Thoughts on startups, investing and growth by a global angel investor backing the next wave of exceptional founders.
Tomi Davies (TD) Tunde wants to help his sister expand her commercial laundry in Ibadan. He works in Manchester. She has two hotel customers and needs another washing machine, reliable water storage and a delivery van. He can put money in. What he cannot do is leave his job whenever
From Vision to Execution Keynote by ‘Tomi Davies (TD) | Founding Chairman, ISN 13 November 2026 · The Lekki Coliseum, Lagos Start with the person Good morning and all protocols observed. When we established ISN seven years ago, we brought together people who understood what it takes to build in
Before capital is invested, someone must decide which opportunity deserves time, questions, mentoring, verification and access. The Opportunity Filter helps leaders allocate that scarce attention without pretending to predict which startup will win.
The central challenge of agentic AI is not that software has become mysterious. It is that organisations are beginning to delegate objectives, methods and intermediate actions without always redesigning the governance needed to direct, contain and account for them.
A founder-sourcing funnel processes opportunities already inside an institution. A founder discovery system goes further: it captures signals, requests proportionate evidence, routes founders responsibly and learns from later outcomes without confusing early promise with investment readiness.
Credible founders usually become visible to customers, colleagues and communities before they become visible to capital. Sustainable founder sourcing depends on carrying those observations forward, testing them through repeated interaction and helping capable people turn early potential into evidence without confusing access with investment conviction.
