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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Founder of Accelerate Africa
Lagos Mainland, Lagos State
Overview
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is a Co-founder & Founding CEO of Accelerate Africa and a Founding Partner at Future Africa, with a background in International Studies. He has invested in various companies including Rapport, Releaf, and Nexford University, focusing on sectors like Space, IoT, and ClimateTech/CleanTech.
Aboyeji serves as a Non-Executive Director at Learn Africa and is a Board Member at Kwara Education Trust Fund, showcasing his leadership and impact in the educational and financial sectors.
Work Experience
Founding Partner
2014 - Current
Future Africa is the fund for Africa’s Future. We are an innovation fund that provides capital, coaching and community to bold and visionary leaders turning Africa's biggest challenges into business opportunities . We believe by partnering with innovators we can build an African future where prosperity is within everyone's reach.
Future Africa is a platform that provides capital, coaching and community for mission driven innovators
Managing Partner
2024
Board Member
2024
In my role as a Board Member at Medplus Pharmacy Limited, I have had the privilege of working closely with Mrs Joke Bakare and her family to shape the future of this fast growing business. From contributing to the people and sustainability strategy to driving business development initiatives, I am playing a key role in advising the company to foster growth and innovation within the company. Through this experience, I am learning about the health care business and honing my skills in strategic planning, leadership, and stakeholder management.
Founding Investor
2019
Talent City is a network of Charter Cities across Africa focused on providing the best quality of life for African technology talent that drives innovation and the digital economy. Our first site is in Southern Nigeria.
A platform for global technology-powered companies to operate remotely without the need to be physically present in Nigeria.
Raised $4,000,000.00 from Future Africa, Amplo, Pronomos Capital, LocalGlobe and Ventures Platform.
Non Executive Director
2020
Learn Africa Plc is Nigeria's leading learning resource business with a rich history spanning over 50 years. The company was established in 1961 as Longman Nigeria – a book publishing firm wholly owned by Longman Group UK Limited, currently known Pearson Education. On July 23, 1996, it was formally listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. In 2011, however, Pearson and Longman Nigeria mutually agreed to become separate corporate entities in Nigeria. The main business of Learn Africa Plc is the publication and marketing of textbooks for the entire gamut of the educational system – nursery, primary, secondary and tertiary. Today, the company has dreams to expand its dominance in books and educational resource to new forms of learning including rich media and technology applications with its strong and very expansive distribution network in Nigeria.
Board Member
2023
Member of the Board of Governors
2020
Ite inflammate omnia. Go forth and set the world on fire. Almost twenty years ago, I first entered the gates of this school we affectionately called the Local Jail for Children. It has definitely been one of my most formative experiences and has guided me on the path I'm on today. I'm giving back to the school as a member of its Board of Governors helping to support its fundraising and alumni relations strategy. Loyola Jesuit College (LJC) is part of the worldwide family of Jesuit schools run by the Society of Jesus in Abuja, Nigeria in Africa. We are a co-educational boarding secondary school in the Jesuit tradition. The college opened with JSS-1 in 1996, and now has over 600 students in JSS-1 to SSS-3. It is a full boarding school, with teaching and supervision from members of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in collaboration with the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus and dedicated lay teachers and staff. The school is located in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria in Africa, situated on a beautiful 28.5-hectare site in the village of Gidan Mangoro. The school provides an atmosphere conducive to focused learning. Spacious athletic fields, a stream that runs alongside the property, and creatively designed buildings that complement the natural beauty of the landscape help to make Loyola Jesuit College a beautiful and effective educational learning environment.
Non Executive Director
2020
Canary Point is a group of financial services companies which offer a range of investment and financial services to the public with the aim of effective money management. CPCS Group encompasses a broad range of businesses whose services span various areas of specialty within the financial sector. These businesses include Sebastian BDC Ltd., Assets Microfinance Bank Ltd., Swift and Allied Partners Ltd., Nairagram LLC and Instant Cash all of which provide services in the Financial Sector. The group prides itself on its ability to provide quality, excellent and exceptional service through the use of technology and innovation in a rapidly changing market.
Founder & Executive Chairman
2020 - 2024
Partcloud is building distributed teams of African product specialists to enable the best use of technology products and platforms for users all over the world. As advocates of technology, we are enabling world-class technology experiences for customers of technology products and platforms while simultaneously growing opportunities for African youth who are at the heart of our operations.
Chairman
2018 - 2024
The purpose of the Association of Financial Services Innovators is to support and grow a collaborative and innovative ecosystem of players in the financial services space. The association aims to lower barriers to entry, promote a level playing field for innovators without undermining the safety and security of the payment system for the general public and also advocate policies and regulations that encourage innovation in the Fintech community.