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Board Member
Nov 2024
At Tembo, were on a mission to make home happen.
Buying a home or remortgaging has never been harder. As the gap between earnings and house prices has grown to disproportionate levels, an entire generation of would-be buyers have been locked out of the property market, stuck renting or living in the family home. Those lucky enough to own are facing a volatile market and high interest rates, which threaten to increase their monthly outgoings by hundreds of pounds on average.
Here’s the catch. There’s more innovation out there than ever before to help. It’s just too fragmented and confusing for both consumers and intermediaries.
Tembo is an award-winning digital mortgage & savings platform, specialising in maximising affordability. Voted the UK’s Best Mortgage Broker by its customers at the British Bank Awards 2024, 2023 and 2022, Tembo combines technology and exceptional advice to help people discover and unlock their true borrowing potential.
We instantly scan over 100 lenders and 25 specialist buying schemes - from family boost mortgages where a loved one can support a mortgage using income, property or savings to shared ownership and interest-only deals - to increase budgets by an average £82,000.
In 2024 we launched into consumer savings products, now offering the market leading Lifetime ISA, to help our first-time buyers tackle one of the trickiest parts of the process: saving a deposit.
Tembo is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under the registration number 952652. YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.
Investor
Jun 2024
We reinvent how you save and relive memories with your favorite people. Instead of separate albums, your group creates a live timeline with daily photo check-ins. Stay connected through lock screen updates and keep your best moments alive in The Wall.
You can also reach us through email: support@yope.tv
Angel Investor
Feb 2023
We are Sucasa. We are a small team on a mission to achieve big things in the home lending space. With unprecedented growth in property prices, saving the full 20% deposit required to buy a home has become almost impossible for young Australians.
In fact, 75% of first home buyers currently need to pay for costly Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) because they are unable to save the full 20% deposit.
We, like many others, see the underlying problem with LMI. While it protects the lender, the customer is left with no real options other than to pay the fee and have significantly less money available for their property purchase. Otherwise, they must wait (up to 10 years) to save the full 20% deposit, leaving them locked out of the housing market, paying rent, and likely rendering it impossible for them to ever truly ‘catch up’ to those that were able to get in earlier.
What if there was another option? Enter Sucasa | Low Deposit Home Loans. We are here to help make your home ownership dreams a reality sooner. No LMI. No application or ongoing loan fees. Just a ‘fair go’ home-loan for young Australians so you can have somewhere to call ‘Mi Casa.’
Angel Investor
Jul 2022
Our mission at Column Tax is to democratize access to financial help and meaningfully improve people’s lives by providing game-changing tax solutions. Today, high net worth individuals in the United States have teams of accountants and lawyers to help them avoid taxes, while in the same country, 3/4 of Americans don’t have access to any financial or tax advice. Over 100M adults in the US report that they would not have the funds to cover a $1,000 emergency bill. It’s not right. And Column Tax is fixing it.
Were creating year-round, API-first tax products that live in the financial apps people are already using every day. An accountant in every persons pocket.
That is the future we are building at Column Tax.
Angel Investor
Apr 2022
At Ply, we empower trades professionals, including plumbers, electricians, and HVAC businesses, with state-of-the-art inventory management and materials procurement software. Were passionate about making business operations smoother and more efficient for those in the trades.
On top of founding and selling a successful agency providing skilled trades businesses online marketing and advertising services, the Ply founders have decades of product and design experience working at companies such as Stash, PathAI, HubSpot, Amazon, as well as ventures of their own.
Angel Investor
Dec 2021
Maplerad is the leading financial infrastructure platform that helps global businesses store, move, issue cards and launch financial products.
2023 On Deck Top Company - https://www.beondeck.com/top-companies-2023
Angel Investor
Dec 2021
zerohash is the leading infrastructure provider for crypto, stablecoin, and tokenized assets. Its API and embeddable dev-kit enable innovators to easily launch solutions across cross-border payments, commerce, trading, remittance, payroll, tokenization, and on/off-ramps. The company has a global regulatory footprint across the EU, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Bermuda, and the U.S., and operates regulated entities in 51 U.S. jurisdictions. For more information, visit zerohash.com.
