Odunayo Eweniyi Explained

Odunayo Eweniyi is a Nigerian business executive and activist.[1] [2] She is the Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer PiggyVest[3] [4] [5] and co-founder of Feminist Coalition.[6] [7] [8]

Background

Eweniyi is the first child of two professors[9] that take up origins from Oyo State, Nigeria.[10]

Education and career

Eweniyi graduated from Covenant University in 2013 with a first-class degree in Computer Engineering. Eweniyi started out to launch Push CV[11] [12] with Somto Ifezue and Joshua Chibueze after her graduation in 2013.[13] Two years later, the trio went on to start PiggyVest in 2016.[5]

Awards

In 2018, Eweniyi won the Future Awards Africa Prize in Technology.[14] [15] [16] In 2019, she was on Forbes Africa 30 under 30 Technology list.[17] [18] Eweniyi was named as one of 30 Quartz Africa Innovators for 2019.[19]

Eweniyi was on Forbes Africas list of 20 New Wealth Creators in Africa 2019.[20] She was nominated for The Future Awards Africa Prize for Young Person of The Year in 2020.[21] Eweniyi was also listed on Bloomberg 50 in 2020[22] and Time' Next 100 list in 2021 for her joint contributions during the End SARS protests of October 2020. In March 2022, she won the Forbes Woman Africa Technology and Innovation Award.[23]

In 2022, Eweniyi was selected as a Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst. As part of the program, she attended the annual New Economy Forum held in Singapore, and the Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst Retreat that same year.[24]

Activism and ENDSARS

During the End SARS protests in 2020 against Nigerian police brutality, Eweniyi[9] raised donations for medical care and legal support for victims of police brutality during and after the protests.[25] [26] [27] [28]

In January 2021, Eweniyi partnered with Eloho Oname to launch First Check, a platform of female business angels focused on supporting women led and women focused startups in Africa.[29]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aisha Salaudeen and Robert Howell. Nigeria's 'techpreneurs' are using technology to provide life-changing solutions to everyday problems. 2021-03-22. CNN.
  2. Web site: 2021-01-31. Odun Eweniyi: A Head Full Of Ideas. 2021-03-22. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
  3. Web site: Nsehe. Mfonobong. Meet Piggybank.ng, The Nigerian FinTech Startup That Just Raised $1.1million. 2021-03-22. Forbes. en.
  4. Web site: 2020-09-12. The Co-Founder of Piggy-Vest, Odunayo Eweniyi speaks on scaling through the odds being an entrepreneur. 2021-03-22. Businessday NG. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2018-06-08. Brains, Focus And Grit: A Profile of Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-Founder, Piggybank.ng. 2021-03-22. TechCabal. en-US.
  6. News: Maclean. Ruth. 2021-03-12. In Nigeria, 'Feminist' Was a Common Insult. Then Came the Feminist Coalition.. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-03-22. 0362-4331.
  7. Web site: 12 Women Leaders That Changed The World In 2020. 2021-03-22. British Vogue. 12 December 2020. en-GB.
  8. Web site: TIME100 Next 2021: Feyikemi 'FK' Abudu, Odunayo Eweniyi and Damilola Odufuwa. 2021-03-22. Time.
  9. Web site: She Stood Up for #EndSARS. What Will Nigeria's Odunayo Eweniyi Do Next?. 2021-03-22. Global Citizen. en.
  10. Web site: Okwumbu. Ruth. 2020-09-19. We started PiggyVest to digitize 'wooden box' saving method – Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-Founder. 2021-03-22. Nairametrics. en-GB.
  11. Web site: Okike. Samuel. 2019-07-29. How I Work: Odunayo Eweniyi, PiggyVest Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer. 2021-03-22. Techpoint Africa. en-US.
  12. Web site: Odunayo Eweniyi - from jobless to job connector. 2021-03-22. sheleadsafrica.org. 8 April 2016.
  13. Web site: 2020-06-02. Odunayo Eweniyi: How we built PiggyVest through multiple trials. 2021-03-22. TechCabal. en-US.
  14. Web site: 2020-11-08. Rema, Jemima Osunde, Mr Macaroni, Odunayo Eweniyi, others make The Future Awards Africa nominees list… all nominees are under the age of 28. 2021-03-22. The Future Project. en-GB.
  15. Web site: TFAA 2018 Nominees List. 2021-03-22. The Future Awards Africa. en-GB.
  16. Web site: 2018-12-17. Check Out The Full List of Winners At 2018 Future Awards. 2021-03-22. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
  17. Web site: Mwendera. Karen. 2019-07-01.
    1. 30Under30: Technology Category 2019
    . 2021-03-22. Forbes Africa. en-US.
  18. Web site: Nigerians Who Made Forbes Africa's 30 Under 30 List. 2021-03-22. guardian.ng. 29 June 2019.
  19. Web site: Staff. Quartz. Quartz Africa Innovators 2019: leading the change for Africa's future. 2021-03-22. Quartz. en.
  20. Web site: Mwendera. Karen. 2019-03-11. Businesses Of The Future: 20 New Wealth Creators On The African Continent. 2021-03-22. Forbes Africa. en-US.
  21. Web site: 2020-11-08. The Future Awards Africa: Class of 2020. 2021-03-22. The Future Awards Africa. en-GB.
  22. News: The Bloomberg 50. en. Bloomberg.com. 2021-03-22.
  23. Web site: Meet winners of the Forbes Woman Africa Awards, Dr Mlambo-Ngcuka wins Lifetime Achievement Award . 2022-03-15 . www.iol.co.za . en.
  24. News: The Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst List . en . Bloomberg.com . 2023-07-19.
  25. Web site: The Young Women Fighting for Change in Nigeria. 2021-03-22. www.vice.com. en.
  26. Web site: 12 Women Leaders That Changed The World In 2020. 2021-03-22. British Vogue. 12 December 2020. en-GB.
  27. News: 2020-12-03. Odunayo Eweniyi and Damilola Odufuwa, Nigerian Allies to #EndSARS. en. Bloomberg.com. 2021-03-22.
  28. Web site: 2020-10-18. Odun Eweniyi: The young women leading the EndSARS revolution in Nigeria. 2021-03-22. Nigerian Entertainment Today. en-US.
  29. Web site: FirstCheck: getting African women entrepreneurs the funding they deserve. 2021-03-22. Business Insider. en-US.

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