Oisin
Granola may render Oisin as “Ashin” in transcripts; treat those as the same person unless future evidence says otherwise.
Current truth
- Founder friend of elliot-garreffa; based around Lisbon/London circles. Cofounder mentioned as Phil. Company name not captured in the 2026-07-02 transcript.
- Recently closed an approximately $4M round with low dilution, mostly signed/wired by 2026-07-02. Key unlock was landing a high-conviction lead / giga angel early, then using that social proof to unlock the next angels.
- Strong fundraising adviser for Ghostteam: recommends a rolling SAFE angel round, not a formal VC process, with founder/angel pre-warm now and a concentrated late-August/early-September blitz if Ghostteam decides to raise. His reusable advice is captured in fundraising-playbook.
- Offered to introduce Ghostteam to social-connector angels via Bridge once the new website/rebrand is live; said he and Phil would likely invest smaller tickets when the round opens.
- Emphasizes raising enough to hire elite people, not just minimizing dilution: one “giga” hire can beat several merely good hires, and smart investors can compound hiring/customer access.
Open questions
- Full surname and company name.
- Which Bridge introductions will he send once the new website is live?
- Confirm whether his “Rod” / cash-only investor reference maps to rodrigo-mallo or a separate investor.
Timeline
- [2026-07-02] (call) Shared his fundraising playbook with elliot-garreffa: his own ~$4M round gained momentum after a high-conviction lead angel, then clustered through social groups; advised Ghostteam to pre-warm 4-5 angels per founder contact, use a rolling SAFE, test valuation with less-important angels first, and wait for the new website before triggering intros. Recommended connor-murphy as the first intro and offered Bridge introductions plus a smaller personal/Phil investment once the round is live. Playbook extracted to fundraising-playbook.