Gabriel Makinwa

Critic
DISC Type : C

Founder at Coreloops

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Gabriel Makinwa is the Founder and CEO of Coreloops, an AI platform backed by Morgan Stanley that helps construction firms manage project financials. A Queen Mary University MBA graduate, he previously founded GigBridge and serves as a board member for the British Irish Trading Alliance.

While personally onboarding clients, he discovered that almost every contractor was significantly underclaiming on payment applications—a systemic industry problem his company now aims to solve.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

Critic

ROI Driven

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.  They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.

Topics They Care About

Construction FinTech
He founded Coreloops to solve financial management problems for construction SMEs, focusing on real-time cost tracking and profitability using AI.
SME Profitability
His content consistently focuses on the challenge small to mid-sized construction companies face with project overspending and delayed financial reporting.
Entrepreneurial Journey
Having founded multiple startups, including GigBridge and Coreloops, he often discusses the process of building a company and pivoting to find the right product-market fit.

Media Appearances

Gabriel has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2024
Founder at Coreloops
10-2023 - 3-2025
Board Member at BITA
10-2021 - 7-2024
Founder & CEO at GigBridge
2-2020 - 9-2021
Partnerships Manager at TaskRabbit
1-2020 - 12-2020
Co-Founder at Gevva

Education

2018 - 2020
Master of Business Administration - MBA from Queen Mary University of London

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Exp : 12 Location : London, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : Founder at Coreloops
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Insights For Selling To Gabriel

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Gabriel is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Gabriel

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Gabriel move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Gabriel take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Gabriel

Personality Compatibility


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