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Nigerian entrepreneur (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iyinoluwa Samuel Aboyeji OON (born March 28, 1991) is a Nigerian entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Andela, and the former managing director of Flutterwave.[1][2] Aboyeji was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2019.[3]
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.jpg) Iyinoluwa Aboyeji at the YGL Alumni Annual Summit, 2018 | |
| Born | Iyinoluwa Samuel Aboyeji March 28, 1991 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | University of Waterloo Loyola Jesuit College |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder of Andela Co-founder and Managing Director of Flutterwave |
| Website | iyinoluwa |
Aboyeji attended Loyola Jesuit College, where he completed his senior secondary in 2007.[4] Afterward, he went to Columbia International College and earned a bachelor's degree in international and legal studies and international development from the University of Waterloo and St. Jerome's University.[5]
Aboyeji co-founded Andela, a global job placement network for software developers in 2014. In 2016, he cofounded Flutterwave, Africa's leading payments technology company.[5]
Aboyeji is currently the general partner and co-founder of Future Africa, a platform that provides capital, coaching and community for mission-driven innovators.[6]
He has also worked as an advisor at Africa Angels Network (now CRE VC), which is currently the largest seed stage fund in Africa with over 18 investments across nine countries.[5]
After co-founding Future Africa, Aboyeji served as the deputy director-general for Oby Ezekwesili's 2019 presidential campaign.[7] He is also the Co-founder and Chairman of the Talent City Inc, a construction company.[8]
In November 2024, he was appointed with six others on the Nigeria’s 3MTT Advisory Committee organised by the The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy to improve employability in the digital space in Nigeria.[9]
On 11 October 2022, Aboyeji was conferred with National Honours Award of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by President Muhammadu Buhari.[10]
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