Emily Claypool

From $250k Raised to a $1.25B Exit with Shegun Otulana

From $250k Raised to a $1.25B Exit with Shegun Otulana

Within 5 years, after only having raised $250,000 from local angel investors and with no experience in the industry, a side project had become a thriving business doing north of $50M in ARR and was valued at hundreds of millions of dollars. He eventually sold the business to KKR in 2021 for $1.25B, making it the largest tech exit in Alabama.