About
Ogochukwu Francis Osifo is the founder and CEO of Rayda, a company providing IT asset lifecycle management—from procurement to recycling—for distributed teams across more than 170 countries. He previously co-founded 54gene, a genomics startup, where he served as VP of Engineering. Osifo is a Y Combinator W19 alumnus and angel investor, and mentors with Google for Startups Africa, CcHub, and Founder Institute Nigeria.
Founder at 54GeneYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Ogochukwu went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at 54Gene
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Gatumi AliyuFounder
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Abasi Ene-ObongFounder
Experience
- RaydaFounder/CEOcurrent2022 — present
- 54geneCo-Founder2019 — 2022
- 54geneVP of Engineering2019 — 2022
- PASSION INCUBATORProgram Manager2018Lagos,Nigeria
- VergeFounder/CTO2015 — 2018Lagos Nigeria
- Inspire-Soft LimitedChief Executive Officer2007 — 2014
- OlounjeHead, Product and Business Development2013 — 2014Lagos
Skills & more
WordPress1Microsoft Office4Startups2Entrepreneurship31Web Development8Marketing Strategy11Start-ups36Project Management8Social Media Marketing9Social Media7E-commerce5Web Design2
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SEODigital MarketingOnline AdvertisingBusiness StrategyProduct DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentOnline AdvertisementTeam LeadershipLanguages English · Igbo · Yoruba
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ogochukwu Francis Osifo?
- Ogochukwu Francis Osifo is the founder and CEO of Rayda, a company providing IT asset lifecycle management—from procurement to recycling—for distributed teams across more than 170 countries. He previously co-founded 54gene, a genomics startup, where he served as VP of Engineering. Osifo is a Y Combinator W19 alumnus and angel investor, and mentors with Google for Startups Africa, CcHub, and Founder Institute Nigeria.
- Where does Ogochukwu Francis Osifo work?
- Ogochukwu Francis Osifo is Founder of 54Gene.
- What companies did Ogochukwu Francis Osifo found?
- Ogochukwu Francis Osifo founded 54Gene.
- Where did Ogochukwu Francis Osifo go to school?
- Ogochukwu Francis Osifo studied at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Executive Leadership Programme, Organizational Leadership); Y Combinator; National Open University Nigeria (Bsc, Computer Science).
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