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Femi Aluko

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Founder at Chowdeck

Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria

FoundedChowdeck · YC

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About

Femi Aluko is co-founder and CEO of Chowdeck. Previously, he was a Principal Engineer at Paystack, where he worked on core payment infrastructure and system design for high-volume transaction processing before the company's acquisition by Stripe in 2020.

Founder at ChowdeckYC S22

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YC

Femi went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Chowdeck's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Chowdeck's investors · 22

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Brighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100K checks · since 2025Cresset CapitalAtlanta · since 2025Crosspringsince 2025D Global VenturesHillsborough · since 2025FoundersXPalo Alto · since 2025GFR FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Goodwater CapitalBurlingame · $5M – $50M checks · since 2024HoaQ$25K – $350K checks · since 2025Kaleo FundDallas · since 2025Maiora Rebel Venturessince 2025Novastar VenturesLondon · since 2025Palm Drive CapitalNew York · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025PioneerToronto, Ontario · since 2025Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Rocketship.vcSunnyvale · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Unpopular VenturesMiami · $100K – $500K checks · since 2025US Seed Fund II A/SHellerup · $110K checks · since 2025Velocity DigitalLagos · since 2025Venia HoldingsLagos · since 2025Venture Investment AssociatesPeapack · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Chowdeck

OOOlumide Ojo
Olumide OjoFounder
LYLanre Yusuf
Lanre YusufFounder
BA
Babafemi AlukoCEO / Co-founder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Femi Aluko?
Femi Aluko is co-founder and CEO of Chowdeck. Previously, he was a Principal Engineer at Paystack, where he worked on core payment infrastructure and system design for high-volume transaction processing before the company's acquisition by Stripe in 2020.
Where does Femi Aluko work?
Femi Aluko is Founder of Chowdeck.
What companies did Femi Aluko found?
Femi Aluko founded Chowdeck.

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