Iyin Aboyeji, 2x Unicorn founder of Andela and Flutterwave.

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji calls himself an entrepreneur in the public interest. He is passionate about partnering with missionary talent and capital to build an African future. Iyinoluwa is the Founder & General Partner of Future Africa, a people-powered innovation fund that provides capital, coaching and community to mission-driven innovators turning Africa's biggest challenges into business opportunities.
Iyin is also a co-founder of Andela and was the former managing director of Flutterwave, a business building payments technology and infrastructure to connect Africa to the global economy. E' as he is fondly called as had a fantastic career so far, and we talked about it all in this video.
He shared a lot about how he grew up, how he got the opportunity to study at Waterloo, the initial experiments/startups he tried building before Andela, how he met Jeremy and other Andela Cofounders, why he left to join Flutterwave and why he left Flutterwave. He talked about The Future Africa Fund and so much more.
This is my favourite FounderConnect video YET. E' was so open and energetic, and I learned so so so much. It is a must-watch. I promise!
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1:27 Beyond entrepreneurship and venture capital, what three phrases describe E.
2:26 What growing up was like for E.
9:17 How Iyin found tech
19:10 Building Fora, then Andela and then Flutterwave came calling.
38:00 How Iyin knew it was time to leave Andela and why?
40:57 The lessons he learned at Fora and Andela that Iyin took to Flutterwave?
42:42 Challenges at Flutterwave that his previous experiences didn't prepare him for?
45:10 Why did Iyin leave Flutterwave?
47:26 Asides from the big wins that the public gets to hear about Andela and Flutterwave, what makes E the proudest about these companies?
49:39 Was it a logical decision to start Future Africa?
58:21 How did he choose the team/partners at Future Africa?
1:01:43 What is the biggest lesson Iyin has learned in the last 30 years?
1:03:17 E shares what he thinks about Tech guys relocating

[@HighChief100]

I am so glad someone decided to do this😀. It is very important that young ones understand that not every wealthy person did fraud or some sort of illegal thing to make money. Very important we hear stories like this, it really changes the perspective a lot of young people have about wealth in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. Thank you so much for making this happen💕

[@DaramolaAyooluwasanmie]

This is such a full interview. E. was honest and so willing throughout the interview. Well done Peace

[@officialmrseun]

Your founders connect series needs to be aired on public TV!! People need to learn from your series Peace. Thank you for giving us this opportunity to tap into big people's mind.

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Thank you for watching. 🙏🙏

[@agulannajosemaria4490]

This might actually be the best Episode yet😭❤️

[@josephndunche1309]

You will definitely interview me one day

[@Okeh_Emmanuel]

Now this is exactly how best to "cut soap" for someone and for as many people as possible...E have bared it all ...the places where other people who achieved as much success as he did will shy away or hide ... And scream "na God" he gave us details
This is the best interview so far for me.

[@opene-mark147]

Of course, he still screamed "na God". But then, he went on to help us understand that God is not a magician. And that faith in God without works is dead/useless.

[@chukwunweikeisibor1382]

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. E gave us back stories and insights fr

[@taofikabass93]

The man that started it all.... This video was necessary....... God bless

[@appleid3223]

This is like hearing my big brother talk. Really fun. Loved every bit of it.

[@francisnzenwa3377]

“ If you are looking for greatness, you can’t get it better than here”…..

[@Lawrenceoloks]

Saw the notification and I clicked straight away! Peace is onto something very great!

[@marcelobinna9399]

He’s so simple & humble. And God fearing low key.😊
Your one of my biggest model

[@jegedekayode]

I like iyi already 😭😭🙌, it's so beautiful watching him Talk

[@oyindamolaakinbolagbe4618]

This is amazing,I learnt alot from Mr iyinoluwa Aboyeji. Didnot know i will watch the video till the end,got trap by Mr Aboyeni success story.

[@chiamarkah]

Gosh Peace you are doing the Lord's work with this. I really enjoyed this session. He's so chilled and I loved the way he shared his experience with so much simplicity.

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Aaawww. Thank you ☺️

[@olumideadaramoye6439]

Peace doing the most for Africa and Africans. Thank you so much for bringing E on board. Learnt a lot lot lot!

