Peter O. Jolapamo

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📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 9 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2024
VC🌍 United Kingdom
9
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1
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4
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1
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8y
Years active

Portfolio

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Dec 2024
Certified B Corp. Winners of Sky Zero Footprint Fund 2023, Impact HERE Award 2023, Marie Claire Sustainability Awards 2023. Grocer Gold Awards 2024 Finalists x2: Start up of the Year and Household Goods Brand of the Year. Welcome to Grub Club - we do pet food a little differently. The pet food industry produces over 100m tonnes of CO2 emissions every year. Pretty bonkers, we know. So we set out on a mission to provide superfood nutrition to our pets, without the carbon footprint. How do we do this? Well, weve replaced the traditional sources of protein found in pet food with insect protein. Insect farming requires a fraction of the land and water, and produce significantly less emissions than traditional livestock farming. Even better - theyre farmed in a zero waste, circular system - upcycling organic waste like fruit and veg into high quality nutrition! Great for our pets, great for our planet. #BugsTasteBest
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Jan 2024
B Corp. Rainforest Alliance Certified. 100% Recyclable. Did we mention we taste good, too? Our mantra is that we live approx. 22,075,000 seconds. We don’t wanna waste a single one on coffee we don’t love - and you shouldnt either. We create incredibly delicious, award-winning, planet friendly coffee that gives back to communities around the world. Ever wondered into a coffee shop and (shock horror) - just wanted a coffee? If your regular order is quad long shot half calf double cupped no sleeve salted caramel mocha latte with 2 pumps of vanilla, oat milk with no whipped cream extra hot extra foam extra caramel drizzle extra salt add a scoop of vanilla bean powder with light ice well stirred...well - Presto is quite simply not for you. We’re all about unbelievably good taste, packed into recyclable pouches, so you can enjoy your favourite roast from the comfort of your PJ’s. Or pants. Whatever floats your boat, really. Our founder, James, started Presto because of his cherished memories with his Dad, bonding over a good old cup of joe early in the morning. He wanted to create a coffee that makes you pause, appreciate, and savour lifes little moments. Thats why our coffee is made with care every single step of the way - from air-roasting our responsibly sourced beans right here in the UK, to using the latest green tech that slashes carbon emissions by 94%. On top of this, were pretty chuffed to have bagged top-level environmental accreditations - putting us miles ahead of most coffee brands. And through Project Presto, were doing our bit to combat loneliness. We’re Presto. We hope you love our impossibly good, consciously uncomplicated coffee.
Investor
2023
YaizY brings the most exciting way for kids to prepare for a great future and helps schools to bridge gaps in college and career readiness. YaizY develops and delivers engaging, high-quality courses for classes of 20 to 25 students on an innovative, edu-gaming platform. We provide K-12 students with holistic "passion-to-profession" elective courses in coding, game design, animation, digital marketing, and much more!
Limited Partner & Investor
2022
Aruwa Capital Management is a Lagos based, female founded and led, growth equity impact fund. As one of the few woman owned funds in Africa, Aruwa has identified a significant untapped investment opportunity, investing in rapidly growing and profitable companies that either provide essential goods and services to women or employ women through their workforce or value chain. Aruwa Capital Management was founded on the conviction that the gender imbalance amongst capital allocators on the continent, provides a unique opportunity to invest in untapped segments of the economy whilst closing gender economic gaps across society and generating enhanced returns. With few private equity funds owned or led by a woman in Africa, Aruwa Capital Management aims to change the narrative for women as capital allocators, entrepreneurs, consumers and stakeholders in Africa and globally. The team based in Lagos is led by the Founder, Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes and combines international best practice skill sets from global institutions with deep local networks, operational know how and on the ground presence, to unlock untapped investment opportunities. The team is made up of investment professionals with investing experience and operators that understand how to run and improve businesses.
Limited Partner & Investor
2021
1982 Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage enterprise, AI and fintech.
Strategic Advisor & Investor
2021
AltoVita delivers smart & sustainable corporate housing solutions to employees anywhere in the world. AltoVita’s unique offering sets us apart in the market, providing a network of 7 million+ verified and vetted properties are all duty of care compliant, backed by a four-tier quality control process; located in over 35.000 cities & 165 countries world-wide. With our award-winning enterprise software and human-centric approach, we deliver smart and sustainable solutions to global talent mobility & business travel managers worldwide. Our Client Development team plays a vital role as trusted advisors and partners to our clients. Embodying our consultative philosophy, this dedicated team proactively shares new market insights, analyzes data, and empowers our clients with the tools and knowledge to make informed decisions, ensuring our clients are always equipped to make the best choices for their corporate housing needs. AltoVita’s technology provides a cloud-based bridge between the highly fragmented property distribution system and multinational Global 2000 companies. A proprietary two-way API integration with a standardised sourcing process reduces the legacy, inefficient 48-to-72-hour bidding process down to a few minutes, saving valuable time and money. Corporate clients love the bespoke user interface seamlessly configured to their mobility policies, and employees enjoy a greater sense of choice and support in their relocation journey.
