Where does Olumide Ojo work?

Olumide Ojo is Founder of Chowdeck.

Where did Olumide Ojo go to school?

Olumide Ojo studied at Obafemi Awolowo University (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering).

Olumide Ojo

Founder

Founder at Chowdeck

Lagos State, Nigeria

FoundedChowdeck · YC

About

Olumide Ojo is co-founder and CTO of Chowdeck. He previously held technical and engineering leadership roles including Principal Engineer at Paystack, with experience across fintech in Africa spanning backend, frontend, and broader technical infrastructure.

Founder at Chowdeck YC S22

Intro paths

Olumide went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Chowdeck's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Olumide can intro founders to Chowdeck's investors below.

Chowdeck's investors · 8

Brighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100K checks · since 2025 GFR FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025 HoaQ$25K – $350K checks · since 2025 Novastar VenturesLondon · since 2025 Palm Drive CapitalNew York · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025 Rocketship.vcSunnyvale · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025 Velocity DigitalLagos · since 2025 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Chowdeck

Femi AlukoFounder

Lanre YusufFounder

Experience

ChowdeckCo-Founder/CTOcurrent2021 — presentLagos State, Nigeria
PaystackPrincipal Engineer2020 — 2022Lagos
PaystackTechnical Lead2020
PaystackFrontend Engineer2018 — 2020Lagos
PiTech Global ServicesWebsite Developer2014 — 2018
Qlick.com.ngEditor2015Nigeria
Aircomm Nigeria LimitedIntern2010 — 2011Lagos, Nigeria

Skills & more

Management2Strategic Planning2Team Leadership1Customer Service9HTML10JavaScript9CSS3WordPressWeb Design1After EffectsMeteorAmazon Web Services (AWS)

+12 more

Digital MediaIonic JSHybrid Mobile AppsRESTful WebServicesReact.jsBusiness StrategyMicrosoft OfficeResearchWeb DevelopmentMicrosoft ExcelWindowsCascading Style Sheets (CSS)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Olumide Ojo?: Olumide Ojo is co-founder and CTO of Chowdeck. He previously held technical and engineering leadership roles including Principal Engineer at Paystack, with experience across fintech in Africa spanning backend, frontend, and broader technical infrastructure.
Where does Olumide Ojo work?: Olumide Ojo is Founder of Chowdeck.
What companies did Olumide Ojo found?: Olumide Ojo founded Chowdeck.
Where did Olumide Ojo go to school?: Olumide Ojo studied at Obafemi Awolowo University (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering).