Michael Tefula
Investor at Ada Ventures
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Principal & Head of Product
2024 - Current
Ada Ventures is a pre-seed inclusive venture capital firm. We find and fund the Ada Lovelaces of today. Backing European founders building businesses for a better human future. We invest £250K - £1M in technology companies across climate equity, economic empowerment and healthy ageing. Find out more at www.adaventures.com
Investor-in-Residence
2023 - 2024
Ada Ventures Angel 2023
2023 - 2024
More about my angel investing activities at https://michaeltefula.gitbook.io/angel-investing/overview/j-curve-capital
Venture Partner
2020 - 2023
Advisory Board Member
2019
Advisory board member to the Oxford Seed Fund, a student-led venture capital fund at the University of Oxford.
Advisor
2023 - 2024
CFO
2022 - 2023
Head Of Finance
2020 - 2022
Advisor
2023 - 2024
Atomico Angel Programme 2022
2022 - 2024
Angel investor (Atomico Angel Programme 2022). My angel investment thesis is to back startups that advance 🧠human, 💸 financial, or 🌍 natural capital, at scale. You can read more about the thesis here https://michaeltefula.gitbook.io/angel-investing/overview/j-curve-capital
Principal (Downing Ventures)
2020 - 2020
Early-stage venture capital investor focused on Seed to Series A investments (£500k to £5m cheques).
Associate (Downing Ventures)
2017 - 2019
Analyst (Downing Ventures)
2017 - 2017
Board Director
2020 - 2020
Board Observer
2018 - 2020
Board Observer
2018 - 2020
Investor
2016 - 2017
The Oxford Seed Fund is a student-run fund that invests £15-25k in early-stage ventures founded by Oxford students and alumni. It provides funding and support to entrepreneurs, and it is part of the Entrepreneurship Centre at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.