As a seasoned executive with a background in agriculture, real estate, mobility, and e-commerce, Onyeka has founded four startups and exited two. His work includes founding Farmcrowdy - the largest agriculture crowdfunding platform that came from Nigeria; SmallSmall Technologies - Nigeria's number one proptech platform; and exited QwikGist - a social news aggregator that grew to 300,000 users in 2013 within 6 weeks after launch.
Beyond building Treepz, Onyeka currently mentors entrepreneurs through Techstars, teaches entrepreneurship at Rome Business School, and invests in early-stage startups with more than 15 portfolio companies under his belt.
What We Discuss With Onyeka
• Onyeka's transition from a tech career to become Director of Marketing and Partnerships at Jumia Nigeria, Africa's first unicorn and largest e-commerce store.
• What are the key learnings from his experiences at Jumia and Konga that he has applied to the startups he's launched?
• What was the inspiration behind Farmcrowdy, and what were the challenges that he faced at Farmcrowdy?
• What lessons did he take away from his experience at Farmcrowdy that he has implemented in Treepz?
• Given his notable successes in Africa's tech space, what advice would he give to young entrepreneurs beginning their journey on the continent?
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