The founders and operators building Nigerian tech. Filter by signal, sector or the investors backing them; age and CEO tenure are computed live.
| Person▲ | Ventures | Founded | Age / Tenure | Investors | Total raised | Category | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dada Gotring | OPay | 2018 | — | SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Opera Limited +4 | $570.0M | Fintech | Acquirer |
| Dami Olawoye | Payhippo | 2019 | — | — | $4.0M | Fintech | — |
| Damilola Ayorinde | CrowdForce | 2017 | — | HAVAÍC, Y Combinator +2 | $3.6M | Fintech | Founder |
| Damilola Olokesusi | Shuttlers | 2016 | — | — | $4.0M | Logistics & Mobility | Founder |
| Damisi Busari | SendSprint | — | — / 4y | — | — | Fintech | Acquirer |
| Dan Schulman | PayPal | 2014 | 68 / 12y | — | — | Fintech | Acquirer |
| Daniel Jung | Branch | 2015 | — | Visa, 8VC +1 | $250.6M | Fintech | Founder |
| Daniel Komolafe | First Electric | 2020 | — | — | $365K | Cleantech & Energy | Founder |
| Danladi Verheijen | C24 Capital | 2015 | — | — | — | Fintech | — |
| Danny | Nectar Finance | 2025 | — | — | $170K | Fintech | Founder |
| Dara Khosrowshahi | Uber | 2017 | 57 / 9y | — | — | Logistics & Mobility | Acquirer |
| Dare Okoudjou | Onafriq | 2009 | — / 17y | Apis Partners, Axian Group +1 | $100.0M | Fintech | FounderAcquirer |
| Dario Giuliani | Briter Bridges | 2018 | — | — | $3.6M | Enterprise & SaaS / Dev Tools | Founder |
| David Elikwu | Jendaya | 2021 | — | — | $1.2M | E-commerce & Retail | Founder |
| David Iya | Eze | 2018 | — | Y Combinator, Right Side Capital Management +3 | $3.7M | E-commerce & Retail | Founder |
| David Omomia | Fliqpay | 2019 | — | — | $120K | Web3 & Crypto | Exit |
| David Peterside | Okra | 2019 | — | TLcom Capital Partners, Susa Ventures +1 | $4.5M | Fintech | Founder |
| David Sokefun | Codar Tech Africa | 2022 | — | KWE4 Africa Venture Studio | $1.5M | Edtech | Founder |
| Dayo Ademola | Branch | 2015 | — / 5y | Visa, 8VC +1 | $250.6M | Fintech | — |
| Deborah Gaël | Koolboks | 2018 | — | All On | $12.5M | Cleantech & Energy | Founder |
| Deepankar Rustagi | Omnibiz, OmniRetail | 2019 | — | Timon Capital, Tungsten Ventures +3 | $35.0M | E-commerce & Retail | FounderSerialAcquirer |
| Degbola Abudu | Baxi | 2014 | — | — | — | Fintech | FounderExit |
| Deina Mayaki | Agriarche | 2020 | — | Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA) | $1.8M | Agritech | Founder |
| Deji Lana | SeamlessHR | 2018 | — | Helios Digital Ventures, TCV | $19.0M | Fintech | Founder |
| Deji Oduntan | Gokada | 2018 | — | Rise Capital | — | Logistics & