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Wale Oyepeju

Founder

Founder at Vendease

United Kingdom

FoundedVendease · YC

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About

Wale Oyepeju is a technology professional with over a decade of experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, having worked on mobile and digital projects for organizations including MTN Nigeria, Sony, Facebook, and Android. He leads the technical team at Vendease, a food supply platform for businesses in Africa.

Founder at VendeaseYC W21

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Wale went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Vendease's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Co-founders at Vendease

TKTunde Kara
Tunde KaraFounder
GAGatumi Aliyu
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Olatunde KaraExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Imara SystemsCTO in Residence and Foundercurrent2025 — presentCity Of London, England, United Kingdom
  2. BoardmanFractional CTO | Consultant Networkcurrent2026 — presentLondon
  3. VendeaseCo-Founder and Chief Technology Officer2019 — 2025Nigeria
  4. Koye-Kairos Multimedia LimitedFounder2018 — 2020Lagos
  5. Ultima LimitedHead, Information Technology and Value Added Services2010 — 2017
  6. Ultima LimitedSoftware Developer2010
  7. Swifta SystemsMTN Nigeria Implementation and Support Consultant2009 — 2010
  8. Swifta SystemsPartner Relationship Manager (VMWARE, Microsoft and Sun)2009 — 2010
  9. SidmachApplication Developer2008 — 2009

Skills & more

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Microsoft AzureAzure DevOps ServicesAmazon Web Services (AWS)Software as a Service (SaaS)SaaS SalesMicrosoft SQL Server41Visual Basic8Databases7SQL6VMware5Visio9
+12 moreCMSOracle SQLOperational ExcellenceStrategic PlanningDue DiligenceArtificial Intelligence (AI)agrictechfoodtechCircular EconomyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)E-CommerceTechnical Recruiting
  • Certified SAFe® 6 Agilist — SAFe by Scaled Agile, Inc.
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) — Scrum Alliance

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Wale Oyepeju?
Wale Oyepeju is a technology professional with over a decade of experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, having worked on mobile and digital projects for organizations including MTN Nigeria, Sony, Facebook, and Android. He leads the technical team at Vendease, a food supply platform for businesses in Africa.
Where does Wale Oyepeju work?
Wale Oyepeju is Founder of Vendease.
What companies did Wale Oyepeju found?
Wale Oyepeju founded Vendease.
Where did Wale Oyepeju go to school?
Wale Oyepeju studied at Wharton Executive Education (Chief Technology Officer); Y Combinator; Anglia Ruskin University (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Service Excellence).

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