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Opeyemi Oluwatobi Awoyemi | |
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| Born | August 5, 1987 Osun State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Education | B.Sc. Computer Science, Obafemi Awolowo University |
| Alma mater | Obafemi Awolowo University, CIO Academy at UC Berkeley, Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | Co-founder of Jobberman, Founder of WhoGoHost |
| Spouse | Omolara Awoyemi |
Opeyemi Awoyemi is a Nigerian entrepreneur.[1]. He is founder of WhoGoHost. He was born on August 5, 1985, in Osun State, Nigeria.
Education and career[edit]
He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University with a B.Sc. in Computer Science. He furthered his education at the CIO Academy, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, and attended an executive education program at the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania. He is also an MIT Legatum Foundry Fellow.[2]. Awoyemi began his entrepreneurial journey while still a student. He founded WhoGoHost, a cloud hosting platform, in 2007. In 2009, he co-founded Jobberman[3][4][5][6], which grew to be the largest job search and recruitment platform in Sub-Saharan Africa and funded by Tiger Global[7]. In 2015, Jobberman was acquired by Ringier One Africa Media (ROAM)[8]. Awoyemi has also founded other ventures such as Whogohost, Moneymie, and has been instrumental in investing over 50 tech startups across Nigeria, Kenya, the USA, and the UK. Lately, he launched Fast Forward[9], a venture studio which has backed a couple of African founders[10].[11] [12][13] He also joined Indeed[14]
Awards and recognition[edit]
Awoyemi has been recognized for his contributions to technology and entrepreneurship in Africa, including being featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneurs in Africa 2013. He was also acknowledged by Mark Zuckerberg as a leading figure in using technology for developmental impact in Africa[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "Key Points from the "Building From Ground Up" Event With Opeyemi Awoyemi". 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "The Legatum Center at MIT - Opeyemi Awoyemi". The Legatum Center at MIT. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "Opeyemi Awoyemi, Ayodeji Adewunmi, and Olalekun Olude the co-founders of Jobberman.com". Businessday NG. 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "How to attract Investors – Opeyemi Awoyemi of Jobberman speaks to Dotun on Building the Future Podcast". BellaNaija. 2018-06-02. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ okunola, folarin (2016-05-23). "Jobberman founders launch student innovation fund". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ Ojoye, Taiwo (2016-08-06). "Start small, end big — Awoyemi, Jobberman co-founder". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ Kene-Okafor, Tage (2022-03-16). "Tiger Global is earning its stripes in Africa". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "One Africa Media Acquires 100% Of Jobberman". 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "Opeyemi Awoyemi, Olufunbi Falayi set up N200m FastForward Student Innovation Fund". innovation-village.com. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ Kene-Okafor, Tage (2022-10-14). "Fast Forward Venture Studio to build African startups from idea to scale". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ Oluwafemi, Bankole (2014-11-09). "Venture Capitalists Are Strategically Lazy - A Tweetstorm By Opeyemi Awoyemi". TechCabal. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ Nigeria, Guardian (2021-02-20). "How Opeyemi Awoyemi became the shaman for Nigeria's new founders". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ Adesanya, Adedapo (2023-09-14). "WhoGoHost Acquires 100% Stake in Cloud Startup SendChamp". Business Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "Jobberman co-founder, Opeyemi Awoyemi joins worldwide job search engine, Indeed". 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ Parke, Phoebe (2016-05-12). "Why Mark Zuckerberg is excited about Nigeria". CNN. Retrieved 2024-01-04.