Olugbenga Agboola Explained

Olugbenga Agboola
Birth Place:Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian
Alma Mater:University of Westminster,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation:Founder, Flutterwave
Years Active:2018–present

Olugbenga Agboola (born 1985[1]) is a Nigerian software engineer and entrepreneur. He is the CEO and co-founder of Flutterwave.[2] [3] [4]

Career

Born in Lagos, Agboola is a graduate of the MBA program at MIT Sloan School of Management.[5] Prior to founding Flutterwave with Iyinoluwa Aboyeji in 2016, he worked as an application engineer at PayPal and in product management at Google.[6]

National Honours

Agboola was decorated with Nigeria's National Honour Medal of the Officer of the Order of Niger (OON) by President Muhammadu Buhari in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of technology, innovations and economic development. He was awarded the honour alongside Ameyo Adadevoh, Abubakar Abdullahi, Jim Ovia, Tony Elumelu, amongst others.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Recognition & Awards

Agboola was listed on Fortune's 40 Under 40 list in 2020. He was also on Time's Next 100 list in 2021.[11] In April 2022, Agboola received the Tech Investor of the Year award in the Business Insider Africa awards.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olugbenga Agboola 2020 40 under 40 in Finance . 2022-06-05 . Fortune . en.
  2. Web site: 2021-03-10. Nigerian fintech Flutterwave to expand to North Africa after raising $170m. 2021-06-14. The Africa Report.com. en-US.
  3. Web site: 2021-03-12. Y Combinator, VCs, Endeavor: How global investors boosted Flutterwave's appeal. 2021-06-14. TechCabal. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2018-10-15. Iyin Aboyeji steps down as Flutterwave CEO as cofounder Olugbenga Agboola takes over. 2021-06-14. Pulse Nigeria. en.
  5. Web site: CNBC . Disruptors. 2021-05-25. 21. Flutterwave. 2021-06-14. CNBC. en.
  6. Web site: Olugbenga Agboola 2020 40 under 40 in Finance. 2021-06-14. Fortune. en.
  7. Web site: Flutterwave CEO, Dr Adadevoh, others for national honours . Chukwuemeka . Ayomide . 2022-10-12 . . 9 October 2022 . en.
  8. Web site: Buhari confers national honours on Flutterwave CEO, others . Daniel . Eniola . 2022-10-12 . . 12 October 2022 . en.
  9. Web site: Flutterwave's Agboola, Ovia, Elumelu among private-sector national honours recipients . Anyaogu . Isaac . 2022-10-12 . . 12 October 2022 . en.
  10. Web site: Buhari: Citizens Who Contribute to National Devt Deserve to Be Appreciated . 2022-10-12 . . en.
  11. Meet the 2021 TIME100 Next. 2021-06-14. Time. en.
  12. Web site: Africa . B. I. . 2022-04-12 . Here are the winners of the inaugural Business Insider Africa Awards . 2022-08-24 . Business Insider Africa . en.