Where does Odunayo Eweniyi work?

Odunayo Eweniyi is Co-Founder & General Partner of First Check Africa, which focuses on and Co-Founder and Managing Partner at FirstCheck Africa and Founder at Piggyvest.

What check size does Odunayo Eweniyi write?

Odunayo Eweniyi typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.

What companies did Odunayo Eweniyi found?

Odunayo Eweniyi founded First Check Africa, which focuses on, Piggyvest.

Where did Odunayo Eweniyi go to school?

Odunayo Eweniyi studied at freeCodeCamp (Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering); Covenant University (Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Engineering).

Odunayo Eweniyi

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Co-Founder and Managing Partner at FirstCheck Africa · Entrepreneur at Endeavor Catalyst · Board Member at Village Capital · Founder at Piggyvest · Co-Founder & General Partner at First Check Africa, which focuses on

Lagos

Writes $100K – $1M checks

FoundedFirst Check Africa, which focuses on Piggyvest

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Bryson HearneunlockedOdunayo: together at Village Capital (2020–2024)

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Odunayo: together at freeCodeCamp

About

Odunayo Eweniyi pairs co-founder/operator experience at PiggyVest, one of Africa’s largest consumer fintechs, with serving as a General Partner, giving founders scaling advice from helping millions save and invest billions.

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E-commerceEdTechFintechHealthtechImpact & Social Good

Founder at Piggyvest

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Piggyvest's investors · 1

Ventures PlatformAbuja · $50K – $1M checks

Co-founders at Piggyvest

Somtochukwu IfezueFounder

Joshua ChibuezeFounder

Ayo AkinolaFounder

Co-Founder & General Partner at First Check Africa, which focuses on

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TLcom CapitalNairobi · $500K – $10M checks

Co-founders at First Check Africa, which focuses on

Eloho OmameCo-Founder & General Partner

Experience

PiggyVestCofounder/Chief Operations Officercurrent2016 — presentLagos, Nigeria
FirstCheck AfricaCo-Founder & General Partnercurrent2021 — present
EndeavorEntrepreneurcurrent2022 — present
Village CapitalBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
Nigerian University of Technology and ManagementTechnology Council Membercurrent2022 — presentLagos State, Nigeria
PushCVCoFounder/COO, PushCVcurrent2014 — presentLagos, Nigeria
Product SchoolFeatured Speaker at Product School2019
ZikokoWriter2015 — 2016Lagos, Nigeria
Techpoint.africaEditor2015Lagos, Nigeria
SAJ Parolz Ent. LTD.Content/Social Media Manager2013 — 2014Lagos
TechCabalWriter2014Lagos, Nigeria
TotalIntern2012Lagos

Skills & more

CCNA9Project Management25Research17Customer Service16Social Media11Analysis8Writing7Strategic Planning8Content Strategy6Social Media Strategist3Content Management3Market Research1

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RecruitmentstartupsBusiness DevelopmentOperations ManagementBusinessStrategyBusiness StrategyPHPManagementLeadershipBusiness NetworkingStrategic Partnerships

Languages English · French

Alternative Investments — Harvard Business School Online
DAT101x: Introduction to Data Science — Microsoft
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) — Cisco

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Colleagues at FirstCheck Africa

Eloho Omame

Partner at TLcom Capital

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Co-Founder & General Partner at FirstCheck Africa

Frequently asked questions

Who is Odunayo Eweniyi?: Odunayo Eweniyi pairs co-founder/operator experience at PiggyVest, one of Africa’s largest consumer fintechs, with serving as a General Partner, giving founders scaling advice from helping millions save and invest billions.
Where does Odunayo Eweniyi work?: Odunayo Eweniyi is Co-Founder & General Partner of First Check Africa, which focuses on and Co-Founder and Managing Partner at FirstCheck Africa and Founder at Piggyvest.
What does Odunayo Eweniyi invest in?: Odunayo Eweniyi invests in E-commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good.
What check size does Odunayo Eweniyi write?: Odunayo Eweniyi typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
What companies did Odunayo Eweniyi found?: Odunayo Eweniyi founded First Check Africa, which focuses on, Piggyvest.
Where did Odunayo Eweniyi go to school?: Odunayo Eweniyi studied at freeCodeCamp (Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering); Covenant University (Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Engineering).

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Founder at Piggyvest

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Co-founders at Piggyvest

Co-Founder & General Partner at First Check Africa, which focuses on

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Co-founders at First Check Africa, which focuses on

Experience

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Colleagues at FirstCheck Africa

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Founder mafias

Endeavor Catalyst mafia35

freeCodeCamp mafia20

Covenant University mafia16

Village Capital mafia15

Village Capital mafia8

Same school

Also attended freeCodeCamp28

Also attended Covenant University28

Shared employers

Also worked at PiggyVest1

Also worked at Nigerian University of Technology and Management1

Also worked at Total66