Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
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Flutterwave CEO addresses alleged misconduct claims in email to employees
Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola has, for the first time, addressed financial and personal misconduct claims leveled against him and the company this month, according to an email to employees obtained by TechCrunch. “I’m writing today because I want you to know how concerned I am about the impact that reading the false allegations against our…
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Inside Iyin Aboyeji’s plan to build charter cities for African tech
African cities, particularly sub-Saharan ones, have the fastest global urban growth rate. But with challenges around overcrowding, congestion, infrastructure, power and poor governance, these cities are maxed out in what they can provide to the average African living in urban environments. Some experts think charter cities offer a solution. They are granted a special jurisdiction…
A leaked bill for Nigerian startups reveals a theme of licenses, fees, fines and sentences
For a while, there have been talks about revamping the outdated 2007 Act of Nigeria’s information and technology body, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The bill, which established…
Nigerian founders-turned-investors are now running syndicate funds
The Future Africa Fund kicked off in 2015 when Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Nadayar Enegesi, co-founders of U.S.-based and African-focused talent company Andela, wrote checks to African startups as angel investors.…
Andela CEO confirms staff cuts as layoffs hit African tech
Africa-focused tech talent accelerator Andela has let go 135 employees, CEO Jeremy Johnson confirmed to TechCrunch. Senior staff at the company — with offices in New York and four African…
