Experience

MVP Ventures

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

• Principal

  • 2023 - Present

  Multi-stage venture firm (Seed-Series C). Partnered with teams such as Anduril, Dataminr, Turing, Era (acquired by ServiceNow), Neon, Minerva AI, Kabata, LayerZero, VectorFlow, Stoke Space, and Catch. I focus on tools and software for the modern workplace. (Enterprise SaaS, Fintech, Developer Tools, browser-led software, APIs, etc.) Let's connect: nkechi@mvp-vc.com



Gradient

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2022 - Present

  The LLM developer API that helps companies build private AI applications that they own. (Backed by: WingVC, Mango Capital, The New Normal Fund, Secure Octane) [Pre-Seed]



Rollup

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2023 - Present

  Collaborative IDE for hardware engineers (Backed by A16z)



Astrus

• Canada
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Seed Investor

  • 2023 - Present

  AI-powered chip design (Backed by Khosla Ventures, 1517 Fund, MVP Ventures)



Neros Technologies

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2023 - Present

  Keeping humans off the battlefield (Backed by TBA) [Pre-Seed]



Coframe

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2023 - Present

  AI-Powered A/B Testing (Backed by Kholsa Ventures, Nat Friedman) [Seed]



Aeon

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2023 - Present

  Building next-generation defense systems for maximum deterrence. (Backed by: TBA) [Pre-Seed]



Firstbase

• United States
• Internet Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2021 - Present

  All-in-one business OS (Backed by: Y Combinator, Carta Ventures, Uncommon Capital, Graphene Ventures) [Seed]



Resourcely

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2022 - Present

  Cloud resource creation and management (Backed by: a16z, Felicis Ventures) [Seed]



HoneyHive

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2023 - Present

  Developer-first LLMOps platform (Backed by AIX Ventures, Data Community Fund, Firestreak Ventures) [Pre-Seed]



Cromatic

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2023 - Present

  Integrated platform for outsourcing R&D (Backed by Accel, Lux Capital, Worklife Ventures, LifeX Ventures, Not Boring) [Seed]



Nuon

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2022 - Present

  Deploy and run SaaS applications in your customer's cloud account without refactoring. (Backed by Redpoint Ventures, Uncork Capital, Red Swan Ventures, Alumni Ventures) [Seed]



Modyfi

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2022 - Present

  AI-native image editor built for real-time collaboration (Backed by: NEA, Craft Ventures, General Catalyst) [Seed]



Common Paper

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2023 - Present

  Build, negotiate, and sign contracts in minutes. (Backed by Uncork Capital & Boldstart Ventures) [Seed]



Digma

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2023 - Present

  Continuous feedback platform for developers. (Backed by Abstraction Capital, at.inc/, Firestreak Ventures, Evening Fund, Hetz Ventures) [Seed]



StellarFi 🚀

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2023 - Present

  StellarFi lets you build the credit you deserve with the bills you already pay (Backed by Acrew Capital, Fiat Ventures, Accomplice)



Commsor 🦕

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2021 - Present



Duplo

• Nigeria
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2021 - Present

  Payment Ops for Africa (Backed by: Tribe Capital, Commerce Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Y Combinator, Oui Capital, My Asia Ventures, Soma Capital) [Pre-Seed]



Editframe

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2021 - Present

  Video Infrastructure for the web (Backed by: Liquid 2 Ventures, Goat Capital, Browder Capital) [Pre-Seed]



Beatmatch (Techstars Music)

• United States
• Music
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor (Angel)

  • 2021 - Present

  Dating app for music lovers. (Powered by the biggest names in music, including WarnerMusic, Quality Control, Rhymesayers Entertainment, and more!) [Pre-Seed]



Kleiner Perkins

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

• Scout

  • Nov 2022 - Jul 2023

  Investing in pre-seed and seed stage companies. ($25k-$100k check size) / Investing in tools and software for the modern workplace. (Enterprise SaaS, developer tools, browser-led software, APIs, etc.) Select Investments: Common Paper (Seed): B2B contracting platform for startups Cromatic (Seed): Integrated platform for outsourcing R&D Digma (Seed): Developer-first Observability on run-time data Fern (Seed): SDKs for your API HoneyHive (Seed): Developer platform for LLM… Show more Investing in pre-seed and seed stage companies. ($25k-$100k check size) / Investing in tools and software for the modern workplace. (Enterprise SaaS, developer tools, browser-led software, APIs, etc.) Select Investments: Common Paper (Seed): B2B contracting platform for startups Cromatic (Seed): Integrated platform for outsourcing R&D Digma (Seed): Developer-first Observability on run-time data Fern (Seed): SDKs for your API HoneyHive (Seed): Developer platform for LLM apps Nango (Seed): A single API for all your integrations Rollup (Seed): Collaborative IDE for hardware teams Signoz (Seed): Open Source APM Vera (Seed): Risk Assessment platform for AI/ML Show less



Composer

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• BizOps

  • 2022 - 2023

  Composer is an automated trading platform that allows you to build a portfolio of hedge fund-like strategies. (employee #13)



Anthemis Group

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor

  • 2021 - May 2022

  Anthemis is an early stage, fintech-focused venture capital firm with 100+ portfolio companies across the US and Europe. Focused on sourcing, analyzing and executing deals, primarily in the US. Early-stage (Pre-Seed/Seed/Series A) focusing on consumer, B2B, e-commerce, creator economy, and US/LatAm. Select Investments: GuruHotel (Seed) - Shopify for Hotels Kasheesh (Seed) - Split your online purchases



Guidepoint

• United States
• Information Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • Jul 2020 - Mar 2021

  San Francisco, California, United States



Bundil App

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Growth Ops Intern (Founding Team)

  • Aug 2019 - May 2020

  Greater Los Angeles Area



Riva (sold to Teal HQ)

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Growth Analyst Intern

  • Aug 2019 - Nov 2019



DMF Lighting

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Intern

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Carson, CA



University of the Pacific - Eberhardt School of Business

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Support Specialist

  • May 2017 - Aug 2018

  Stockton, California Area