Iyinoluwa Samuel Aboyeji (born March 28, 1991) is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

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. He is a co-founder of Andela, and was the former managing director of

Flutterwave Flutterwave is a Nigerian fintech company that provides a payment infrastructure for global merchants and payment service providers across the continent. History The company was founded in 2016 by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Olugbenga Agboola, and Adel ...

. Aboyeji was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by ''

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'' magazine in 2019.

Education

Aboyeji attended

Loyola Jesuit College Loyola Jesuit College is a private Catholic secondary boarding school, located in Gidan Mangoro, Abuja, Nigeria. The school was founded by the Society of Jesus on October 2, 1996, and is named after the Society's founder, St. Ignatius of Loyola. T ...

, where he completed his senior secondary in 2007. Afterward he went to

Columbia International College Columbia International College is a private boarding preparatory school in the Ainslie Wood neighbourhood of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. As of 2014, the school has students from over 70 countries. Columbia is a member of the Independent School A ...

and earned a bachelor's degree in legal studies from the

University of Waterloo The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is on of land adjacent to "Uptown" Waterloo and Waterloo Park. The university also operates ...

Career

Aboyeji is the general partner and co-founder of Future Africa, a platform that provides capital, coaching and community for mission-driven innovators. After co-founding Future Africa, he served as the deputy director-general for

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's 2019 presidential campaign. Aboyeji helped in building Andela and

, two African technology companies. He is also the Co-founder and Chairman of the Talent City Inc, a construction company.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aboyeji, Iyinoluwa Living people 1991 births Yoruba businesspeople University of Waterloo alumni 21st-century Nigerian businesspeople Nigerian chairpersons of corporations Nigerian technology businesspeople