Olamide Ogunrinola

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Co-Founder and Investment Lead at Day Zero

United Kingdom

Overview

Olamide Ogunrinola is the Co-Founder and Investment Lead at Day Zero, a venture platform focused on pre-seed technology startups across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Her career includes B2B software and SaaS investing at Octopus Ventures and the Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund. She holds a Bachelors Degree from The University of Manchester.

Olamide is a vocal advocate for female founders and a recognized figure in the UKs tech and venture capital ecosystem. She frequently participates in panels and roundtables discussing fundraising, venture capital, and strategies for underrepresented entrepreneurs, particularly within the African market. She is passionate about building founder communities and ecosystems.

She co-founded Day Zero with Jeff Lynn, the prominent founder of the major UK equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Assertive

Value Driven

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Topics They Care About

Supporting Female Founders
Hosted a Female Founder and Investor Roundtable at OPUS and speaks on panels about the Investing in Women Code, showing a commitment to addressing system imbalances.
Early-Stage Investing
Her new venture, Day Zero, focuses on pre-seed investments, and her prior roles involved early-stage B2B software companies at Octopus Ventures and Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund.
African Tech Ecosystems
Participates in panels and discussions focused on scaling innovation and navigating market entry strategies for startups and investors in African markets.

Media Appearances

Olamide Ogunrinola (OPUS Network) – Watch the full episode: Africa .... Featured in Instagram

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Work History

3-2026
Co-Founder and Investment Lead at Day Zero
6-2025
Head of Investment Ecosystem at OPUS
10-2024 - 6-2025
Interim Head of Operations at Polat Partners
7-2022 - 10-2024
VC Investor at Octopus Ventures
12-2020 - 5-2022
VC Investor at Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund

Education

Bachelor’s Degree from The University of Manchester
Education details unavailable from Dartford Grammar School for Girls

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Exp : 8 Location : United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder and Investment Lead at Day Zero
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Insights For Selling To Olamide

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a social do but don’t rely solely on the relationship
  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively
  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Olamide is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Olamide

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Olamide move?

  • They like to analyze well and then make their decisions.
  • Can Olamide take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Olamide

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