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ENTERING TECH

TC Battlefield Winner Announcement (by Quidax)

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Iyinoluwa “E” Aboyeji

Founding Partner, Future Africa

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Iyinoluwa “E” Aboyeji, OON is the Founding Partner of Future Africa, the continent’s largest seed-stage investor, backing over 100 startups with millions of dollars in funding.

He is best known as the co-founder of two of Africa’s unicorns, Andela and Flutterwave, both of which have redefined talent development and digital payments across the continent.

Beyond entrepreneurship, Iyinoluwa has served Nigeria as the youngest member of the Presidential Council on Industrial Policy and Competitiveness. He was also one of the youngest ever recipients of the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) national honor.

Internationally, he has been named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, among other awards and fellowships.

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Iyinoluwa “E” Aboyeji

Founding Partner, Future Africa
Victor Alade

Co-founder, Raenest

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Victor is the CEO and co-founder of Raenest, a fintech platform bridging Africa to global banking. Raenest empowers users to open US, UK, and EUR bank accounts in their own names, enabling faster international payments and seamless global transactions.
Before founding Raenest, Victor was the Engineering Manager at Acumen Fund in the United States, where he led the development of Acumen Academy, a globally recognised online platform for social impact learning. He was also a Senior Engineer and Screener at Andela, where he helped shape its Salesforce recruitment process, and previously led technical integrations at Jumia across Nigeria, Ghana, and Egypt.
Under his leadership, Raenest has reached key milestones—being selected for the 2023 Google Black Founders Fund cohort and securing $14M+ in funding from top investors.

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Victor Alade

Co-founder, Raenest
Ray Youssef

CEO, Noones

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Ray Youssef is a cryptocurrency expert who is regularly contacted for comment by major international news organizations. He has appeared on TV, podcasts, cryptocurrency and blockchain finance events, and he writes regularly for major crypto news outlets. Ray is a polished media performer known for his powerful and controversial advocacy for the Global South.

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Ray Youssef

CEO, Noones
Joel Ogunsola

Founder and CEO, Prunedge

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Joel Ogunsola is a technology entrepreneur, innovation strategist, and social impact leader with over a decade of experience driving digital transformation and sustainable development across Africa. He is the Founder and President of Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative (Tech4Dev), a non-profit empowering underserved communities with digital skills and access to decent work opportunities. He is also the Founder and CEO of Prunedge, an enterprise technology solutions company advancing innovation in software, data and AI, cybersecurity, and IoT for clients across Africa, the UK, and the US.

Joel’s impact spans the private, public, and non-profit sectors. He has spearheaded initiatives such as Emerging Communities Africa and GloEpid, a health-tech platform adopted by the NCDC during the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching over 10 million Nigerians. He previously served as pioneer Head of the Ondo State Office of Innovation and Partnerships and Senior Special Assistant to the Ondo State Governor.

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Joel Ogunsola

Founder and CEO, Prunedge
Francis Sani

Programme Director, 3MTT Nigeria

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Francis Sani

Programme Director, 3MTT Nigeria
Olumide Akinsola

Country Director, Nigeria, DigiTax

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Olumide Akinsola

Country Director, Nigeria, DigiTax
Goodness “Ada” Armstrong

Founder, StartupHR Africa

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Goodness “Ada” Armstrong is a top voice in HR and Executive talent recruitment in Nigeria with nearly a decade of experience working across big tech multinationals like Microsoft.
She is the founder of Startuphr Africa, a HR services company supporting the African tech ecosystem (Founders, Operators, Innovators, HR professionals, Startups) with end-to-end HR support from executive recruitment to HR systems, policy and structure design for launch and growth across Africa.
Before Startuphr, she led HR/ People Operations for Microsoft in Nigeria, before joining Coven Works as Head of Talent for Africa.
As founder of Startuphr Africa, she leads executive talent recruitment and HR systems design across Africa and has consulted for government and VC-funded startups across Fintech, AI, Edtech, and Healthtech.

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Goodness “Ada” Armstrong

Founder, StartupHR Africa
Emmanuel Peter

Head of Roqqu Academy

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Emmanuel Peter is a dynamic growth strategist and an institutional sales consultant with a strong focus on scaling blockchain solutions and driving Web3 penetration across Africa. With a proven track record, he continues to champion the adoption of blockchain technology across diverse markets in Africa through education, driving growth, and meaningful impact.
Passionate about the transformative potential of decentralized systems, Emmanuel has worked at the intersection of technology, strategy, and sales. Emmanuel serves as the Head of Web3 markets at Roqqu, where he majors in identifying opportunities and building scalable models to achieve sustainable growth.

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Emmanuel Peter

Head of Roqqu Academy
Sakhile Dube

Associate Reporter, TechCabal

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Sakhile Dube is TechCabal’s associate reporter, covering the Southern African region. Dube has covered the intersection of businesses and the environment. With a strong interest in girls and women’s empowerment, health, and social justice, Dube brings a nuanced lens to stories that spotlight African resilience, leadership, and inclusive growth.

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Sakhile Dube

Associate Reporter, TechCabal