Iyinoluwa Aboyeji

Iyinola Aboyeji
Born Iyinoluwa Samuel Aboyeji
(1991-03-28) 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.org

Iyinoluwa Samuel Aboyeji (born March 28, 1991) is a Nigerian entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Andela, and currently the managing director of Flutterwave.

Education

Aboyeji is an alumnus of Loyola Jesuit College, where he completed his Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination in 2007. Afterward he went to Columbia International College and earned degrees in International Development, Legal Studies, and Economics. Aboyeji furthered his education at the University of Waterloo, where he earned a B.A in Legal Studies.

Career

At age 19, Aboyeji started Bookneto.com in partnership with a friend.[1] Bookneto.com is a social learning platform for sharing and organizing resources within learning communities.[2] The company was acquired by the Canadian Innovation Center in 2013.

In 2013 Aboyeji started Fora along with Ian Carnevale, Nadayar, and Bric. Fora is a distance learning platform for African universities.[3] Fora enables young professionals in Africa to discover short certificate courses offered online or at universities and professional organizations in the United States.

In 2014 Iyinoluwa co-founded Andela. Andela was weaned Fora.[4] He is listed among Forbes Africa's 30 under 30.[5] In 2016 he co-founded Flutterwave, a payments API that makes it easier for banks and businesses to process payments across Africa.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Nigeria's Got Hope! – Meet Iyinoluwa Aboyeji". Bella naija.
  2. ↑ "Company Overview of Bookneto Inc". Bloomberg.com.
  3. ↑ "How Andela was founded…". medium.
  4. ↑ "howafrica.com". howafrica.com.
  5. ↑ "30 UNDER 30". Forbes Africa.
  6. ↑ "26-year-old founder wants to change payments in Africa". CNNtech.
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