WOMAN CRUSH WEDNESDAY: ODUN EWENIYI
At some point last year, you must have probably heard the name Odun Eweniyi. The self-proclaimed original Tech Bro. She was fore front in the End SARS protest that swept Nigeria in October. We decided to shine a spotlight on some of her achievements.
Odunayo Eweniyi is Co-founder and COO of PiggyVest. She studied Computer Engineering in Covenant University and graduated top of her class in 2013. She went on to start pushcv.com in 2014 with a couple of her friends, one of the largest job sites in Africa.
She has years of experience in Business Analysis and Operations.
You could say that being the first child of two professors propelled her to greatness. It was in Covenant University that she met her current business partners, Josh Chibueze and Somto Ifezue.
You might have heard of the Feminist Coalition, popularly known as FemCo. It was founded by Odun and Damilola Odufuwa. They aim to offer a safe place for women in every way possible. FemCo was created to advocate for gender equality in Nigeria, but they were not shy about expressing their displeasure at police brutality. During the End SARS movement in October, they raised over 14 million naira in a short amount of time. Despite the attempts of the government to silence them, they showed great bravery in the face of adversity. She is also the co-founder of Wine and Whine Nigeria.
Odun has been the recipient of a great many awards. She has been crushing it, and all before 30! The 28-year old was recently recognized by TIME; listed as one of TIME’S 100 next rising stars.
She was named one of Forbes Africa 30 under 30 Technology in 2019 and one of 30 Quartz Africa Innovators 2019. She sits on the advisory board of TrainFuture, an Education Technology company based in Switzerland, as well as the Gender Lens Acceleration Best Practices Initiative, a collaborative effort of Village Capital, US and the International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (WeFi).
In 2019, she was named SME Entrepreneur of the Year West Africa by The Asian Banker’s Wealth and Society and she is the youngest Nigerian on Forbes Africa list of 20 New Wealth Creators in Africa 2019. She is one of Business Day’s Spark 2019 Women to Watch and made the World Women in Fintech Power List for 2017; the YNaija Most Influential People in Technology 2017 and 2018; she is a 2018 Westerwelle Young Entrepreneurs fellow; and she is a recipient of The Future Africa Awards Prize in Technology 2018.
In honour of her work, she was named one of 100 most inspiring women in Nigeria 2019 by Leading Ladies Africa, one of 50 most visible women in Tech by Tech Cabal in 2019. She works to support the inclusion of women in technology by working with hubs and female-focused networks, including For Creative Girls, GreenHouse Labs, She Leads Africa, Itanna. Cheers to Odun for breaking boundaries and stereotypes, she is truly a 10x Tech Bro.
You can connect with Odun on:
Twitter: oduneweniyi
Instagram: odun_eweniyi
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