Mr. Dotun Olowoporoku
Managing Partner, Ventures Platform
Mr. Dotun Olowoporoku is the Managing Partner at Ventures Platform, a seed VC firm that invests in innovative startups with differentiated and defensible market-creating innovations. Before his role at Ventures Platform, Dotun served as the Chief Commercial Officer at Moniepoint, a series C fintech startup that facilitates financial services for the next billion Africans through payment and banking services to over 500,000 businesses. overseeing the company’s ecosystem engagement, investor relationships, corporate development, M&A, and strategic expansion. Prior to that, he was a Principal at Novastar Ventures, a pan-African early-stage VC firm where he led post-series A investments.
Dotun's career began in academia as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow on air quality and climate change in Bristol, England. This research background provides him with a unique analytical perspective in his investment roles. In 2012, he took an entrepreneurial path and founded an on-demand food delivery platform. The platform saw significant growth under his leadership, scaling across three cities in the UK, and forming a strategic partnership with Just-Eat UK Plc in 2015.
He hosts the Building the Future podcast, where he engages in thought-provoking discussions about Africa's growth narrative. His influence expands to several African startups where he serves as an angel investor and board member, contributing to their strategic direction and growth.