Founder • Creator • Builder

Building and sharing what I’m learning.

Building and sharing what I’m learning.

I’m Toby Egbuna 👋🏾. I'm a Founder and Creator interested in all things startups and entrepreneurship.

About

I’m interested in the work behind the work.

I was born in Lagos, Nigeria but I grew up in Clemmons, North Carolina along with my three siblings. I went to UNC-Chapel Hill — Go Heels — where I majored in Business and walked on to the basketball team.

I always knew that I wanted to be start my own company, but I never knew what company. So, after college I started working in management consulting hoping that I’d get the exposure and inspiration I needed to start something from scratch. That exposure eventually came and led me to launch Chezie with my sister, Dumebi.

Five years later, Chezie works with companies like Airbnb and the NBA. I’ve raised over $1.2M in funding, learned more in five years than I would in 20 years doing something else, and I’ve gotten even more passionate about building businesses.

Right now, I'm most interested in how non-technical people leverage AI and I'm building in that space.

On a personal note, I live in Atlanta, GA with my wife Brooke. I'm into golf, movies, cooking, and most recently, cycling.

I'd love to connect with you if you're a founder, investor, and/or passionate about the startup space. Hit me up through the form below.

Projects

Live

Equity Shift

Fundraising support for early-stage founders.

Visit Equity Shift

Visit Equity Shift

Currently building

Skills for People

AI upskilling for People and HR teams.

Coming soon

Personal Newsletter

Notes from the work of building, investing, and learning in public.

Content

28k people follow along on LinkedIn.

Connect

LinkedIn

Building companies in public

LinkedIn

What early-stage teams need most

LinkedIn

Notes on ambition, golf, and growth

Contact

Interested in working together?

Interested in working together?

Send a note with a little context and I’ll get back to you.