Executive Spotlight
Executive Spotlight explores the story behind the executive, beyond titles and announcements, focusing on leadership journeys, insights, and decision-making.
It offers readers a clear, human view of the people shaping Africa’s tech and business landscape. To be featured, email spotlight@techpoint.africa.
Top stories
Growth has become one of fintech’s biggest measures of success, but expanding into new markets and adding more customers does not always mean a business is working. Passpoint Co-Founder and CCO Adejuwon Oyebanjo shares why fintechs may need to rethink how they grow.
Kelechi Uchegbulem chose a career in marketing because he had ambition of becoming an entrepreneur. He decided to work at a bank, as it would give him the structural experience to eventually run a business.
Drawing from years of advising businesses, Aderonke Alex-Adedipe and Seun Timi-Koleolu explain how the legal landscape has matured, why compliance should start from day one, and what founders often overlook in their rush to scale.
Algonix AI, a startup founded by Martins Otun is on a drug delivery and formulation mission: to help scientists find excipients that could one day make biologic medicines, such as insulin, more stable outside refrigeration and easier to deliver via alternatives such as patches.
According to Moses Owhonda, getting technology to fit the way people already work can be far more difficult than writing the code itself. He shares how that lesson has shaped both his approach to product development and the evolution of NestFlow CRM.
At a time when startups are judged by how much capital they raise and artificial intelligence is increasingly associated with replacing people, Lilia Stoyanov has spent more than a decade betting on a different future.
After more than 20 years spanning telecommunications, corporate banking, and digital payments, Akwaugo Sylva Ezemoka has witnessed Nigeria’s payments ecosystem evolve. In this spotlight, she explains why pull payments could unlock the next stage of digital finance.
Why do some products become indispensable while others remain just another option in a crowded market? Arinze Onuoha believes the answer lies in moving beyond feature parity and thinking differently about scale.
Kora’s Chief Legal Officer, Enyioma Madubuike breaks down what it really takes to navigate Africa’s fragmented regulatory landscape, from balancing growth with compliance to why localisation matters more than replication.
From fragmented regulations to deeply localised financial behaviours, Ehi Ijewere of KoraPay explains why scaling fintech products across the continent requires more than infrastructure.
As Kora expands across Africa, its COO Stephen Oluwatobi is focused on building systems that can sustain growth, manage regulatory complexity, and ensure execution keeps pace with ambition.
As fintechs scale across markets and customers, they don’t just gain traction; they expose themselves to new threats, from fraud to insider risk.
From managing infrastructure costs to building profitable business models, Ayodeji Osisami explains why sustainability, efficiency, and disciplined growth are becoming the real tests for African fintech companies.
As a young boy in Lagos, Benjamin walked from Fadeyi to Mushin to buy electronic parts and sensors, building small robots from YouTube tutorials. Now he builds the infrastructure behind some of Nigeria’s most used fintech and consumer apps.
From holiday lessons to frontend leadership: How Abdulqudus Abubakre learned to build for real users
Abdulqudus Abubakare went from casual web lessons to leading frontend on a national platform. His journey shows what it really takes to learn, build, and grow as a developer in Nigeria.
Funke Olasupo’s unexpected journey from aspiring backend engineer to a technical writer highlights the crucial role of documentation in technology.
Progress Ochuko is building blockchain systems that make investing more accessible in Africa, while mentoring young women to move from curiosity to active participation in Web3.
Inside Daniel Anomfueme’s mission to build Africa’s first truly decentralised science tech ecosystem
Daniel Anomfueme began as the neighborhood’s unofficial IT support, learning tech via Wikipedia and a Galaxy Star Samsung. Now a Technical Project Manager, he’s building DeSci Africa to democratize scientific knowledge.
From angel investors to venture partners, these women are influencing where capital flows in Africa’s startup ecosystem.
This International Women’s Day, we spotlight the female operators supporting Africa’s venture ecosystem and helping founders to access capital, programs, and growth support.
