About
Olumide Fayankin is the Chief Executive Officer of Vendease Africa, a supply chain company serving food and hospitality businesses in Nigeria, which he co-founded and where he previously served as Chief Operating Officer. A trained engineer, he has over ten years of experience in sales, supply chain management, and operations across the media, oil and gas, and supply chain industries. At Vendease, his responsibilities have spanned growth, supply, procurement, and finance, with the company serving more than a thousand businesses across Lagos, Ibadan, and Abuja.
Founder at VendeaseYC W21
Intro paths
Olumide went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner β the partner who ran Vendease's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Olumide can intro founders to Vendease's investors below.
Vendease's investors Β· 7
Co-founders at Vendease
Experience
- Vendease AfricaChief Executive Officercurrent2025 β presentLagos State, Nigeria
- Vendease AfricaCo-Founder & COO at Vendeasecurrent2019 β presentLagos, Nigeria
- Inter Lagos FCExecutive Directorcurrent2023 β presentLagos State, Nigeria
- StateCraft Inc.Chief Operating Officer2019Lagos
- N4B GROUP LTDProcurement Specialist2017 β 2018Lagos
- First Marine Engineering SevicesStrategy and Contracts Manager2016 β 2017Lagos, Nigeria
- National Oilwell VarcoOperations Engineer Sub Saharan Africa (Mid Level Manager)2012 β 2016Lagos, Nigeria
- AIM Consultants Ltd.Electrical Engineer Intern2010 β 2011Lagos, Nigeria
Skills & more
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AnalysisEnergyContract ManagementUpstreamCompletionCommissioningEPCOil & Gas IndustryMicrosoft OfficeAutoCADMS ProjectEclipseLanguages English
- BOSIET β OPITO
- Auto CAD β Trade Fame Engineering
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Olumide Fayankin π?
- Olumide Fayankin is the Chief Executive Officer of Vendease Africa, a supply chain company serving food and hospitality businesses in Nigeria, which he co-founded and where he previously served as Chief Operating Officer. A trained engineer, he has over ten years of experience in sales, supply chain management, and operations across the media, oil and gas, and supply chain industries. At Vendease, his responsibilities have spanned growth, supply, procurement, and finance, with the company serving more than a thousand businesses across Lagos, Ibadan, and Abuja.
- Where does Olumide Fayankin π work?
- Olumide Fayankin π is Founder of Vendease.
- What companies did Olumide Fayankin π found?
- Olumide Fayankin π founded Vendease.
- Where did Olumide Fayankin π go to school?
- Olumide Fayankin π studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Seed Transformation Program); Y Combinator; Rutgers University (Cousera, Supply Chain Operations).
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