Meet Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Nigerian who co-founded firms valued at over $1bn
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, co-founder of fintech firm Flutterwave and training platform Andela, poses for a portrait at Victoria-Island, Lagos Nigeria on June 6, 2023. - Iyinoluwa Aboyeji might not have the personal wealth of Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg, but his level of success as an African entrepreneur bears comparison with any Silicon Valley tech titan.
By most counts, Africa has produced only seven unicorns compared with more than 700 in the United States. “But when we’re looking for a path we don’t look to them because they’ve got a completely different reality from ours. You’ve got to find your own way.” “Now I’m the coach, I take a backseat,” he said with a laugh. “I had my time in the spotlight, I played well.”
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