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Aj Okereke

Principal at Portage

New York, New York

Overview 

AJ Okereke is currently a Principal at Portage in New York City, with previous roles including Vice President at Insight Partners and Partner at Golden Palm. His career highlights include leading investments in companies like Tizeti during their Seed Round and holding positions at reputable firms like Morgan Stanley and Highland Capital Partners.

Work Experience 

  • Principal

    2024 - Current

    Early-stage Software and Fintech investing

  • Vice President

    2022 - 2024

    Early & Growth-stage Software and Fintech investing

Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup companies.

  • Partner

    2016 - 2022

    Early-stage Fintech and Commerce investing

  • Investment Team

    2021 - 2021

    Growth-stage Software and Fintech investing. MBA Associate

Highland Capital Partners is a venture capital firm that offers seed, early and growth-stage funding solutions.

  • Investment Team

    2020 - 2021

    Early-stage Software and Fintech investing. MBA Associate

Amity Ventures is a venture capital firm that supports founders in building category-defining businesses.

  • Product Strategy

    2017 - 2019

    Founding member of the Ads Product team

Quora is a question-and-answer platform that allows users to ask and answer questions on a wide range of topics.

Raised $301,000,000.00 from Andreessen Horowitz.

  • Product Management

    2014 - 2017

    Acquired by Amazon in 2017

Graphiq (formerly FindTheBest) is a data aggregation and visualization company.

Raised $32,000,000.00 from Kleiner Perkins, Montgomery & Co and Pritzker Group Venture Capital.

  • Investment Banking

    2011 - 2014

    Mergers & Acquisitions, Media & Telecommunications. Summer Analyst

Morgan Stanley Venture Partners is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies in the technology and healthcare industries.

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