AI data
licensing.
Avelence helps companies turn operational data into licensing opportunities with AI-data buyers.
Entrepreneur / Business builder
Founder of Avelence.
Co-Founder & CEO of Forma Nôrden.
Entrepreneur and business builder working across AI data licensing, B2B growth systems, paid acquisition, and commercial operations.
Based in London. Working internationally.

Profile
Yananai A. Chiwuta is an entrepreneur and business builder. He is the Founder of Avelence and Co-Founder and CEO of Forma Nôrden. He previously founded and sold FunnelVision and co-founded CoinMadi.
His work has moved through paid acquisition, fintech, B2B growth systems and enterprise data licensing. Across those businesses, the recurring focus has been turning complex commercial problems into systems that can be operated, measured and scaled.
Today, Avelence is his current focus in AI data licensing, while Forma Nôrden continues as the established GTM engineering business.
Full biographyCurrent companies
Two distinct businesses across AI data licensing and B2B growth systems.
Avelence helps companies turn operational data into licensing opportunities with AI-data buyers.
Forma Nôrden builds connected research, outbound, account-based marketing and CRM systems for B2B companies.
Selected record
Yananai’s career spans performance marketing, fintech, B2B growth systems and data partnerships.
View the full career recordFounder of Avelence; Co-Founder and CEO of Forma Nôrden.
Founded and sold the performance marketing agency. Before the sale, the team managed approximately $2M in monthly paid media.
Co-Founder and Head of Growth. Helped grow the fintech platform to approximately 7,500 active users across three markets.
Paid-search leadership and campaign operations across client accounts.
Founder record
FunnelVision / 2024–2025
Yananai founded FunnelVision in 2024 and sold the business in 2025. Before the sale, the agency managed approximately $2 million in monthly paid media, following earlier growth work in fintech and paid acquisition.
Writing & public work
Research and operating frameworks covering GTM engineering, outbound, CRM and commercial systems.
Guides on operational data, AI-data licensing and the commercial questions companies should understand.
Open-source workflows, implementation resources and technical work connected to the businesses he builds.
Speaking & media
Yananai speaks about company building, B2B growth systems, AI data licensing and the practical effect of AI on commercial work.
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