Understanding Startup Funding Stages

Tunji has a financial services background and 16 years experience covering different sectors of business including:- Fintech, Business Advisory, OTC-Financial Markets, Research, Business Modelling & Strategy, practical knowledge of Multi-sided technology plaftforms & API and presently contributing to the development of African Start-Ups and SMEs via the Venture Capital Space in GetFundedAfrica During Tunji's work experience includes: Part of the GTbank team involved in the $2billion Term Loan Syndication to MTNN; Team Leader for $100million Helios Towers - Syndicated Senior Secured Credit Facility. Helios is now a UK-based telecommunications company listed on the London Stock Exchange. Member of Founding Team of the FMDQ Securities Exchange PLC Developed the FMDQ Daily Quotations List (DQL) that now includes USD/Naira products, Federal Government of Nigeria bonds, Supra-national, Agency, State Government and Corporate Bonds, Nigerian Treasury Bills and other Money Market Instruments e.g. Commercial Papers Group Head Strategy of Northstar Finance Services Ltd. - Investee company within the Synergy Capital Managers (Synergy) $100million Equity Fund, that specialises in expansion, growth capital, and management buyouts and buy-ins of high-growth companies in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone Co-Founder of GetFundedAfrica - A Not-for-Profit originally based in London/U.K, where we participated in workshops and interactive sessions at the House of Lords, Westminster Certifications in Business Modelling from Strategyzer and Acumen