Investments
Capital is fuel. The real work is helping someone build the engine.
Voodoo Ventures was never a traditional fund. I invested directly and through syndicated deals, following conviction into companies, sectors and geographies that did not always fit the conventional venture map.
This is a historical record. Voodoo Ventures is not currently making new investments or accepting pitches.
The engine, not the gas station
Companies
Lucid
Market intelligence · New Orleans
Global technology for understanding real people and turning their perspectives into better decisions.
Flutterwave
Payments · Nigeria
Payments infrastructure for doing business across Africa and around the world.
The 86 Company
Spirits · New York
A bartender-built spirits company behind Fords Gin.
Neighborland
Civic technology · New Orleans
A public-engagement platform that helped residents shape decisions about the places they call home.
Research Defender
Research technology · New Orleans
Technology protecting the quality and integrity of online research traffic.
MERRY JANE
Media · Los Angeles
Cannabis, culture and the people changing both.
Free Your Tea
Consumer · New Orleans
A personalized tea subscription built around taste rather than convention.
Wifi.com.ng
Infrastructure · Nigeria
Wireless internet infrastructure expanding access in Nigeria.
8tracks
Music · San Francisco
Human-made playlists and music discovery.
Kindly
Financial technology · United States
A platform helping communities support people through moments of need.
Funds & platforms
Microtraction
Venture fund · Nigeria
Backing early-stage technology founders building from Nigeria.
Backstage Capital
Venture fund · United States
Investing in exceptional founders underestimated by traditional venture capital.
Caliber
Real estate · United States
Real-estate investment focused on opportunity and long-term community value.
Disruption Corporation
Financial technology · United States
An early platform expanding access and insight in private markets.