Abadesi Osunsade
Founder of Hustle Crew
United Kingdom
Overview
Work Experience
Founder
2016 - Current
• Led the transformation of a tech meetup into a career skills education platform, working with top companies like Airbnb and Notion. • Collaborated with teams at All Plants, Bloom & Wild, and Sky Comcast to provide tailored solutions for career advancement. • Launched Playschool Accelerator to support 20+ impact-driven founders. • Launched Techish podcast which was reached the number one spot in UK, US and several countries in Africa.
Author of 'Dream Big, Hustle Hard: The Millennial Woman's Guide to Success in Tech'
2017
• Authored 'Dream Big, Hustle Hard: The Millennial Woman's Guide to Success in Tech' for women in tech, offering personal insights and career advice.
Board Trustee
2022
Board Trustee
2020
Venture Scout
2019
• Facilitate intros to early stage founders aligned with the investment thesis.
Global Vice President, Community & Belonging
2020 - 2022
• Led community partnerships and internal programs to meet the goals of our global strategy.
Fellow (2020 Cohort)
2020 - 2021
• Selected to participate in Acumen Academy's first UK fellowship in 2020.
Acumen is a non-profit venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty.
Venture Scout
2018 - 2020
• Identified early stage founders aligned with the investment thesis as well as talent for the portfolio.
Head of Maker Outreach
2017 - 2020
• Launched and managed the 20,000+ global Makers community, creating engaging email campaigns to foster community engagement and hosting our weekly podcast, Product Hunt Radio.
Sandboxes helps build website for a new product or startup.
Co-Founder, Chief Community Officer
2019 - 2019
Where women in tech talk candidly online
Raised $1,250,000.00 from Y Combinator, Friále, January Ventures, Maveron, Moxxie Ventures, Jessica Livingston, Holly Liu, Tracy Chou, Geoff Ralston and Michael Seibel.
Guest Lecturer
2016 - 2017
• Led sessions for undegraduate students on innovation, entrepreneurship, personal branding and how to apply for online opportunities in tech.