Nnamdi Okike
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at 645 Ventures
I am Managing Partner and Co-Founder at 645 Ventures, where I specialize in partnering with vertical and horizontal software founders who are living in the future and who aim to bring that future to all of us. At 645 Ventures, we lead Seed and Series A rounds for software and software-enabled companies, and we work closely with exceptional teams to help them scale to the growth stage.
I have dedicated my career to investing in and partnering with exceptional founders who are building software companies that shape industries. These companies provide products and services that are 10x better, faster, cheaper and more convenient, providing tremendous value for customers. It gives me great pride to partner with founders and help them achieve their dreams, and by extension the dreams of their employees.
In their own words
From Nnamdi Okike's Playbook for Investing in Non-Obvious Winners · First ChequeThere's a lot of ways to go wrong if you don't understand the ramifications of the power law.
Career
- Now Co-Founder and Managing Partner · 645 Ventures
- Earlier Analyst, later Principal (venture investor) · Insight Partners
Sources: 645ventures.com
Key moments
Jump straight to the part of Nnamdi Okike's Playbook for Investing in Non-Obvious Winners you want.
- 4:34 Nnamdi’s first investment during the dotcom boom
- 6:52 Defining “non-obvious industries” and spotting hidden TAM
- 10:40 Squire: From barbershop bookings to vertical SaaS OS
- 13:20 Goldbelly, marketplaces, and the power of founder insight
- 17:58 Algorithmic sourcing meets founder conviction
- 21:30 What 645 Ventures learned from missing Facebook
- 26:46 Building a fund around risk profiles, not just stages
- 30:34 Why the power law should shape every VC decision
- 35:16 Does 2024 echo 2002? A macro take on the downturn
- 42:41 The rise of zombie funds and quiet closures
Connections
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