Founder & CEO, Verza · San Francisco
Serge Amouzou
Notes from a decade of building.
I write about founding companies, raising capital, and the messy work of turning ideas into products.
Writings
Thoughts on building
4 essays
Building Datatrixs: Solving Financial Data Chaos
How Datatrixs started with three core problems in financial decision-making and evolved into an AI-powered analytics platform.
Fundraising Insights for Black Founders
Lessons from nearly a decade in the entrepreneurial and venture space on how Black founders successfully raise significant funding.
Lessons from My First Startup
How talking to 130+ restaurant owners shaped my first startup and the lessons I learned.
Unpopular Opinion: The Power of 'Just'
How one investor's dismissive remark reinforced the importance of simplicity and hard work in product design.
Advisory
Founder Advisory & Strategy Tear-Down
A 45-minute deep-dive for founders navigating high-leverage pivots, fundraising, or M&A — we tear down your current bottleneck.
45 minutes · Google Meet · $1,000
Book on Cal.comAbout
Who I am
Serial entrepreneur from Togo, based in San Francisco. Founder & CEO of Verza, building the OS for the creator economy. Previously founded Datatrixs and Delect (BBJ CEO of the Year, 2017).
This site is where I share what I'm learning — candid notes on startups, fundraising, product, and persistence.