Massachusetts Institute of Technology
TechPrenuer Africa
Founder/CEO
Bolaji
Lagos, Nigeria
Bolaji is the founder of Technpreneur Africa, an organisation focused on harnessing innovation, technology and entrepreneurship for real economic impact across Africa. He is a graduate of the Sloan Fellow’s program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a fellow of the MIT Legatum Centre for Development and Entrepreneurship, a MasterCard Foundation Fellow and recipient of both the Sloan School of Management Deans’ Fellowship and Sloan Fellows Program Global Scholars Scholarship awards. He is also a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council A serial entrepreneur, Bolaji has founded over 7 businesses over a period of 14 years the latest of which is RightClick, a leading IT consultancy focused on the provision of eBusiness services to the Nigerian Financial Services Sector. RightClick are trusted consultants to leading financial institutions, multinational companies and government institutions within Africa. A professional business coach and mentor, he is dedicated to enabling the achievement of innate entrepreneurial potential particularly in high-growth economies.
• Growing early-stage start-ups into successful businesses
• Creating, managing and scaling service-based companies in emerging markets.
• Experienced entrepreneur with start-ups spanning digital media, online and traditional retail, advertising and entertainment
• Background in applied sciences and highly proficient in Strategy and Marketing
