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Samuel Ackah-Yensu

Investor at Salesforce Ventures

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Overview

Samuel Ackah-Yensu is an investor at Salesforce Ventures[1][3], where Ackah-Yensu leads investments from seed to growth stage, writing checks between $10M and $100M+[2]. Notable investments include Lovable, Legora, Black Forest Labs, ElevenLabs, Hugging Face, Mistral, and Covecta[2]. Ackah-Yensu brings approximately 10 years of experience in finance, investing, and M&A[2]. Prior to joining Salesforce Ventures in October 2021[3], Ackah-Yensu worked as an Investment Banking Associate at Deutsche Bank from August 2020 to October 2021[4], and as an Investment Banking Analyst at Deutsche Bank from 2018 to October 2021[5]. Earlier roles included M&A work at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking[6], summer analyst positions at Goldman Sachs[7] and PwC Ghana[10], and internships at J.P. Morgan[9]. Ackah-Yensu holds a Master of Science in Energy Management from ESCP[11] and a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business with Spanish from the University of Warwick[12].

Profile introduction
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SFV Scope: * $6B AUM * We are financially driven * We lead investments from seed to growth * We write checks between $10M and $100M+ * 10 years of experience in Finance (Investing/M&A) * My notable investments include: Lovable, Legora, Black Forest Labs, ElevenLabs, Hugging Face, Mistral, Covecta

Career history

  1. InvestorOct 2021 to presentSalesforce Ventures
  2. Investment Banking Associate at Deutsche BankAug 2020 to Oct 2021Deutsche Bank
  3. Investment Banking Analyst2018 to Oct 2021Deutsche Bank
  4. M&A - Off cycle PlacementJun 2015 to Jun 2016Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB
  5. Investment Banking Summer AnalystJun 2014 to Aug 2014Goldman Sachs
  6. Spring Intern - Investment Banking and Corporate FinanceApr 2013 to Apr 2013Goldman Sachs
  7. One day Insight - Launching LeadersNov 2012 to Nov 2012J.P. Morgan
  8. Summer Intern ( Advisory Line of Service - Business Recovery Services )Jun 2012 to Aug 2012PriceWaterhouseCoopers Ghana

Education

  1. Master of Science (MSc), Energy Management2016 - 2017ESCP
  2. International Business with Spanish, Business Administration and Management2011 - 2015University of WarwickWarwick Business School
  3. Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)2013 - 2014Esade

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