Zia Yusuf
Co-Founder, Velocity Black
Zia is a dynamic entrepreneur, having co-founded Velocity Black where he serves as CEO & Co-founder. Velocity is one of the world’s fastest-growing companies, growing 848% YoY last year.
Under Zia’s leadership, the business has raised $32m of venture capital, with 60% of revenues now coming from the United States. He has been recognised in the Top 100 Asian Stars in UK Tech, and was listed by the Financial Times as one of the Most Influential BAME Leaders in Tech.
Before co-founding Velocity, he was an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs in London. He has been profiled and featured for his expertise on high growth companies on CNBC, Fox Business, Forbes, The Times and the BBC. Zia holds a BSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics.
Zia has mentored
Musemio
Musemio lets kids learn through virtual reality headsets.
- Musemio
- Catapillr
- Airbase
- Social Supermarket
- Banjo Robinson
Zia was an incredible mentor, and he provided such a unique vantage point for our business. It was great to bounce ideas off such an expert, and his insight was genuine and applicable for our business.
Kaitlin Fritz, Founder, Musemio
Zia has mentored
Catapillr
Catapillr partners with employers to improve employee wellness by making childcare more affordable and easier to manage for all working parents.
- Musemio
- Catapillr
- Airbase
- Social Supermarket
- Banjo Robinson
Great session with Zia today, really positive discussions and feedback and some really good strategies to follow over the coming months. Thanks!
Phil Robinson, Founder, Catapillr
Zia has mentored
Airbase
Airbase is a platform enabling any premises to host courses of learning.
It connects under-utilised spaces with tutors and learners through a secure search / booking and payment system.
- Musemio
- Catapillr
- Airbase
- Social Supermarket
- Banjo Robinson
Zia brought enthusiasm, experience and insight to the process. He offered a highly valuable general and specific suggestion respectively, which are of immediate and durable value to the next phase of the business.
Christoph Warrack, Founder, Airbase
Zia has mentored
Social Supermarket
Social Supermarket was created to connect every-day consumers with social enterprises who sell high quality products that tackle important social and environmental challenges.
- Musemio
- Catapillr
- Airbase
- Social Supermarket
- Banjo Robinson
Zia provided fantastic insight into designing a product that delights and inspires, building start-up advisory teams and when to raise your next round of investment.
Jamie Palmer, Founder, Social Supermarket
Zia has mentored
Banjo Robinson
Banjo Robinson lets kids correspond with a travelling cartoon cat, encouraging imagination, creativity and literacy.
- Musemio
- Catapillr
- Airbase
- Social Supermarket
- Banjo Robinson
Really enjoyed our chat with Zia – found him to be super smart and insightful. His approach to problem-solving was so helpful to the team and we have tons of useful takeaways!
Kate Boyle, Founder, Banjo Robinson
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