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Comment: Address the citation needed in the early life section. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 21:43, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
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Kendall Ananyi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kendall Ananyi |
| Nationality | Nigerian and Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Victoria University of Benin (Nigeria) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tizeti |
| Website | kendallananyi |
Kendall Ananyi (born June, 1981) is a Nigerian/Canadian entrepreneur. He is the founder and the current chief executive officer of Tizeti..[1] Ananyi was named as one of the top CEO's in telecoms in Nigeria by Nairametrics in 2023.[2]
Education[edit]
Ananyi attended Federal Government College Warri, where he completed his senior secondary as the Best Graduating Student in 1996. He then completed his Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering degree from the University of Benin (Nigeria). He left for Canada and earned a Masters's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Victoria[3].
Career[edit]
Ananyi started his career as an Associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Nigeria and Canada and then worked writing software for Microsoft.[citation needed] He them moved back to Nigeria in 2009 to join ExxonMobil as a Project Engineer.[citation needed] He then founded Tizeti, a top wireless internet service provider in West Africa in 2012.[citation needed] In 2017, Tizeti got accepted to YCombinator as part of the Winter 2017 batch[4].
After successful exits as an angel investor in Paystack[5] and Flutterwave, he joined Pioneer Fund as Senior Venture Partner for Africa[6]
He also has awarded scholarships to students since 2021.[7]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Nigerian Solar-Based Internet Provider Seeks IPO, $50 Million". Bloomberg. September 2022.
- ^ "Meet the most powerful CEO's in Nigeria telecoms sector". 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Kendall Ananyi platform statement for University of Victoria Senate" (PDF).
- ^ "YC Alumni raises Seed round for Tizeti". 26 June 2017.
- ^ "How to de-risk your investments as an Angel investor". 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Pioneer Fund Senior Venture Partner".
- ^ "Tizeti awards scholarships to UNIBEN students, gives automatic jobs". 6 October 2021.