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WithAI FM™Relationships WithAI: AI & the Future of Business: A Candid Conversation with Nzube UfodikeAI is reshaping industries, but what about relationships, the ones that drive business, investment, and governance?In this episode of Relationships WithAI, host Iyabo Oba is joined by entrepreneur, angel investor, and investment director Nzube Ufodike to explore the power of relationships in leadership, investment, and AI adoption. With over £50M in capital raised, Nzube has helped startups and growth-stage businesses secure funding and develop strategies that turn ideas into thriving companies. He advises founders, accelerator portfolios, and business owners on how to build the right connections, whether for investment, scaling, or navigating the AI revolution.2025-03-161h 13
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™Episode 101 - Nzube Ufodike, British Entrepreneur, Investor, and AdvisorNzube Ufodike is a British entrepreneur, investor, and advisor. Thank you to Gamal ‘G’ Turawa for connecting us. Nzube is a co-founder of Amoo Angels, a UK-based angel network. He's a board member and advisor to early and growth-stage businesses in the UK and emerging markets. Nzube is also a fundraising coach / entrepreneur-in-residence for other accelerator programmes. He's a trustee at The Africa Centre, a chair at the BCS Foundation, IoD Emerging NEDs Special Interest Group, and is on the board at Queen Mary University of London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-01-2241 min
Crown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E28 Crown Castê: Jia Hong Season [Finale]Welcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Jia Hong.
Jia is the pedalling investor at Turn Off Turn On Ventures. He cycled across Europe in 2022, from Netherlands to Bulgaria, to learn from and share the stories of entrepreneurs and investors in the fight against climate change.
In this episode, we discuss:
1. The Singaporean Technology Ecosystem
What is the Singaporean technology scene l...2023-11-1722 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E27 Crown Castê: Leonardo CoutiñoWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Leonardo Coutiño.
Leonardo is the CEO at Optimus Digital. He is a Professional with 14 years of experience in marketing including creation, management, optimization and implementation of campaign communication plans with notable results, negotiation and management of relationships with suppliers and strategic business partners, training and consultancy to numerous companies in different sectors, most im...2023-11-1016 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E26 Crown Castê: Rumbi MakangaWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Rumbi Makanga, with special guest host, Paasha Ahmed.
Rumbi is the co-founder of Origin Twenty, which is focused on building a community of the next generation of Africa-focused investors. She has spent much of the last decade scaling startups across the globe, democratising access to entrepreneurship and capital, and investing in and scaling exponential s...2023-11-0317 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E25 Crown Castê: Karan BoseWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Karan Bose.
Karan is a partner at Pepper Fund, a cross-border search fund that aims to use its supply chain and eCommerce expertise to acquire small and medium size companies operating in the fashion & lifestyle or B2B Services categories.He is also managing director at Hula Global, an apparel supply chain company that o...2023-10-2718 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E24 Crown Castê: Piotr PsarzWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Piotr Psarz, with special guest host, Paasha Ahmed.
Piotr is the founder and CEO of Untapped Lending, which helps entrepreneurs raise capital without giving up control of their business. Uncapped provides no-security and no-equity investments from £10,000 to £5 million. They charge a flat fee of 6-12% on the capital provided and get repaid through a rev...2023-10-2013 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E23 Crown Castê: Dariia VasylievaWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Dariia Vasylieva, with special guest host, Paasha Ahmed.
Dariia is a founding partner at FD Capital, an investment firm focused on blockchain companies with strong technical teams that can achieve mainstream adoption. Prior to that, she was an investment banker for more than 15 years. In 2021, she launched Founders to Founders, a global community of t...2023-10-1315 min
The Reel Happy Hour PodcastChecking In With Actor Cyril NriOn this episode of The Reel Happy Hour Podcast, Nzube Ufodike is a guest host in the studio & he's speaking to British Actor Cyril Nri who recently played the role of Lord Danbury in the Netflix series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. How to watch/stream our full podcast episode. 🔔Click on https://linktr.ee/olaadesanya to watch on YouTube or listen on Apple Podcasts, Amazon or Spotify. 🔔 Click on the link in the bio to watch on YouTube or listen on Apple Podcasts, Amazon or Spotify. 🔔 Please like, subscribe & leave a review2023-10-0837 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E22 Crown Castê: Paolo PioWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Paolo Pio.
