About Startup Desk

For every first-time founder

In the early days of starting a company, or contemplating starting one, you will have many questions and unknowns. Trying to figure everything out can be overwhelming and you don't need to have all the answers from day one. We built the tools to help you assess your readiness, take the first step towards starting your business, and prepare to raise your first institutional capital.

About

Startup Desk is an ecosystem of tools and resources for the founder journey. Our four products work independently or together, helping founders assess their entrepreneurial appetite, find or validate a business idea, prepare to raise capital or locate the right capital sources.

Mission

To equip first-time founders with the tools and support they need to build with confidence and clarity.

Core Values

Integrity · Collaboration · Founder-focused · Vision-oriented

Founder

Titi Obasanya
Titi Obasanya
Founder, Startup Desk

For over 10 years, I've worked across multiple continents advising founders and strengthening entrepreneurship ecosystems. This includes a role as an international consultant with the United Nations (ITC) and a career in venture capital.

I founded Startup Desk specifically for first-time founders who are considering entrepreneurship and aren't sure where to start. I believe founders deserve a simplified pathway, from assessing their readiness, to validating an idea, or raising their first institutional capital. The right tools at the right stage make a real difference, and I hope you find something here that's useful for your journey.

Building something that could change the world, improve how we live, work, and play, or even transform a small part of an industry or your community, is genuinely awe-inspiring.

Keep going!