Olawale Ayeni
Director/Board Member at Kobo360, Inc.
Profile
Olawale Ayeni is currently a Board Director at Twiga Foods Ltd., Africa's Talking International Ltd., Tradedepot Ltd., Kobo360, Inc., and Head of Helios Digital Ventures at Helios Investment Partners LLP.
Previously, he worked as a Principal at Orange SA from 2013 to 2016 and as Head of VC Investments at IFC Venture Capital from 2021 to 2022.
Ayeni holds an MBA from Dartmouth College, a graduate degree from the University of Maryland, and an undergraduate degree from Moscow Power Engineering Institute.
Olawale Ayeni active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Kobo360, Inc.
 Kobo360, Inc. Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Kobo360, Inc. operates a delivery logistics platform that drives parcel and mail deliveries for individuals, small and medium and enterprises. Its platform Kobo360, provides integral insights into driving to supply chain operations of medium and large enterprises. The company was founded by Ozor Obiora Mathias and Ifeoluwa Oyedele II in 2018 and is headquartered in North Brunswick Township, NJ. | Director/Board Member | 2018-08-31 |
Twiga Foods Ltd.
 Twiga Foods Ltd. Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Twiga Foods Ltd. engages in the business to business food distribution. Its products include banana, avocado, cabbage, capsicum, carrots, oranges, mangoes, onions, passion fruit, pineapples, pawpaws, potatoes, and tomatoes. The company was founded by Peter Njonjo and Grant Brooke in 2014 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. | Director/Board Member | 2018-05-31 |
Africa's Talking International Ltd.
 Africa's Talking International Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Africa's Talking International Ltd. provides communication solutions. The firm offers payment solutions, short message service (SMS), voice, unstructured supplementary service data (USSD), and airtime. The company was founded by Eston Kimani and Samuel Gikandi in 2010 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. | Director/Board Member | 2018-03-31 |
Helios Investment Partners LLP
 Helios Investment Partners LLP Investment ManagersFinance Helios Investment Partners LLP (Helios Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Tope Lawani & Babatunde Soyoye. The firm is headquartered in London with additional offices in Lagos, Nairobi, Paris and Luxembourg. | Private Equity Investor | 2022-04-30 |
Tradedepot Ltd.
 Tradedepot Ltd. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Tradedepot Ltd. provides marketing and advertise consultancy services. The company was founded by Ruke Awaritefe, Onyekachi Izukanne and Michael Upkong and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. | Director/Board Member | 2019-12-31 |
Former positions of Olawale Ayeni
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
IFC Venture Capital
 IFC Venture Capital Investment ManagersFinance IFC Venture Capital (IFC Venture) is a venture capital firm, subsidiary of International Finance Corp, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. | Private Equity Investor | 2022-04-05 |
| ORANGE | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2016-08-29 |
Training of Olawale Ayeni
| Dartmouth College | Masters Business Admin |
| University of Maryland | Graduate Degree |
| Moscow Power Engineering Institute | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| ORANGE | Communications |
| Private companies | 6 |
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Helios Investment Partners LLP
Helios Investment Partners LLP Investment ManagersFinance Helios Investment Partners LLP (Helios Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Tope Lawani & Babatunde Soyoye. The firm is headquartered in London with additional offices in Lagos, Nairobi, Paris and Luxembourg. | Finance |
Twiga Foods Ltd.
Twiga Foods Ltd. Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Twiga Foods Ltd. engages in the business to business food distribution. Its products include banana, avocado, cabbage, capsicum, carrots, oranges, mangoes, onions, passion fruit, pineapples, pawpaws, potatoes, and tomatoes. The company was founded by Peter Njonjo and Grant Brooke in 2014 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Africa's Talking International Ltd.
Africa's Talking International Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Africa's Talking International Ltd. provides communication solutions. The firm offers payment solutions, short message service (SMS), voice, unstructured supplementary service data (USSD), and airtime. The company was founded by Eston Kimani and Samuel Gikandi in 2010 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. | Technology Services |
Tradedepot Ltd.
Tradedepot Ltd. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Tradedepot Ltd. provides marketing and advertise consultancy services. The company was founded by Ruke Awaritefe, Onyekachi Izukanne and Michael Upkong and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. | Commercial Services |
Kobo360, Inc.
Kobo360, Inc. Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Kobo360, Inc. operates a delivery logistics platform that drives parcel and mail deliveries for individuals, small and medium and enterprises. Its platform Kobo360, provides integral insights into driving to supply chain operations of medium and large enterprises. The company was founded by Ozor Obiora Mathias and Ifeoluwa Oyedele II in 2018 and is headquartered in North Brunswick Township, NJ. | Retail Trade |
IFC Venture Capital
IFC Venture Capital Investment ManagersFinance IFC Venture Capital (IFC Venture) is a venture capital firm, subsidiary of International Finance Corp, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. | Finance |
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