John Oke
FounderFounder at Spring in Africa
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedSpring in Africa Β· YC
About
John Oke is a software engineer from Lagos, Nigeria, with experience building digital banking and payment products for emerging markets.
Founder at Spring in AfricaYC W19
Intro paths
YC
John went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, John can intro founders to Spring in Africa's investors below.
Spring in Africa's investors Β· 1
Experience
- Spring in AfricaFounder, Chairman and CEOcurrent2022 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Spring in AfricaFounder and CEOcurrent2016 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Resistance CapitalFounder and Director2022 β 2024London Area, United Kingdom
- Interswitch GroupSoftware Development Consultant2017Lagos State, Nigeria
- ALAT by WemaSoftware Engineer2016 β 2017Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
- SureGifts - Best Gift Cards Company in AfricaSoftware Engineer2015 β 2016Lagos
- Wema Bank Plc.Software Developer2013Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Skills & more
SQL20HTML18JavaScript23Java9C#10Windows10MySQL4PHP2Microsoft SQL Server5ASP.NET5CSS2.NET3
+12 more
Visual StudioVisual BasicAndroidVB.NETCOracleDatabasesAJAXFinTechSoftware DevelopmentComputer ScienceProgrammingLanguages English Β· French Β· Spanish Β· Yoruba
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Oke?
- John Oke is a software engineer from Lagos, Nigeria, with experience building digital banking and payment products for emerging markets.
- Where does John Oke work?
- John Oke is Founder of Spring in Africa.
- What companies did John Oke found?
- John Oke founded Spring in Africa.
- Where did John Oke go to school?
- John Oke studied at A16z Crypto Startup School; Y Combinator; University of Ilorin, Nigeria (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science).
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