Ishak J Yusuf
I work on strategy, what companies build, and how they grow.
What I do
- Build venturesI start and run companies across media, creative technology, telecoms and insurance.
- Open accessI connect people, capital and tools so that good ideas can actually move.
- Operate alongside foundersWorkflows, AI setup, partnerships, outreach and follow-through, done with you.
Everything I’m building Building since 2015
| 2025 | Crown Booth | British telephone boxes reimagined as public spaces for recording, AI and digital work. |
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| — | Startups.Ag | Signals and a market map for the future of food: funding, launches, partnerships, regulation, climate and supply chains. |
| 2023 | ESC | Underwriting creators and structuring IP-backed opportunities across arts, media and entertainment. |
| 2023 | PAPERWORK.LIVE | AI help for understanding and completing forms through guided conversation and voice. |
| 2015 | BIG | Residential, commercial and industrial construction firm based in Atlanta. |
| 2022 | MAP International | Travel, apparel, venues, music and artist mobility, connected through global creative exchange. |
Selected production credits
Swervin – A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie · The Shaq’tacular Spectacular · Welcome to pgLang – Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free
Programs
- Emory Start:ME AcceleratorAccelerator for promising micro-entrepreneurs in Atlanta, run by Emory’s Goizueta Business School. Winter 2020.
- Main Street Entrepreneurship Seed FundGeorgia State University programme backing early-stage, underrepresented founders with funding and mentorship. Inaugural cohort, 2021.