Davidson Oturu

I am a corporate lawyer, financier and investor. Besides that, I am an entrepreneur, an author, a management consultant, speaker, and mentor. Presently, I am the Managing Partner at Nubia Capital, a US based Venture Capital Firm focused on funding and investing in tech-enabled startups in Africa. I was previously a partner at AELEX, a top-tier law firm in Nigeria and Ghana, where I headed the firm’s Startups, Innovation and Technology Practice and had the privilege of leading the team that drafted the Nigeria Startup Act.

Most of my background has been in law and business. I had obtained from 1st degree in Law and got an LL.M in International Business Law. I subsequently did an MBA with specialisations in Entrepreneurship and Corporate Finance.

Some of my achievements, positions and accolades include:

Member, National Council for Digital Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Team Lead, Drafting Committee for the Nigeria Startup Act
Member, FinTech Roadmap Committee, Securities & Exchange Commission
Chairman, Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), Regulation and Legislation Committee for the International Trademark Association
Who’s Who Legal – Fintech, Global Thought Leader
Chambers Global Fintech Guide – Recommended individual
Legal 500 – leading individual
World Trademark Review – Recommended individual
IP Stars – Leading Lawyer
Nigerian Legal Awards 2018 – 40 under 40 lawyer

A fun fact about me? I once considered having a career as a gospel singer.

When I'm not advising, speaking, writing or investing in startups, I'm volunteering in my church choir, serving as an angel investor, mentoring entrepreneurs and helping young professionals desirous of enhancing their business, financial and personal skills.

In my spare time, I enjoy swimming, reading, writing, working out, playing chess, singing and spending time with my family.