In Africa, Nigeria’s tech system is the most talked about. Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and most populous nation. And its tech system is considered by many to be the continent’s star. It is a well-known fact that when it comes to brains Nigerians got it all. We have a good number of them dwelling in the Tech space both in Nigeria and in the Diaspora. Nigeria always called; ‘Africa’s Silicon Valley’ is making a title for itself. Meet these Nigerians who are not just brainy but also talented on the continent and the diaspora who have carved a niche for themselves by leading top tech companies, conceiving multi-million and even billion-dollar businesses, capitalizing on their community, and carrying their skills globally with their shoulders high.
We will be looking at 5 amazing Nigerians doing great in Tech
1. Maya Hogan Famodu is a Nigerian-born venture capitalist who is also thriving well in the tech space. She has set an impressive record for herself and her country. Maya is the youngest black woman who launched a tech fund in sub-Saharan African. Famodu is so enthusiastic about bringing VC to Africa and broadening the continent’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. When she first moved into Lagos with little investment experience, she built her path by launching Ingressive Advisory, which delivered market entry assistance and tech research for corporates and investors. To her credit, she happens to be the first woman in Nigeria to raise a tech fund that enables people to invest directly in tech start-ups across Africa.
Before he co-founded Flutterwave, Iyin assisted in building Andela another tech company into one of the largest talent companies for software innovators in Africa. In less than 10 years, in Flutterwave and Andela, Iyin helped build two of the most influential companies in the Nigerian ecosystem. Flutterwave is an African-based fintech company. It provides a payment infrastructure for multinational vendors and payment service givers across the continent.