Angel Investor
Dec 2021
DocTime, the countrys number one healthcare app, offers a comprehensive range of healthcare services, making it the go-to platform for users. With features like 24/7 doctor consultations via video calls, home medicine delivery, home diagnostic tests, healthcare packages, and health insurance, DocTime provides a one-stop solution for all healthcare needs. The platform ensures the security of video consultations through advanced 256-bit encryption.
Patients using DocTime benefit from the ability to maintain their consultation history and receive electronic prescriptions for seamless healthcare management. Each doctor at DocTime undergoes thorough verification to ensure that only authorized doctors registered with the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC) provide consultations using the latest technology. Patients can conveniently search for doctors who are currently online, facilitating immediate consultations for their healthcare needs.
DocTimes impressive B2B portfolio includes partnerships with more than 50 companies spanning various industries such as IT, Textile & RMG, NGO, Education, FMCG, and more. This demonstrates the platforms commitment to serving the corporate sector and catering to the specific healthcare requirements of businesses. By collaborating with companies in different sectors, DocTime extends its reach and offers tailored healthcare solutions to diverse organizations.
In the realm of corporate sales or B2B sales, DocTime presents a valuable proposition to businesses. By partnering with us, companies gain access to a trusted and reliable healthcare app that provides comprehensive services to their employees or clients. This not only enhances the overall well-being of the workforce but also contributes to increased productivity and reduced healthcare-related absences. DocTimes platform can be seamlessly integrated into existing corporate healthcare programs, providing a convenient and efficient way to manage healthcare needs.
Angel Investor
Oct 2021
Casava is the fastest growing insurtech startup in Africa.
We are making insurance affordable for income earners and protecting against key life uncertainties.
Products:
Health Cash: Get Cash back on the funds you spend treating personal accidents at the Hospital.
Health Insurance: Get access to affordable healthcare coverage with access to over 1,000 hospitals.
Pay as low as N500monthly!
Open a free account at casava.co.
Angel Investor
Aug 2021
Secfi is one of the leading providers of equity planning, stock option financing, and wealth management for tech employees and founders. Offering a digital platform for equity planning, 1:1 financial advice, ongoing investment management, and tools like equity planners and tax calculators, Secfi helps clients maximize the value of their equity compensation and own a stake in the company they helped build. With liquidity solutions such as secondary sales and non-recourse financing, Secfi serves employees from over 90% of U.S. unicorns, assisting more than 46,000 individuals and representing $80 billion in equity value.
Data current as of October 2024.
Angel Investor
Aug 2021
Seek is the must-have app that connects in-the-know experts with the millions of users looking for guidance on dining, nightlife, and activities both at home and while traveling.
From award-winning bartenders to comedians to art historians, our 200+ expert curators provide valuable insights and secret tips for the best activities in NYC.
Whether its a secret magic show or a hidden speakeasy, find your next unforgettable adventure on Seek!
Angel Investor
Jul 2021
Issue debit cards without needing a bank or a third party processor via Union54s Card Issuing API.
Angel Investor
Jun 2021
Best-in-class FX technology designed to make hedging simple, flexible, and transparent. Backed by experienced FX experts, so you’re never left guessing or managing risk alone.
Angel Investor
Apr 2021
Edukoya is a global education technology company that connects African learners with the world’s best teachers for real-time one to one learning. Edukoya mission is to allow every child to reach their full potential. Edukoya believes that education is not one-size-fits-all. Rather, all students are unique, and the world is within their reach when connected with great teachers capable of personalizing learning and sparking curiosity.
London based, Edukoya has become a market-leading online education startup, attracting investment from Target Global and other leading angel investors.
Angel Investor
Mar 2021
We started Marble because we want to create a better experience for clients—and their lawyers. We’re passionate about making legal services accessible and affordable. That’s why at Marble, we’re 100% transparent: from explaining what the process looks like to how much it costs. We offer clients one flat fee, based on the services they need, and payment plans because we believe money shouldn’t keep anyone from moving forward.
