Iyinoluwa Samuel Aboyeji OON (born March 28, 1991) is a Nigerian entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Andela, and the former managing director of Flutterwave.
Education
Aboyeji attended Loyola Jesuit College, where he completed his senior secondary in 2007. Afterward, he went to Columbia International College and earned a bachelor’s degree in international and legal studies and international development from the University of Waterloo and St. Jerome’s University.
Career
Aboyeji co-founded Andela, a global job placement network for software developers in 2014. In 2016, he co-founded Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company.
Aboyeji is currently the general partner and co-founder of Future Africa, a platform that provides capital, coaching and community for mission-driven innovators.
He has also worked as an advisor at Africa Angels Network (now CRE VC), which is currently the largest seed stage fund in Africa with over 18 investments across nine countries.
After co-founding Future Africa, Aboyeji served as the deputy director-general for Oby Ezekwesili’s 2019 presidential campaign. He is also the Co-founder and Chairman of Talent City Inc, a construction company.
In November 2024, he was appointed with six others on the Nigeria’s 3MTT Advisory Committee organized by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy to improve employability in the digital space in Nigeria.
Awards and honours
On 11 October 2022, Aboyeji was conferred with National Honours Award of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is one of the most recognized tech millionaires in Nigeria, known for building some of the country’s most impactful startups.
His journey in tech began with Andela, a company focused on training African software developers and connecting them to global tech firms.
However, Aboyeji’s biggest success came when he co-founded Flutterwave, a FinTech company revolutionizing online payments in Africa. Flutterwave simplifies financial transactions for businesses and individuals, making cross-border payments seamless.
Under his leadership, the company scaled rapidly, attracting major investors and becoming a billion-dollar startup. Today, Flutterwave is one of Africa’s most valuable tech firms, processing billions of dollars in transactions.
Net Worth: $100,000,000.