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Aboyeji, Iyinoluwa

1991-present · Contribution: 2014-present

Technology Entrepreneur & Venture Investor

Co-founded Andela (2014) and Flutterwave (2016), two of the small number of African tech companies to reach “unicorn” billion-dollar valuations, then founded Future Africa, a venture platform that has backed more than 100 African startups

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Born
1991
Active since
2014
Category
AI & Social Media
Best known for
AndelaFlutterwaveFuture Africa

Impact on the world

Aboyeji helped prove that world-class technology companies could be built from Africa and scaled globally. By connecting African engineering talent and payment systems to international markets, he created infrastructure that thousands of other businesses now depend on, and helped shift how global investors view the…

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