👋🏻 Bio
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Actively looking
Results-driven Business Development Manager with 2+ years of experience driving revenue growth, forging strategic partnerships, and
scaling pipeline across startup, venture capital, and media environments. Proven track record closing brand deals, sourcing and managing
investor relationships, and building BD functions from the ground up. Adept at working cross-functionally in fully remote settings with a
data-informed approach to outreach, negotiation, and deal execution.
Current Location: Portharcourt, Nigeria
Languages: English
scaling pipeline across startup, venture capital, and media environments. Proven track record closing brand deals, sourcing and managing
investor relationships, and building BD functions from the ground up. Adept at working cross-functionally in fully remote settings with a
data-informed approach to outreach, negotiation, and deal execution.
Skills:
Business Development
Deal Sourcing
Partnership Management
Data & Analytics
Lead Generation & Sales
💼 Experience
Business Development & Venture Associate
Enflux
Deal Sourcing
Deal Closing
Partnership Development
Investor Relations & Vc Ecosystem
● Sourced, evaluated, and managed a deal pipeline of 80+ early-stage startup opportunities across three VC and advisory firms.
● Built and maintained relationships with founders, LPs, and ecosystem partners; facilitated introductions that resulted in 6 portfolio investments.
● Led due diligence processes, prepared investment memos, and supported portfolio companies with BD, GTM strategy, and investor reporting.
● Coordinated fundraising outreach campaigns and managed CRM workflows to track relationship status and pipeline velocity.
● Built and maintained relationships with founders, LPs, and ecosystem partners; facilitated introductions that resulted in 6 portfolio investments.
● Led due diligence processes, prepared investment memos, and supported portfolio companies with BD, GTM strategy, and investor reporting.
● Coordinated fundraising outreach campaigns and managed CRM workflows to track relationship status and pipeline velocity.
COO
3Aru Labs
Deal Sourcing
Partnership Development
Talent Management
Pipeline Building & Crm Management
● Oversee operations, BD strategy, and growth initiatives for an early-stage technology startup based in Port Harcourt.
● Drive partnership development and commercial outreach, positioning the company within the Nigerian tech ecosystem.
● Manage cross-functional execution across product, operations, and external stakeholder engagement.
● Collaborated with content and creative teams to align campaign deliverables with partner KPIs, maintaining a 91% client
retention rate across repeat brand deals.
● Drive partnership development and commercial outreach, positioning the company within the Nigerian tech ecosystem.
● Manage cross-functional execution across product, operations, and external stakeholder engagement.
● Collaborated with content and creative teams to align campaign deliverables with partner KPIs, maintaining a 91% client
retention rate across repeat brand deals.
🎓 Education & Certificates
Certificate, AI Fluency for Small Businesses
By Anthropic
Artificial Intelligence
Content Marketing
Content Creation
Content Creation
Content Moderation
Bachelor’s Degree, Economics
By University of Port Harcourt
Human Behaviour
Financial Systems
Economic Modeling
Optimization & Resource Allocation
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