Segun Akinola

Associate at Highline Partners | ex-Ecobank

Highline Partners

Lagos, Nigeria · WAT (UTC+1)

4+ years experience

University of Nigeria, Nsukka

English, Yoruba

Investing Advising

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Overview

I invest in developer infrastructure at Highline Partners, usually at pre-seed and seed. Backed 60 founders at pre-seed and seed. Led or co-led 6 investments, 2 of them now at Series B or later. Most at home with developer tools and climate tech. Marathoner (10 so far).

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Founders building in employment law
Advice on employment law
Working sessions on venture capital
Thoughtful intros to people in my field
Questions about employment law

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venture capitaldeveloper toolsclimate techopen source

InvestingLooking to invest

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Writing $25k cheques into pre-seed developer infrastructure in Southeast Asia

Cheque size: $25k
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: Employment law, AI applications
Geographies: MENA
Lead or follow: Any
Decision time: Within a month
How I help: Hiring the first ten people

Typically lead or co-lead. Portfolio support on pricing and enterprise sales.

Lagos, Nigeriaclimate techdeveloper toolsventure capital

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AdvisingOpen to advising

closes in 3 months

Office hours for first-time founders: developer infrastructure and climate tech

Topics: employment law, open source, venture capital
Format: Office hours
Terms: Paid
Capacity: One call a month
Best for: First-time founders

5 years of developer infrastructure. Can review plans, decks and hiring loops.

Lagos, Nigeriaventure capitalopen sourceclimate tech

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Experience

Associate
Oct 2023 - Present
Highline Partners · 3 yr · Full-time · Lagos, Nigeria
- Secured 8 payments licences.
- Negotiated 409 commercial agreements a year.
- Built the privacy programme for launches in 26 countries.
Partnerships Manager
May 2022 - Oct 2023
Ecobank · 1 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Lagos, Nigeria
- Shortened the channel sales cycle from 11 months to 4.
- Built the channel team from 3 to 19 reps.

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Education

University of Nigeria, Nsukka
BEng, Finance
2017 - 2021

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