About
Subomi Oluwalana built the webhooks infrastructure a lot of the internet's software quietly runs on. He co-founded Frain Technologies in 2021 with Emmanuel Aina and shipped Convoy, an open-source webhooks gateway that handles the delivery, retries, security and observability every engineering team ends up rebuilding badly by hand. The company went through Y Combinator in the winter 2022 batch and raised a $473,000 pre-seed led by Rally Cap Ventures, building out of Nigeria and San Francisco. Before founding it he was an engineer across Nigerian fintech — Tangerine Life, MKOBO Microfinance Bank and the crypto exchange Buycoins — which is where he kept meeting the same unglamorous problem he eventually turned into a product.
Beyond investing
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- Built the company out of Nigeria and San Francisco. Was an engineer across Nigerian fintech — Tangerine Life, MKOBO Microfinance Bank and the crypto exchange Buycoins — before founding it.
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Co-founder & CEO at ConvoyYC W22
Intro paths
Subomi went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Subomi can intro founders to Convoy's investors below.
Experience
- SpeakeasyEngineeringcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Convoy (YC W22)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentUnited States
- HoneybadgerTechnical Writer2020 — 2021
- Tangerine LifeBack End Developer2020 — 2021
- MKOBO Microfinance BankTechnical Lead2019 — 2020Lagos State, Nigeria
- StuternRuby on Rails Developer2019Lagos State, Nigeria
- BuyCoinsBack End Developer2018 — 2019Lagos State, Nigeria
- imaxinacionSystem Application Developer2017 — 2018Lagos State, Nigeria
Skills & more
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DevOpsCascading Style Sheets (CSS)Microsoft OfficeCustomer ServiceResearchFrom Subomi's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Subomi Oluwalana?
- Subomi Oluwalana built the webhooks infrastructure a lot of the internet's software quietly runs on. He co-founded Frain Technologies in 2021 with Emmanuel Aina and shipped Convoy, an open-source webhooks gateway that handles the delivery, retries, security and observability every engineering team ends up rebuilding badly by hand. The company went through Y Combinator in the winter 2022 batch and raised a $473,000 pre-seed led by Rally Cap Ventures, building out of Nigeria and San Francisco. Before founding it he was an engineer across Nigerian fintech — Tangerine Life, MKOBO Microfinance Bank and the crypto exchange Buycoins — which is where he kept meeting the same unglamorous problem he eventually turned into a product.
- Where does Subomi Oluwalana work?
- Subomi Oluwalana is Co-founder & CEO of Convoy.
- What companies did Subomi Oluwalana found?
- Subomi Oluwalana founded Convoy.
- Where did Subomi Oluwalana go to school?
- Subomi Oluwalana studied at Y Combinator (W22); University of Lagos (PGD, Computer Science); Landmark University (Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance).
Paths to reach Subomi
People who overlapped with Subomi at the same organization — a shared school or employer with one of them is a warm way in.
Together at Tangerine LifeSubomi: Back End Developer
Together at SpeakeasySubomi: Engineering
Together at Y CombinatorSubomi: YC Winter 2022
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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University of Lagos mafia8
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Same school
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