EXTEND VENTURES - Key Persons


David Olojede

Job Titles:
  • Data Scientist
David is a Data Scientist. Proficient in Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL), Structured Query Language (SQL), data visualizations with Tableau, and Python for data analysis and building machine learning models. He received an MSc in Data Analytics from the University of Portsmouth along with a bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Landmark University

Erika Brodnock

Job Titles:
  • Research Officer in the Inclusion Initiative at LSE
Erika is a Research Officer in The Inclusion Initiative at LSE where she is also a PhD candidate. She is a Visiting Research Fellow at KCL and Sky News' resident parenting expert. Erika's expertise is in the edtech sector where she is recognised as a multi-award winning entrepreneur. Erika serves on the board of the APPG for Entrepreneurship and The Good Play Guide.

Glen Learmond

Job Titles:
  • Data Consultant in the Insights Team at Tech Nation
Glen is a data consultant in the Insights team at Tech Nation where he focuses on domestic and international digital technology investment. Glen holds a BS in Computer Science and a master's degree in Big Data from King's College London.

Patricia Hamzahee

Patricia as an investor, donor and mentor. She advises companies on responsible investment strategies and helps social enterprises attract private capital. Patricia also sits or has sat on the board of multiple bodies aimed at solving the underrepresentation of minorities and females including Women in Social Finance and the Black Cultural Archives.

Peter-Vaughan Thompson

Peter-Vaughan holds a BSC in Management Studies, emphasis in Marketing. A Data scientist with compelling interests in Fintech and marketing data. He currently holds the role of data consultant at Extend Ventures

Raffaele Nolli

Job Titles:
  • Analyst
Raffaele is an Analyst at Extend Ventures. He specialises in data sourcing, pipelines and analysis, with a keen interest in good coding practices and software maintainability. He has a background in applied physics, having worked on quantum technology research at University of Birmingham

Saka Nuru

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Leader
Saka is a marketing leader, VC scout & tech investor. His expertise spans product innovation, marketing, sales, and strategic partnerships. Saka is passionate about Fintech, Technology, Venture Capital, Culture, Conversation. He is a Venture Scout at Backed VC, a 50m community-driven seed-stage VC fund, based in London

Tom Adeyoola

Tom is a technology entrepreneur. He founded Metail, an apparel technology scale-up acquired by apparel manufacturer TAL Group. Tom currently serves on a number of boards including Verco, ‘Do-Nation' and MeWe360 and was the inspiration behind the British government's Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS).

Tosin Sulaiman

Tosin is an investor relations professional and a former journalist with Reuters and The Times. She holds a BA in Social and Political Sciences from Cambridge University and an MBA from London Business School.