How much value are you getting from your investors? How do you pick the right investors that can add the most value to your startup?
Investors are an important part of any business. They can provide the funding and support you need to grow your company. However, not all investors are equal. Some are more interested in helping your business grow, while some may be more focused on getting a return on their investment as quickly as possible. So how do you pick the investors that can offer you the most value?
In this episode of Startup School, we'll be talking about how to work with your investors to get the most value for both you and them. We'll cover issues such as how to find the right investors, what to offer them in return for their investment, and how to keep them engaged in your business.
Whether you're just starting out or you've been running your startup for a while, this episode will be invaluable in helping you get the most from your investors.
Ife Ojobanikan is a Principal Investment Officer at Berrywood Capital; a pan-African focused family office that invests in exceptional growth-driven tech startups. She has over 9 years of experience working in real estate, financial technology and startup investing.
Prior to joining Berrywood Capital, Ife was an integral part of the Investments Team at Microtraction, an early-stage investment fund that backs smart and relentlessly resourceful founders who are building high growth, technology driven businesses in $Bn markets.
Before Microtraction, she worked across people operations, developer recruitment, product management and customer onboarding/experience at TeamApt and ALAT.
Ife's interests lie in technology, innovation and tech-enabled startups. She is a member of the A&A Collective and is based in Lagos, Nigeria.