Investor
2018
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. ALAMI is the worlds first sharia challenger bank based in Indonesia, starting out in 2019 as a sharia-compliant peer-to-peer lending platform for SME financing. Today, we have disbursed more than US$200 million for over 8,500 SMEs financing transactions with 0% default rate. ALAMI has also been awarded as the Worlds Best Islamic P2P Lending Platform in 2020 by The Asset Triple A and World Islamic Finance Award (WIFA). In 2021, we were also awarded as The Best Islamic P2P Financing Platform Global 2021 and Best Fintech Financing Platform Indonesia 2021 from The Asset. In 2022, ALAMI has been included in the Honorable Mention List from Fast Company 2022 World Changing Ideas Award – Asia Pacific. We believe that equal and direct access to financial information is important for SMEs to thrive sustainably. With Indonesia as the largest Muslim market in the world (~230 million muslims), ALAMI is on the move to launch its challenger banking platform, which we hope can revolutionize the banking industry with our drive for transparency, fairness and social inclusion! We are a team of young and dynamic finance professionals who shared similar passion to grow Islamic finance ecosystem. Join our cause #HijrahFinansial #ALAMISisiTerbaikmu
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2024
Investor
Dec 2024
Certified B Corp. Winners of Sky Zero Footprint Fund 2023, Impact HERE Award 2023, Marie Claire Sustainability Awards 2023. Grocer Gold Awards 2024 Finalists x2: Start up of the Year and Household Goods Brand of the Year. Welcome to Grub Club - we do pet food a little differently. The pet food industry produces over 100m tonnes of CO2 emissions every year. Pretty bonkers, we know. So we set out on a mission to provide superfood nutrition to our pets, without the carbon footprint. How do we do this? Well, weve replaced the traditional sources of protein found in pet food with insect protein. Insect farming requires a fraction of the land and water, and produce significantly less emissions than traditional livestock farming. Even better - theyre farmed in a zero waste, circular system - upcycling organic waste like fruit and veg into high quality nutrition! Great for our pets, great for our planet. #BugsTasteBest
mid stageManufacturing
Investor
Jan 2024
B Corp. Rainforest Alliance Certified. 100% Recyclable. Did we mention we taste good, too? Our mantra is that we live approx. 22,075,000 seconds. We don’t wanna waste a single one on coffee we don’t love - and you shouldnt either. We create incredibly delicious, award-winning, planet friendly coffee that gives back to communities around the world. Ever wondered into a coffee shop and (shock horror) - just wanted a coffee? If your regular order is quad long shot half calf double cupped no sleeve salted caramel mocha latte with 2 pumps of vanilla, oat milk with no whipped cream extra hot extra foam extra caramel drizzle extra salt add a scoop of vanilla bean powder with light ice well stirred...well - Presto is quite simply not for you. We’re all about unbelievably good taste, packed into recyclable pouches, so you can enjoy your favourite roast from the comfort of your PJ’s. Or pants. Whatever floats your boat, really. Our founder, James, started Presto because of his cherished memories with his Dad, bonding over a good old cup of joe early in the morning. He wanted to create a coffee that makes you pause, appreciate, and savour lifes little moments. Thats why our coffee is made with care every single step of the way - from air-roasting our responsibly sourced beans right here in the UK, to using the latest green tech that slashes carbon emissions by 94%. On top of this, were pretty chuffed to have bagged top-level environmental accreditations - putting us miles ahead of most coffee brands. And through Project Presto, were doing our bit to combat loneliness. We’re Presto. We hope you love our impossibly good, consciously uncomplicated coffee.
2023
Partner & Director
Apr 2023
Innovative, agile and sustainable business ecosystems, informed by data, driven by experts We work with organisations to make positive, impactful change through their data, strategic choices, people & capabilities. We support and provide expertise to organisations and personnel on their change and digitalisation journeys. Ensuring they are able to adapt, respond and thrive through the utilisation of talent and technology.
Investor
2023
YaizY brings the most exciting way for kids to prepare for a great future and helps schools to bridge gaps in college and career readiness. YaizY develops and delivers engaging, high-quality courses for classes of 20 to 25 students on an innovative, edu-gaming platform. We provide K-12 students with holistic "passion-to-profession" elective courses in coding, game design, animation, digital marketing, and much more!
2022
Limited Partner & Investor
2022
Aruwa Capital Management is a Lagos based, female founded and led, growth equity impact fund. As one of the few woman owned funds in Africa, Aruwa has identified a significant untapped investment opportunity, investing in rapidly growing and profitable companies that either provide essential goods and services to women or employ women through their workforce or value chain. Aruwa Capital Management was founded on the conviction that the gender imbalance amongst capital allocators on the continent, provides a unique opportunity to invest in untapped segments of the economy whilst closing gender economic gaps across society and generating enhanced returns. With few private equity funds owned or led by a woman in Africa, Aruwa Capital Management aims to change the narrative for women as capital allocators, entrepreneurs, consumers and stakeholders in Africa and globally. The team based in Lagos is led by the Founder, Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes and combines international best practice skill sets from global institutions with deep local networks, operational know how and on the ground presence, to unlock untapped investment opportunities. The team is made up of investment professionals with investing experience and operators that understand how to run and improve businesses.
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