30. More Equity: Meka Asonye of First Round Capital

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Angel Investor Series — uncovering the tips and tricks to angel investing from your favorite founders, operators, and venture capitalists.

Today we’ll be talking to Meka Asonye, Partner at First Round Capital, a seed stage venture capital firm, and former executive at Stripe and MixPanel. In this episode, Meka walks through his journey — from breaking into tech through non-traditional backgrounds to discovering his first angel investment. Meka offers listeners guidance on how to learn angel investing, add value to founders, and think through transitions — like his decision to leave his role as an tech operator at Stripe to become a partner at First Round Capital.

Tune in with our host, Tonna Obaze, to hear Meka share his story as a diverse angel investor and lessons learned along the way.