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Thanks for rooting for me

[@emeruejennifer2481]

Jesuit education is indeed the best

[@dejiburner4973]

Awesometacular

[@princeekanem]

I'm so glad you did this, Itimi; I'm so glad you do this!

[@abdulhakeemadams4599]

Very interesting interview.
A point of note for Peace, I feel you should keep away your phone during the interviews. It is distracting to the interviewee. You can replace it with notes or have an assistant to help you with important stuff on it.
However, very insightful interview and a good stuff you're doing.

[@onocriss5284]

Absolutely loved this....incredibly insightful.

[@247BRIDGE]

I love this. Down-to-earth, humble and relatable.

[@oluwaladeorimi]

this is my favorite episode so far! learnt a whole lot & the humor was everything 😂

[@eyimofeagbeyi6155]

Learnt a lot watching this.
I have watched the interview with Hanu and now Iyin. They both grew up in Warri.
I'm still growing up in Warri.
Maybe this is a Sign😀

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

😅😅
Maybe.
Thank you for watching ✨

[@Delightwaves]

Na lie, Iyin !!!!. Great one Peace. One day you’ll have me on your interview

[@kokoforbes]

As to be the best episode so far, E is such a great guy and you can feel his depth of knowledge and experience just from listening to him talk.......beautiful stuff.

[@ashibuogwuwilliams8180]

Channel of the year fr😋😊

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Yayyyyy!🎉

[@timscorner915]

Wow, Humble guy
I'll also love to have a career in Tech

[@godspower_eze]

This is golden...His personality is so nice. Thank you very much, Peace Itimi

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

🙏

[@jeliladedoyin]

I loved this

[@ibukunokunoye4795]

Awesome episode!!!

[@olawaleolumide8399]

E is just amazing!!

[@chidichuks2853]

My man. Thank you for this great insight. 👍

[@orazu]

Beautiful! So inspiring

[@michealinaolaji6417]

Thank you so much for this platform. This interview is so inspiring

[@olemakpadu1547]

Beautiful conversation. Great lessons learned, the journey is important as well.

[@nelsonborn8115]

Peace big move with is interview!!!

[@shexton]

This guy's vibes blew my mind. Such down to earth and amazing personality. Thanks Peace for bringing E to #FoundersConnect. ❤️

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Thank you Segun 💫

[@cynthiamamah]

The biggest challenges are opportunities 🔥 thanks a lot for this sir.

[@peterbede3583]

He said some of us are living in the future that some of us are yet to be... He is always partnering with mind blowing projects and startups

[@osasferguson]

Inspiring

[@rmthedigitalcreator]

Thanks Peace for this series.

[@adebanjosegun4201]

My first time here. First episode I get to watch, and I so enjoyed it.

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Yayy! So good to have you here!

[@ritaokonkwo]

Really inspiring. Thanks a lot Peace & E✨

[@cynthiamamah]

This is super amazing and inspiring.

[@DayoMoyo]

Thank you Peace.
Thanks Iyin.

[@akinyeradamilare2036]

Amazing!!!

[@bolaji_]

Insightful, thanks peace

[@vocalchameleon9570]

Peace, thanks for bringing E on the platform. I've been longing for his episode.

[@adulojuiyiola5587]

Very inspiring 💪🏿

[@oyinaija8231]

Loved this episode. E na full time vibes sha. Make he cut soap for boys o.

[@idowuayodeji2587]

Awesome episode

[@WuraolaErin]

AMAZING

[@elvisadamure4268]

I really enjoyed this

[@ibraheemabdulkabir9588]

Wooow, E on show.
I want to meet this guy

[@oreoluwaodunewu2256]

Very enlightening

[@idle4440]

Peace!! This one enter well

[@emmanueltobi8855]

This is really interesting

[@just_timothy]

This video is a gem 💎 🔥

[@goodnessezeokafor8756]

awesome

[@daraobademi5082]

Thanks for this piece Peace.
very insightful episode.

[@olumayowaayodeji1636]

I really really love this episode.. Thank you Peace and E

[@Gmkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk]

I bless the day i discovered founder's connect. Every time I watch, I keep getting inspired and innovated.

