Draft:Olanrewaju Ogungbe

Olanrewaju Ogungbe, also known as Lanre Ogungbe is a Nigerian entrepreneur. He is the CEO and Co-founder of Prembly. A start-up focused on Identity verification in emerging markets, which has also raised over $3M.

Education and Career
Born in Nigeria, Lanre Ogungbe obtained his MBA degree from Johns Hopkins Carey Business Schhool. Prior to starting the company in 2021, he worked as the head of business and client services in Accounteer and was also the COO of Mypadi. He has worked as an advisor at Johns Hopkins Technology Venture as well. Lanre holds a bachelor's degree in computer science and education from Adekunle Ajasin University.

Recognition and Awards
Lanre's company has been recognised by Poets and Quants as one of the most disruptive MBA startups in 2023. He was also recognised in 2023 by Technext as one of the 5 African founders to watch out for in 2023. Lanre also led Prembly to winning the Fastest Growing KYC & Verification Company Award during the 2022 NBLA Awards organised by BusinessDay.