Idowu Akinde

Managing Partner at Boolean Capital.

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Bio

3x startup founder with more than 2 decades' experience in tech. Global startup coach/mentor with experience coaching/mentoring startups in 19 countries on 4 continents. Acclaimed for brutal honesty, hands-on approach and contextual awareness. 3x startup founder with more than 2 decades' experience in tech.

Global startup coach/mentor with experience coaching/mentoring startups in 19 countries on 4 continents.

Acclaimed for brutal honesty, hands-on approach and contextual awareness.
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Top Achievements

Founded Boolean Capital

In late 2022, after 3+ years of focused startup coaching to 1,500+ founders in 15 countries on 4 continents, I figured that the missing link in the cycle of support that I had provided to founders thereto was capital deployment. Coaching and capital always need to go together, and the epiphany "Whenever capital deployment is unaccompanied by coaching, it's always sub-optimally deployed" became a mantra. Interestingly, the reverse also holds true. Boolean Capital was born in January 2023. It'd be my absolute delight to learn about what you're building, and see if perhaps I can connect you and your startup with (intellectual, social or financial) capital.

Launched Boolean Labs

Prior to 2019, I had successfully helped a few corporates realize greater returns on their investments into their internal technology teams: a few banks, a few system integrators and a venture studio. This provided the "team coaching" foundation for what was to become the Boolean Labs of today. Today, Boolean Labs is a full-cycle startup-support firm with 4 divisions (or "Labs"): the a) Venture Lab {ideation support}, b) MVP Lab {digital product-development support}, c) Growth Lab {marketing and growth support}, and d) Funding Lab {fundraising support}. Paired with Boolean Capital, the above represents the full range of support that startups (and their founders) need on their entrepreneurial journey, and this is what we provide.

Global Mentor at Founder Institute

Through the Founder Institute's global network of local chapters in 200+ cities and 90+ countries, I have been privileged to mentor founders in 21 local chapters in 18 countries on 4 continents. It'd be my absolute delight to learn about what you're building, and see if perhaps I can add some value to you and/or your startup.

Expertise

Customer Development
Skills include Archetypes Market Need Interviewing
Fundraising, Valuations & Equity
Skills include Angels Equity Raising funds Valuations VC's Your ask Fundraising options
Pitching & Pitch Deck
Skills include Deck content Deck sequence Deck variations Investors needs Your story Market opportunity Pitching skills

Industries

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Cybersecurity
EdTech
EnviroTech
FinTech
HealthTech / MedTech
Professional Services

What's included

    1:1 Private Video Call

    Speak with Idowu for 60 minutes using our integrated video communication tool. No downloads needed — Just a webcam and microphone.

    Actionable Advice

    Set an agenda before the meeting, share your screen during the session and get tailored advice from Idowu on your chosen topic(s).

    Written Feedback

    After your session, you will receive a written summary from Idowu including what was discussed, next steps and recommendations.

    HD Video Recording

    Access and download a HD video recording of your session, in case you need to refer back to it or share with team members.

MentorGuarantee

We pride ourselves on hand-picking the very best mentors who have tried and tested experience at building startups and giving exceptional feedback. If you’re not happy with your session, let us know and we will help you find a more suitable Mentor, free of charge.

£159.00

per session