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About Investor

Erikan Obotetukudo is the Founder and Managing Partner at Audacity, a venture firm based in Los Angeles that invests in early-stage startups across emerging economies, with a focus on Web3, AI, and diverse founders. Her investment range spans from $25K to $1M, with a sweet spot around $100K, and she has notable investments in companies like Nandi Labs, Afropolitan, and Syndicate. Before founding Audacity, Erikan was a top sales executive at LinkedIn, where she played a pivotal role in selling Sales Navigator to asset managers, contributing to the product surpassing $1B in annual recurring revenue. She is also the co-founder and president of Crypto for Black Economic Empowerment (CBEE), an ecosystem supporting Black and African crypto founders and artists across 20 countries. Erikan holds a degree in Human Biology from Claremont McKenna College and serves on the board of the Henry Kravis Leadership Institute.