The founders and operators building Nigerian tech. Filter by signal, sector or the investors backing them; age and CEO tenure are computed live.
| Person▲ | Ventures | Founded | Age / Tenure | Investors | Total raised | Category | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokunbo Adetona | Nairabox | 2015 | — | — | — | Fintech | Founder |
| Tolu Abiodun | Zilla | 2021 | — | Class 5 Global | — | Fintech | Founder |
| Tolu Adewale | Cardify | 2021 | — | — | — | Fintech | Founder |
| Tolu Alabi | Cleva | 2023 | — | Y Combinator, FirstCheck Africa +2 | $3.5M | Fintech | Founder |
| Tolu Femi-Oyewole | Fortics | 2021 | — | — | $146K | Enterprise & SaaS / Dev Tools | Founder |
| Tolu Folayan | Novacrust | 2024 | — | — | — | Fintech | Founder |
| Tomilola Adejana | Bankly | 2019 | — / 7y | Interswitch, Vault +4 | $2.1M | Fintech | Founder |
| Tomisin Adeshiyan | Vesicash | 2018 | — | Ingressive Capital | — | Fintech | Founder |
| Tomiwa Aladekomo | Big Cabal Media, TechCabal +1 | 2013 | — | MaC Venture Capital, Y Combinator +1 | $2.8M | Media & Entertainment | FounderSerial |
| Tomiwa Erinosho | Regfyl | 2023 | — | Techstars, RallyCap Ventures | $1.1M | Fintech | Founder |
| Tomiwa Igun | SunFi | 2021 | — | — | $2.3M | Cleantech & Energy | Founder |
| Tomiwa Ogunmodede | Mular | 2024 | — | — | — | Web3 & Crypto | Founder |
| Tony Carr | Starsight | 2015 | — | Helios Investment Partners | $15.0M | Cleantech & Energy | Founder |
| Tony Odiba | Rise | 2019 | — | Techstars, Ingressive Capital | — | Fintech | FounderAcquirer |
| Tope Alabi | Afriex | 2019 | — / 5y | Dragonfly Capital, Y Combinator +2 | $10.0M | Fintech | Founder |
| Torera Morakinyo | Paymyrent | 2017 | — | — | — | Proptech & Real Estate | Founder |
| Tosin Akinbobola | PressPayNg | 2021 | — | — | — | Fintech | Founder |
| Tosin Eniolorunda | Monnify, Moniepoint | 2015 | — / 11y | Development Partners International (DPI), LeapFrog Investments +5 | $175.5M | Fintech | FounderAcquirer |
| Tosin Osibodu | Chaka | 2019 | — / 7y | Breyer Capital, Microtraction | $1.5M | Fintech | FounderExit |
| Toyin Olasehinde | Woodcore | 2020 | — | — | — | Fintech | Founder |
| Transsion Holdings | PalmPay | 2019 | — | Transsion Holdings, NetEase +2 | $140.0M | Fintech | Founder |
| Travis Kalanick | Uber | 2009 | 50 / 17y | — | — | Logistics & Mobility | FounderAcquirer |
| Tumi Adeyemi | Haul247 | 2020 | — | — | $3.0M | Logistics & Mobility | Founder |
| Tunde | Bridgecard | 2021 | — | — | $440K | Fintech | Founder |
| Tunde Adeyemi | SolarMoney | 2021 | — | — | — | Fintech | Founder |
| Tunde Akinnuwa | Duplo | 2021 | — / 18y | Oui Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures +4 | $5.6M | Fintech | FounderAcquirer |
| Tunde Balogun | SmallSmall | — | — | — | $3.0M | Fintech | — |
| Tunde Ibidapo-Obe | Regfyl | 2023 | — | Techstars, RallyCap Ventures | $1.1M | Fintech | Founder |
| Tunde Kara | Vendease | 2020 | — | TLcom Capital, Y Combinator | $30.0M | E-commerce & Retail | Founder |
| Tunde Kehinde | Lidya, Jumia | 2012 | — / 14y | Omidyar Network, Newid Capital +5 | $561.5M | Fintech | FounderSerial |
| Tunde Ogungbade | AccelereX | 2014 | — / 7y | Lateral Investment Management, Institutional Enterprise Investors | $20.0M | Fintech | Founder |
| Tunde Ogunlabi | FedaCash | 2023 | — | — | — | Fintech | Founder |
| Tunji Andrews | Awabah | 2020 | — | — | — | Fintech | Founder |
| Uche Azinge | Lingawa | 2023 | — | — | $1.1M | Edtech | Founder |
| Uche Nnadi | Payhippo, Raven Bank | 2019 | — | — | $4.0M | Fintech | FounderSerial |
| Uchechi Rocha | Naija Hacks | 2018 | — | — | $1.2M | Edtech | Founder |
| Uchi Uchibeke | Chimoney | 2021 | — | Techstars | $280K | Fintech | FounderExit |
| Ugochukwu Aronu | Convexity, WICRYPT | 2018 | — | — | — | Web3 & Crypto | FounderSerial |
| Ugochukwu Nkwocha | 9jacodekids | 2016 | — | — | $350K | Edtech | Founder |
| Uka Eje | ThriveAgric | 2016 | — / 9y | Ventures Platform, 500 Global | $56.4M | Agritech | Founder |
| Umar Madugu | Tespire | 2022 | — | — | — | Edtech | Founder |
| Usman Abdulrasaq | Sidebrief | 2020 | — | Techstars | $120K | Enterprise & SaaS / Dev Tools | Founder |
| Usman Balogun | Breet | 2021 | — | — | — | Web3 & Crypto | Founder |
| Usoro Usoro | MTN MoMo / MoMo PSB | 2022 | — | MTN Group | — | Fintech | — |
| Uzo Awili | Quidax | 2018 | — | Launch Africa Ventures, Privately Held Angel Investors | $120K | Web3 & Crypto | Founder |
| Uzoma Ayogu | Releaf | 2017 | — | Samurai Incubate Africa, Future Africa +2 | $3.5M | Agritech | Founder |
| Uzoma Dozie | Sparkle | 2019 | 57 / 7y | TLcom Capital Partners, MFS Africa +2 | $5.1M | Fintech | Founder |
| Valentine Mayaki | Shekel Mobility | 2021 | — | Ventures Platform, MaC Venture Capital +1 | $8.9M | Fintech | Founder |
| Victor Alade | Raenest | 2022 | — / 5y | QED Investors, Ventures Platform +1 | $14.3M | Fintech | Founder |
| Victor Chiedu | Hizo | 2024 | — | — | $100K | Fintech | Founder |