Davidson Oturu

Davidson is an experienced corporate lawyer, financier and investor. He is the Managing Partner at Nubia Capital, a US based Venture Capital Firm focused on funding and investing in tech-enabled startups in Africa. He was previously a partner at AELEX, a leading law firm in Nigeria and Ghana, where he headed the firm’s Startups, Innovation and Technology Practice. He has close to twenty years experience advising businesses in different areas involving mergers & acquisitions, regulatory compliance, law and management. His clients are in a variety of industries including fintech, media, telecommunications, IT, private equity and financial services. He has been recognized as one of Nigeria’s foremost legal practitioners in Fintech and Intellectual Property. He has also been ranked in leading directories such as Chambers Fintech Guide, Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, WTR 1000, IP Stars and Chambers Global. His notable activities include his appointment to the Presidential Advisory Council that conceptualized the Nigeria Startup Act, a prolific law that directly addresses the regulatory and financial challenges that affect tech-enabled startups. He also led the team that drafted the Nigeria Startup Act and coordinated several stakeholder engagements where he broke down the importance of the Act to Nigeria’s startup ecosystem. He was a member of the Committee set up by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that created a framework for the use of fintech in the Nigerian capital market. They provided recommendations on several areas such as robo advisory, virtual assets and crowdfunding. He is an advisor to tech-enabled startups, and also sits on the board of notable companies as a non-executive director. He mentors entrepreneurs on regulatory compliance, IP and startup related issues. He invests in early stage startups and is a mentor at the Founder Institute, an international pre-seed accelerator. He has an LL.B from University of Ibadan, an LL.M in International Business Law from University of Cumbria, and an MBA from Queen Mary University of London. He has also taken courses at the University of Oxford and University College, London. He is a Management Consultant, a Chartered Trademark Attorney and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He writes in different journals, texts and publication platforms and is a frequent speaker at local and international events. He also has several certifications in business management, intellectual property, data protection, fintech and cybersecurity.