Paolo is a Silicon Valley software engineer turned technology executive turned venture capitalist. He has a portfolio of 50+ early-stage startup investments. Paolo co-founded Exceptional Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in London that invests in high-impact businesses focused on helping people live happier, healthier, and longer lives. Prior to that, he w...2023-10-0617 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E21 Crown Castê: Muhammed YesufuWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Muhammed Yesufu.
Muhammed is an investment manager and head of financial advisory at London-based Woodhall Capital, a financial advisory firm that specialises in raising international funding for large corporates, financial institutions and sovereigns. The firm has raised over $2.5bn in the past 8 years. Prior to joining Woodhall, Mohammed was managing partner at Creed Trust P...2023-09-2922 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E20 Crown Castê: Perminder GhataoreWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Perminder Ghataore.
Perminder is a finance and commercial professional with experience in travel systems, mobile and media networks, and information technology across all major geographies. Specializing in full business partnering activity, from reporting to acquisition identification and integration, Perminder has developed strong leadership and relationship management skills in line with a collaborative and influential s...2023-09-2217 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E19 Crown Castê: Dexter SimmsWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Dexter Simms.
Dexter Simms is an award winning entrepreneur, mentor, community leader, role model and public speaker who was born and raised in South West London. He was educated in a state school/college within South London where Black British men had a label to not succeed. From an early age he had always d...2023-09-1518 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E18 Crown Castê: Marc CohenWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Marc Cohen.
Marc is sole partner at unbundled VC, where he invests in early stage startups and tries to bring a founder mentality to the business of venture capital. He is also an angel investor with Alma Angels, which is on a mission to level the playing field for female entrepreneurs seeking early stage s...2023-09-0812 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E17 Crown Castê: Shay OdekunleWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Seun (Shay) Odekunle.
Shay is a strategy and Innovation professional with a strong passion for driving positive change across the African continent through nurturing start-ups tackling the biggest issues facing the continent. With a north start accelerating Africa’s social and economic development.
In this episode, we discuss:
1. Shay’s Journey into Angel Investing:
What...2023-09-0111 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E16 Crown Castê: Omar DanielWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Omar Daniel.
Omar is the founder of the Harbr Angel Investment Syndicate making £150k investments into startups. He is also the founder of 'Primary Care Accelerator', a partnership with a 1m patient population GP practice group, giving startups the ability to test, validate and scale their innovatio
In this episode, we di...2023-08-2512 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E15 Crown Castê: Kevin WithaneFinancial education for SMEs. In this episode, we we have Kevin Withane who shares more about a community-centred approach to investing.
Kevin is the Founder and Managing Partner of Diversity X, a community and VC firm in the making that supports underestimated founders solving real-world problems and making a positive impact in their communities and the world.
Kevin qualified as a barrister and has a background in corporate law. He has worked around the world over the last two decades, including at private practice law firms, quasi-governmental organisations, SMEs, and most recently at an FTSE 250...2023-08-1815 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E14 Crown Castê: Caleb MaruCaleb is managing partner at Proximity Ventures, a fund which invests in early stage startups accelerating Africa. He’s also a scout for global funds looking to invest on the continent. Caleb built Entry Level, an education platform for tech talent in emerging markets which has helped over 50,000 tech workers across Africa. He also writes a popular bi-weekly newsletter called Tech Safari, which ‘simplifies African tech’.
In today’s episode, we discuss:1. Caleb's Journey into the African Tech Ecosystem: What were some of the key experiences and challenges during Caleb's initial startup phase? How has...2023-08-1118 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E13 Crown Castê: Nisa AmoilsWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Nisa Amoils.
Nisa is a venture capital investor, securities lawyer, a Board Member and media commentator. She invests in early stage blockchain/AI companies and is a regular speaker on air and at events. She is on the Boards of Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship, GDCA, and public and private companies. She holds a business degree f...2023-08-0414 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E12 Crown Castê: Benjamin LeungWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Benjamin Leung.
Benjamin is the founding partner and senior advisor at Azura, a global wealth management advisory firm serving ultra high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs and single family offices. He started his career in derivatives trading at UBS and went on to have a distinguished bankingcareer at firms such as General Re F...2023-07-2812 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E11 Crown Castê: Richard CumminsWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Richard Cummins.
Richard is a product marketing manager at Spotify. Prior to that, he worked at Google for 7 years, where he held a variety of roles managing relationships with Google’s most strategic advertisers, agencies and partners. Richard is the producer of Inspirational Founders, a documentary film chronicling the journeys of black founders in the UK growing the...2023-07-2114 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E10 Crown Castê: Mike BankWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Mike Bank.
