About
Jimmy Kumako grew up in West Africa and has worked at fintech startups including Paystack, co-founded CoinAfrique, and worked with the International Finance Corporation. He is now focused on developing products addressing challenges in African communities.
Founder at MonecoYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Kuassi went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Kuassi can intro founders to Moneco's investors below.
Moneco's investors · 2
Co-founders at Moneco
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Shams RadjabalyFounder
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Bilal DahlabFounder
Experience
- MonecoCo-Foundercurrent2022 — present
- Benin Business Angel NetworkAngel Investorcurrent2020 — present
- CoinAfrique AnnoncesCo-foundercurrent2016 — present
- PaystackDeveloper Experience2021 — 2022
- PaystackIntegration2020 — 2021Nigeria
- IFC - International Finance CorporationConsultant in Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation2016 — 2020
- DevEngineLabsCo-Founder2014 — 2018
- MARODI TVConsultant, Software Development2013
- GoogleBusiness Associate2013
- Way2CallSoftware Developer2011 — 2012Senegal
- Defi-AfriqueIngenieur Informatique2011Dakar
- SITBusinessCo-Founder2010 — 2011
Skills & more
iPhone Application Development6Mobile Applications12Project Management2Applications mobiles12Gestion de projet7Appareils mobiles6Programmation web3Développement de logiciel2Stratégie commerciale1Business Strategy1Big data1Apache Spark
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SplunkEntrepreneuriatStratégie marketingAnalyses Big DataObjective-CJavaJavaScriptPythonC++CAndroidPHP- Project Management Professional (PMP)® — Project Management Institute
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kuassi Jimmy Kumako?
- Jimmy Kumako grew up in West Africa and has worked at fintech startups including Paystack, co-founded CoinAfrique, and worked with the International Finance Corporation. He is now focused on developing products addressing challenges in African communities.
- Where does Kuassi Jimmy Kumako work?
- Kuassi Jimmy Kumako is Founder of Moneco.
- What companies did Kuassi Jimmy Kumako found?
- Kuassi Jimmy Kumako founded Moneco.
- Where did Kuassi Jimmy Kumako go to school?
- Kuassi Jimmy Kumako studied at Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD) (Computer Science Engineer, Computer Science); Y Combinator.
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International Finance Corporation mafia8
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Same school
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at Moneco3
Also worked at Paystack9
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Also worked at IFC - International Finance Corporation97
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