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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 onPiggyvest

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897 people in our graph share verified history with Odunayo — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Derin AdebayounlockedOdunayo: together at FirstCheck Africa (2021–2023)
Odunayo: together at FirstCheck Africa
Odunayo: together at Total
×9Odunayo: together at Village Capital

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.

Invests in

E-commerceEdTechFintechHealthtechImpact & Social Good

Founder at Piggyvest

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Piggyvest's investors · 1

Ventures PlatformAbuja · $50K – $1M checks

Co-founders at Piggyvest

SISomtochukwu Ifezue
Somtochukwu IfezueFounder
JCJoshua Chibueze
Joshua ChibuezeFounder
AAAyo Akinola
Ayo AkinolaFounder

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

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First Check Africa, which focuses on's investors · 1

TLcom CapitalNairobi · $500K – $10M checks

Co-founders at First Check Africa, which focuses on

EOEloho Omame
Eloho OmameCo-Founder & General Partner

Experience

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

Skills & more

CCNA9Project Management25Research17Customer Service16Social Media11Analysis8Writing7Strategic Planning8Content Strategy6Social Media Strategist3Content Management3Market Research1
+12 moreRecruitmentstartupsBusiness 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

From Odunayo's professional profile.

Colleagues at FirstCheck Africa

Eloho Omame
Partner at TLcom Capital
Odun
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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Shared employers

Also worked at Nigerian University of Technology and Management1

Ini AbimbolaInvestor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)