been unlawfully detained at Kuje Minimum Security Prison in Abuja, Nigeria. ➢ Carried out research on the inmate’s cases and deftly reported results. ➢ Worked with a team of lawyers to secure the release of over 100 inmates. ➢ Effectively maintained client records and files for smooth information access. ➢ Organized vital seminars, workshops, and awareness programs, including activities within the Gwagwalada community in Abuja on the benefits of the Freedom of Information Act. ➢ Delivered lectures to primary school students in the Gwagwalada community in Abuja on children’s rights.