Obafemi A.

Founder

United States4 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To Switch

Key Highlights

  • Founder of HeadStart Fellowship empowering diverse students
  • Deferred admission to Stanford GSB among 30 globally selected
  • Experienced investor with multiple angel investments
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Finance and Education sector professional with a strong focus on investment and student empowerment.

Contact

About

DM me here or email me ajayioba2@gmail.com https://obatried.beehiiv.com/subscribe - I send resources, job openings, & templates to help you get a finance job https://instagram.com/obatried - @obatried - everyday i post tips and resources to help you get a finance job Content and supporting underrepresented students My journey: Grew up in Nigeria, where my parents were lawyers before giving up their careers to move our family to Texas Their first jobs in the US were at a Texas Prison, teaching me early lessons about sacrifice Middle school: Founded MM.LogoCentral/TheLogoCentral, a graphic design business for content creators High school: Started a financial literacy club "3WallStreet" and built a reselling business (Clothing, Event Tickets, Webcams during COVID & more ) College: Graduated from UT Austin while completing internships at Goldman Sachs, Uber, Opendoor, and more Created HeadStart Fellowship, now serving 300+ underrepresented students. Inspired by my own experience navigating college without connections or guidance after growing up in Alief Post-graduation: - Investor at Lead Edge Capital - Made several angel investments in early-stage startups - Received deferred admission to Stanford GSB as one of just 30 selected globally Connected across tech and finance ecosystems - happy to help bridge opportunities 📩 Want to connect? Let's grab coffee in Austin, Houston, SF, or NYC - reach out directly at AjayiOba2@gmail.com

Experience

4 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

Various companies

Actor

Nov 2025 – Present · 7 mos

  • Features:
  • Ad for CPG Brand (TX/MX)

Instagram, tiktok, newsletter

Content Creator

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • 33K Followers Instagram 1
  • 27K Followers Instagram 2
  • 60K Followers TikTok
  • 10K Followers Facebook
  • 15K Newsletter Readers

Various startups

Angel Investor

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos

  • consumer tech (20+)
  • i help with content/growth

Lead edge capital

Investor

Aug 2024 – Mar 2025 · 7 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

Headstart fellowship

2 roles

Chairman of the Board

Jun 2024 – Present · 2 yrs

Founder & CEO

Dec 2021 – Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Empowering diverse students to achieve their career goals.
  • Backed by Cambridge Associates, DE Shaw, General Atlantic, Insight Partners, Rothschild, Sixth Street (TPG) & more.
  • See more below | Inquiries : oba@headstartfellowship.com

Opendoor

Strategy & Finance

Jan 2024 – Aug 2024 · 7 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Open Exchange / Mainstay

General atlantic

Growth Equity

Jun 2023 – Aug 2023 · 2 mos · New York, New York, United States

  • Technology

Norwest venture partners

Growth Equity

Sep 2022 – Nov 2022 · 2 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Technology

Putnam investments

Equity Research

Aug 2022 – Aug 2022 · 0 mo · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  • Extern, Healthcare Technology

Goldman sachs

Global Markets Analyst

Jun 2022 – Aug 2022 · 2 mos · New York, New York, United States

  • Digital Assets & Equity One Delta Trading

Uber

Strategic Finance

May 2021 – Aug 2021 · 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • UberSTAR, Uber Money (Payments & Financial Products)

Forkast.news

Research & Growth

Apr 2021 – May 2021 · 1 mo · Hong Kong

Blockchainsforschools

Marketing & Growth

Jan 2020 – Apr 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater New York City Area

Shell

Business Intern

Aug 2019 – May 2020 · 9 mos · Houston, Texas

Obafemi A. - Founder | Stackforce