Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, The Other Brain Box Behind Flutterwave
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, is a Nigerian entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of Flutterwave. A fintech startup he cofounded in 2016 with Olugbenga Agboola. Read more about Tech Perhaps it is the most successful one among his many startups. Since it has attained the unicorn status with a valuation of $3 billion. Early life Iyinoluwa was born […]
This Entrepreneur Left The USA To Build A Billion Dollar Tech Company In Nigeria
Arguably the most influential tech entrepreneur in Nigeria, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is notable for co-founding Andela and Flutterwave, two of Africa’s biggest tech companies. Read more about Video of the Week With the perspective he gained from the business landscape in the United States, Iyinoluwa realised there was a lot he could do in Nigeria. The […]
Flutterwave Announces $250 Million Series D Funding
The African payments company, Flutterwave announced today that it has closed Series D funding of $250 million, valuing the company at over $3 billion. The brand continues to transform the way Africans transact on the continent and worldwide after closing Series C funding of $170 million, which valued the company to be over $1 […]
Augmented Reality Art Show Launches to Champion Africa’s Tech Leaders
African Tech Pioneers – Jason Njoku, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Funke Opeke, Rebecca Enonchong, and more feature in CcHUB and iHUB’s “NYOTA” A unique African augmented reality art experience “Nyota” that showcases and celebrates 24 of Africa’s technology pioneers, has been unveiled by Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB). The landmark AR exhibition launched officially on Wednesday 6th November, to mark technology […]
Fintechs in Nigeria: Flutterwave
Flutterwave is a Nigerian fintech startup which helps process local and transnational payments across Africa. The company says it’s making it easier for businesses in Africa to receive payments from clients across the world- something that merchants on the continent have struggled with for a long while. Founded in 2016 by a team of software […]
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: The 26 Year Old Serial Entrepreneur Building World Class Startups
You don’t get on the Forbes Africa list of thirty young people under the age of thirty unless you’re doing something extraordinary. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, the stockily built serial startup founder, has found himself a spot on it, but he’ll probably wave off the idea that he’s performing wonders. As far as he’s concerned, what most […]
Flutterwave Launches Moneywave, a Payment Platform
Flutterwave a platform that provides technology, infrastructure and services to enable global merchants, payment service providers and Pan-African banks accept and process payments on any channel (Web, Mobile, ATM & POS), has announced the launch of a new product, Moneywave. Moneywave is an omnichannel platform for payment as a service across Africa. What this means […]
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji Launches Flutterwave
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, co-founder of Andela, a social venture that trains Africans to be world class developers has reportedly bowed out from the firm. He is leaving to launch Flutterwave a platform that allows merchants to make and receive payments across multiple platforms. In an email he sent to the Andela team, he said “despite all […]
A Roundup of the New Media Conference, Lagos 2016
The New Media Conference has come and gone, but the memory would ever remain fresh in the minds of the participants as the impact of the event would go a long way in shaping the future. The event which held at Four Points by Sheraton Victoria Island Lagos on 27th of May 2016 had the […]