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Olugbenga Agboola (born 1985) has made a name for himself in Nigeria and around the world in a short period of time in the technology business.
He is a Nigerian entrepreneur, tech enthusiast and engineer who has made great contributions to the world of technology.
Olugbenga Agboola is an effective innovator, co-founder and CEO of Africa-based fintech giant, Flutterwave.
Flutterwave is an organization that provides installment platform for global shipping units and installment expert cooperatives across the country.
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| First and last name: | Olugbenga Agboola |
| Stage Name: | Vibration wave |
| Born: | 1985 (age 39) |
| Place of birth: | Lagos |
| State of origin: | Lagos State |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Girlfriend • Wife: | Not married |
| Job: | IT Professional • CEO Flutterwave |
| Net asset value: | $2,000,000-$5,000,000 |
Early life
Olugbenga Agboola hails from southwestern Nigeria. He is believed to be from Lagos state, which is reported by many media outlets as his birthplace.
Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola Biography: Wikipedia, Net Worth, Education, Age, Instagram, Twitter, Wife
This young CEO and business pioneer was born in 1985. Olugbenga Agboola was the chief innovation officer of Flutterwave before Iyinoluwa Samuel Aboyeji became CEO, paving the way for him to become the top CEO.
Education
Olugbenga Agboola spent his formative years in Lagos for primary school before moving to the United States for college.
He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he earned his MBA. He also attended the Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, where he graduated with a master’s degree in information technology security and behavioral engineering.
Olugbenga Agboola studied standard IT security at EC-Council University, Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he earned a certificate. Not too comfortable with academics, he also studied Project Management and Advanced Computing and graduated with a degree from the prestigious University of Westminster in London, England.
Career
In fact, Olugbenga Agboola is a certified ethical programmer, a certified security investigator, and a Microsoft certified framework designer. He is an innovative and knowledgeable product designer in computer programming.
He then completed Essentials of Account for The Specialized Leader in November 2012, as well as Building up a Main Edge Activities System in April 2013, both at MIT. He added Inventory network Technique and The boarding program to his arsenal, and Fundamental IT for Non-IT Heads, both in November 2014 at MIT.
During his preparation, he has acquired skills like Development Tools, Ethical Hacking, JavaScript, PHP, PHP Applications, Product Development, Product Lifecycle, Product Management, Product Marketing, Retail Banking, Security Management, Expert Management Framework, Card Management Arrangement and Employee Organization.
Olugbenga Agboola is not only a currency innovation engineer, he is also an ethical programmer, a certified security auditor, and a Microsoft certified systems engineer.
He worked as an Application Designer for English Telecommunication Services from January 2003 to January 2004 and worked at PayPal as an Application Engineer from 2004 to January 2005. He then joined the Enterprise Platform Agreement Innovation team for Guaranty Trust Bank from January 2005 to February 2009, before moving to Standard Bank, Nigeria where he worked as a Product Designer/Innovation Project Manager (e-commerce) for two or three years and conceived the Biometric Payment Solution for the bank.
He has also served on various occasions as a Google Product Manager at Google Wallet and as Head of Mobile Money Management at Sterling Bank. He was Head of Advanced Product Line and Development at Access Bank from November 2014 to May 2016 and was a key member of the Wharton School of Management Program in 2015.
Prior to his role as Chairman of Flutterwave, he served as Senior Business Pioneer at Home at Africa Fintech Foundry from May 2016 to August 2018 and played a key role in the Essential Advertising Project at Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, Illinois in 2017. Since October 2018, he has served as an entrepreneur at Royal Bank of Scotland Business.
Vibration wave
Flutterwave is an Africa-based fintech association that provides a sharing system for mutual providers and a sharing expert community across the continent. The association was founded in 2016 by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Olugbenga Agboola and is headquartered in San Francisco, California with missions in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and seven other African countries.
In 2021, Flutterwave raised $170 million in its Game Plan C funding round. At the time, it was the largest amount ever raised by an African tech startup and valued the company at over $1 billion, making Flutterwave a unicorn. Cash backers in Flutterwave included Y-Combinator, Visa Undertakings, Mastercard, Avenir Growth Capital, and Tiger Global Management.
Personal life
Olugbenga Agboola is not married but there are rumors that he has a girlfriend, wife or spouse but he still keeps their names hidden from the public.
It is rumored that they have been seen together on several occasions.
Net asset value
Nigerian businessman Olugbenga Agboola, one of the richest tech professionals in Nigeria, has an estimated net worth of $2,000,000 to $5,000,000.
Social Media
- Instagram: Not Instagram
- Twitter: @TechProd_Arch
- Wikipedia: Flutterwave
