Iyinoluwa Aboyeji – Nominated for Young Executive to Watch Under 40 at the MOI Awards

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is a definitive “emerging titan” whose career has been foundational to the architecture of Nigeria’s tech ecosystem.

As a serial entrepreneur, his impact is not confined to a single venture but spans multiple industries and has a multi-generational scope. He co-founded Andela, a company that achieved a billion-dollar valuation by matching top African engineering talent with global technology companies.

Subsequently, he co-founded Flutterwave to solve the problem of high transaction fees for payments, another company that achieved a billion-dollar valuation.

After building and scaling these two immensely successful ventures, Aboyeji pivoted to an even larger, ecosystem-building vision.

He founded Future Africa, an early-stage venture capital firm with a mission to partner with “mission-driven innovators and investors building an African future where prosperity and purpose are within everyone’s reach”

The strategic growth and influence of his ventures are remarkable. Both Andela and Flutterwave are now multi-billion-dollar businesses backed by top-tier global investors such as Google Ventures, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and Mastercard.

His new fund, Future Africa, has a portfolio of 100 companies collectively worth over $6 billion, showing his capacity to institutionalize the funding of new ventures. He is also an active angel investor, with investments in companies like Moove and FoondaMate.

Aboyeji’s impact on the industry is profound and multi-faceted. He first created a clear pathway for African developers to participate in the global digital economy, then built a payments platform to enable that economy, and is now actively funding the next generation of founders who will continue this work.

His career is a strategic blueprint for building and scaling a multi- faceted ecosystem from the ground up. As a nominee, Aboyeji’s journey from building two multi-billion dollar companies to now funding hundreds more makes him a generational figure.

His influence extends far beyond a single business, positioning him as a visionary leader whose work is shaping the future of African entrepreneurship.