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Usman is Corporate Counsel, Legal, Compliance and Corporate Development at EchoVC and has 4 years of legal experience as a commercial solicitor with core competencies in Corporate, Finance, Intellectual Property and Technology.
Prior to joining EchoVC, he worked in a top-tier law firm in Lagos as a member of teams that advised local and international clients that include Uber, Samsung, Honeywell, LafargeHolcim, LADOL, AITEO, FBN UK, Stanbic IBTC, IntelliFin, CSCS, NMRC and NSIF.
He also worked as a legal counsel advising startups in Grace Lake Partners investment portfolio, including JCDecaux Nigeria, Dr. Express and Express Pharmacy.
He is passionate about technology and the African tech ecosystem.
He co-founded a G2C tech-startup that is building compliance automation solutions to aid the ease of doing business in African markets.
He has a graduate degree from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and a post-graduate certification in copyright from the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School.
He is called to the Nigerian Bar.
Postes actifs de Usman Sotunde
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
EchoVC Partners LLC
 EchoVC Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance EchoVC Partners LLC (EchoVC Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Eghosa Omoigui. The firm is headquartered in Nigeria with additional offices in the United States and the United Kingdom. | Compliance Officer | 01/01/2020 |
Anciens postes connus de Usman Sotunde
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
Grace Lake Partners
 Grace Lake Partners Financial ConglomeratesFinance Grace Lake Partners is a venture studio founded in 2014 by Ladi Delano and Jide Odunsi. The Nigerian company builds, operates, and scales profitable businesses that address important socio-economic needs in Africa while creating economic value for GLP and its shareholders. GLP's advisory business helps multinationals, investors, and other industry players to enter or expand their footprint in sub-Saharan Africa by understanding local pitfalls and building important relationships throughout the communities. Through entrepreneurship, GLP creates economic value for its shareholders while solving some of the greatest challenges facing Africa today. | Conseiller Juridique Général | 01/05/2019 |
Formation de Usman Sotunde
| University of California, Berkeley | Masters Business Admin |
| Ahmadu Bello University | Undergraduate Degree |
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EchoVC Partners LLC
EchoVC Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance EchoVC Partners LLC (EchoVC Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Eghosa Omoigui. The firm is headquartered in Nigeria with additional offices in the United States and the United Kingdom. | Finance |
Grace Lake Partners
Grace Lake Partners Financial ConglomeratesFinance Grace Lake Partners is a venture studio founded in 2014 by Ladi Delano and Jide Odunsi. The Nigerian company builds, operates, and scales profitable businesses that address important socio-economic needs in Africa while creating economic value for GLP and its shareholders. GLP's advisory business helps multinationals, investors, and other industry players to enter or expand their footprint in sub-Saharan Africa by understanding local pitfalls and building important relationships throughout the communities. Through entrepreneurship, GLP creates economic value for its shareholders while solving some of the greatest challenges facing Africa today. | Finance |
