{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/650a33a83f085f0012b256dc/6722237c77f0e7cbfb87db43?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Local Venture Investments with Damilola Teidi (Head of Platform and Network, Ventures Platform)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/650a33a83f085f0012b256dc/1730712257044-98c67af8-4afa-4150-8147-5f6d4730ebfc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/damilolateidi/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Damilola Teidi-Ayoola</a> is an ecosystem builder with 10+ years of experience in the technology space in Africa, with most of that time spent supporting and facilitating access to capital for high-growth technology startups across different stages of growth.</p><p><br></p><p>She is currently the Head of&nbsp;Platform and Networks at Ventures Platform, where she leads a team focused on building expertise-driven post-investment support initiatives that create value for the fund’s portfolio companies and founders.</p><p><br></p><p>On the podcast, we discussed how Venture Platform does due diligence when investing, the trends in the current VC space on the continent and other topics related to investing in Africa</p>","author_name":"Tech Labari"}