Mike is the co-founder of Underdog Ventures, which he launched earlier this year to support solo founders launching startups from scratch.He began his career as an M&A banker at Citigroup in London before moving to the buy side as an active angel and early stage VC investor. H...2023-07-1415 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E09 Crown Castê: Blake LindbladBlake is a Business Administration student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a partner at Crescent Fund, a student-run venture fund, which invests in promising student-founded startups.
Crescent describes itself as SoCal’s first student-run venture fund.
In this episode we discuss:1. Venturing into the World of Venture Capital:How did Blake's interest in startups lead him to venture capital?What strategies did he employ to gain knowledge and establish his presence in the VC landscape?How has his experience working with Crescent Fund and Ludlow Ventures helped shape his pe...2023-07-0713 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E08 Crown Castê: Katharina WodenitscharowWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Katharina Wodenitscharow
Katharina is a health economist in a large pharmaceutical firm. She is also an angel Investor who invests in impact- and mission-driven start-ups and HealthTech companies. Freelance Content Editor at the Angel Investing School.In this episode, we discuss:1. Embarking on the Journey of Angel Investing:How did Katherina t...2023-06-3017 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E07 Crown Castê: Gosbert Chagula MBEWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Gosbert Chagula.
Gosbert is the co-founder of Startup Discovery School, an award-winning innovation agency that builds bespoke innovation programmes for startups and corporates that are solving global challenges. Learn how Startup Discovery School invest, build and scale these ventures worldwide using various models including accelerators and incubators. Learn how these models intersect with non-dilutive grant dunging a...2023-06-2317 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E06 Crown Castê: Jonathan SunWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Jonathan Sun.
Jonathan is the Founder of Horizan VC a VC Fund that is working to bring the Convertible Future Earnings Agreement to the UK, which is part equity and part future earnings agreement. This instrument will revolutionise idea-stage and bootstrapper funding. He is also a former founder of an Edtech app called Horizan. H...2023-06-1613 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E05 Crown Castê: Nathalie RichardsWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Nathalie Richards.
Nathalie joined SEO London as Chief Exec in May 2022. A former Management Consultant (Accenture) and Geo-expansion Senior Manager (Apple), she also founded EduKit, a social enterprise dedicated to helping schools to improve the mental health and wellbeing of their students which she ran as CEO for 8 years. She has an MBA from I...2023-06-0916 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E04 Crown Castê: Joe KinviWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Joe Kinvi.
Joe is the co-founder of HoaQ, an investment club that funds and supports founders who are building for the African continent and its diaspora. The club aims to invest in founders and teams with domain expertise, technical know-how, and have attained some traction within a largely defined opportunity. HoaQ has deployed over $3 m...2023-06-0418 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E03 Crown Castê: Aminata BaWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Aminata Ba.
Aminata is a French qualified lawyer, Member of the Paris Bar. Practicing in-house or in private practice, she has been advising national and international companies on commercial issues and corporate matters. Beside negotiating contracts, she has built solid experience on dispute resolution, by working on various litigation and arbitration cases. She holds a...2023-05-2815 minCrown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E02 Crown Castê: John ButtWelcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by John Butt.
John is the founder and General Partner of Conduit Ventures Ltd, a regulated UK-based investment firm managing capital contributed by blue-chip groups from around the world. John created Conduit in the early 2000s and was an early pioneer in the transition towards decentralised low carbon energy solutions with an emphasis on Hydrogen. H...2023-05-2116 min
Crown Castê: financial education for SMEs and business owners, with your host Nzube Ufodike.S01E01 Intro to Crown CastêFor inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs.2023-05-1403 min
Think BIG for Africa PodcastMedia, Technology, Professional African Diaspora, Covid-19, Civil Society (NGOs) | Nzube UfodikeToday’s conversation is exciting, fast-paced, and thoughtful. My guest is an Entrepreneur, Investor, a Finance and Technology Consultant: Nzube Ufodike. We discussed Entrepreneurship, Media, and Technology in Africa. We also discussed the value of building and sustaining a network, the need for experts in society, especially in a developing one. Civil Society (NGOs), and diversity in African society. Listen, share and subscribe to the Think BIG for Africa Podcast on your favorite podcast platform.Enjoy! 2021-10-051h 24