Draft:Opeyemi Awoyemi

Opeyemi Awoyemi is a Nigerian entrepreneur. . He is founder of WhoGoHost. He was born on August 5, 1985, in Osun State, Nigeria.

Education and career
He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University with a B.Sc. in Computer Science. He furthered his education at the CIO Academy, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, and attended an executive education program at the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania. He is also an MIT Legatum Foundry Fellow. . Awoyemi began his entrepreneurial journey while still a student. He founded WhoGoHost, a cloud hosting platform, in 2007. In 2009, he co-founded Jobberman  , which grew to be the largest job search and recruitment platform in Sub-Saharan Africa and funded by Tiger Global. In 2015, Jobberman was acquired by Ringier One Africa Media (ROAM). Awoyemi has also founded other ventures such as Whogohost, Moneymie, and has been instrumental in investing over 50 tech startups across Nigeria, Kenya, the USA, and the UK. Lately, he launched Fast Forward, a venture studio which has backed a couple of African founders. He also joined Indeed

Awards and recognition
Awoyemi has been recognized for his contributions to technology and entrepreneurship in Africa, including being featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneurs in Africa 2013. He was also acknowledged by Mark Zuckerberg as a leading figure in using technology for developmental impact in Africa