[@arnoldighiwiyisi]

So an amazing video, learnt a whole lot. Thanks E and Peace

[@harrybenji6806]

Best interview ever👌🏾, thank you Peace! And Iyin is so jovial!! Learnt a lot

[@evie.o]

Loved this interview, glad I decided to watch it. It was eye-opening 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@aloreconsultancy]

Peaceitimi... Doing great.. I like this.

[@chikesebastainnwasah8220]

Oh wow, thank you for this, serves more like encouragement and lessons to me

[@alex-uzoatuchifurumnanya1778]

Thank you.

[@codeWithMomo]

This story is so inspiring

[@fredrick676]

This was wonderful stuff, Peace well done. E, is from Olympus too. I enjoyed every bit of the conversation, learnt a ton of stuff and I didn't know it was more than an hour until the end. great job

[@adeoyemichael9161]

This intro has to be the best

[@ajeabisolappcdsc4401]

This is an awsome interview. thank you peace.

[@binlawwal]

Peace!! Thank you!!!🥺

[@chidiogoezenduka4468]

Profound and highly informative💯, I was so inspired, thanks Peace and Iyin🙏❤👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@danielokolo5958]

E is the 🐐

[@enioluwaodunjo]

Wasn’t hype! This video is gold 🌟. Thanks Peace. Thanks E

[@cynthiamamah]

Royale Jesuit 🤸‍♂️, I am loving this Interview already

[@davidtawiahglover7559]

Best Interview ever..Thank you Peace

[@boluoluwagbesan3637]

I was sure I wouldn’t watch it because it was 1 hour. Well 1 hour later, I’ve finished watching it. Enjoyed it!

[@alimitunde8862]

This is very amazing. I'm really inspired. Bigger start-ups would emerge.

[@philipokiokio3000]

Thank you Peace of this amazing discussion. Thank you for the amazing people you bring. Blessings

[@kehinde9493]

Wow, Peace. God bless you for this interview with E, I've absolutely learnt a lot about how not-so-easy the journey really is, our minds will be transformed by E's story. Thank you Peace.

[@kingetiosasere1667]

This is a very enlightening episode and funny of course. I admire his tenacity, really learned from this episode. Thank you peace for this show you run, really educative and full of lessons.

[@Emma4dfuture]

This is a strategic interview. So many gems of insight and life lessons.

[@isaacemmanuel]

One of my best videos in this channel. I have always admired Iyin and wanted to learn about his journey, this video gave a bit more detail. Thank you Peace

[@johnkarugu4329]

Thank you Peace for the great work you are doing. I am huge fan of your work. My journey as a start up founder has become so much easier because of amazing people like yourselves

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

This comment made me smile. Thank you

[@chikeayalogu4125]

This was an amazing interview
E has always been very visionary, glad to see him here.

[@ayodejiezekiel2630]

I enjoyed this interesting conversation!!!!!! Thanks @Peace

[@justinkaunda2964]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! YOUR CHANNEL IS THE FUCKING BEST 🔥🔥🔥

[@ajayiayomide3068]

It's always a joy listening to iyin talking about his journey and experiences. It was really great interview. Kudos!

[@Techazeez]

Just wao, this is so inspiring and eye-opening, thanks to Iyin for giving us these insider's stories that you rarely hear successful entrepreneurs talk about.

[@drock5440]

As you grow, I hope to see this program well edited for national TV, our youths need to see these kind of shows. Well done and big ups to you.

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Thank you so much

[@kwamina_dare]

Thanks a lot for this Peace. Iyin's experience really resonated with me. This is very encouraging!

[@seyiorisamoluwa1208]

so awesome

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Thank you

[@avislibrary9698]

I like him, nice one. He is a deep thinker and well aware of his society and his people

[@sismoyosore3886]

He mentioned putting things out because other media coverage and interviews were mostly based around hype. Where do we find those deep conversations/content?

[@JideOgunleye]

Wow! This right here is a beautiful piece of interview, I particularly love the questions you asked and really appreciate that you let him flow by telling his story without interruption. I do not regret spending 1 hour watching this, I learned so much from it. Thanks, Peace Itimi, well done.

[@ereyomioluwaseyi]

Thanks for this

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

my pleasure

[@akindepraise7584]

Thanks for doing Peace. I really enjoyed this one, his energy, honesty & openness. It's such an encouraging story

[@johnsunday6960]

Thank you peace for this😊❤️

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

You’re always welcome