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2024
Board Member
Nov 2024
At Tembo, were on a mission to make home happen.
Buying a home or remortgaging has never been harder. As the gap between earnings and house prices has grown to disproportionate levels, an entire generation of would-be buyers have been locked out of the property market, stuck renting or living in the family home. Those lucky enough to own are facing a volatile market and high interest rates, which threaten to increase their monthly outgoings by hundreds of pounds on average.
Here’s the catch. There’s more innovation out there than ever before to help. It’s just too fragmented and confusing for both consumers and intermediaries.
Tembo is an award-winning digital mortgage & savings platform, specialising in maximising affordability. Voted the UK’s Best Mortgage Broker by its customers at the British Bank Awards 2024, 2023 and 2022, Tembo combines technology and exceptional advice to help people discover and unlock their true borrowing potential.
We instantly scan over 100 lenders and 25 specialist buying schemes - from family boost mortgages where a loved one can support a mortgage using income, property or savings to shared ownership and interest-only deals - to increase budgets by an average £82,000.
In 2024 we launched into consumer savings products, now offering the market leading Lifetime ISA, to help our first-time buyers tackle one of the trickiest parts of the process: saving a deposit.
Tembo is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under the registration number 952652. YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.
Investor
Jun 2024
We reinvent how you save and relive memories with your favorite people. Instead of separate albums, your group creates a live timeline with daily photo check-ins. Stay connected through lock screen updates and keep your best moments alive in The Wall.
You can also reach us through email: support@yope.tv
Venture Partner
Feb 2024
At Goodwater, we empower exceptional entrepreneurs everywhere to change the world for good. We believe consumer technology is the most powerful force on earth, shaping culture and transforming the global economy at unprecedented speed and scale. We invest in the world’s most promising entrepreneurs to solve the world’s most pressing problems. As a combined force, Goodwater companies are a global force for change, poised to measurably improve billions of lives. Learn more at www.goodwatercap.com
2023
Mentor
Jul 2023
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies.
The nine-month program employs an objectives-based mentoring process to enhance the performance of technical founders who learn from the insights of experienced entrepreneurs, with the goal of maximizing equity-value creation.
Founded by Professor Ajay Agrawal in 2012 at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the program has expanded and now has 11 sites across six countries: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Halifax, Paris, Madison, Seattle, Estonia, Berlin, and Melbourne.
The program combines 5 elements to help companies transition from science projects to scalable and financeable companies:
- An emphasis on objective-setting, helping companies focus on what’s most important to their business
- Focused mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs who have founded, led, and sold significant tech companies
- Technical advice from world-leading scientists, engineers, and economists
- Hands-on support from top business students, who embed within the company to provide business support
- Opportunities to raise capital, including angels and VCs from Europe and North America
The successful commercialization of cutting-edge science and technology achieved through the program has led to the creation of over CAD $35 billion in equity value.
Angel Investor
Feb 2023
We are Sucasa. We are a small team on a mission to achieve big things in the home lending space. With unprecedented growth in property prices, saving the full 20% deposit required to buy a home has become almost impossible for young Australians.
In fact, 75% of first home buyers currently need to pay for costly Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) because they are unable to save the full 20% deposit.
We, like many others, see the underlying problem with LMI. While it protects the lender, the customer is left with no real options other than to pay the fee and have significantly less money available for their property purchase. Otherwise, they must wait (up to 10 years) to save the full 20% deposit, leaving them locked out of the housing market, paying rent, and likely rendering it impossible for them to ever truly ‘catch up’ to those that were able to get in earlier.
What if there was another option? Enter Sucasa | Low Deposit Home Loans. We are here to help make your home ownership dreams a reality sooner. No LMI. No application or ongoing loan fees. Just a ‘fair go’ home-loan for young Australians so you can have somewhere to call ‘Mi Casa.’
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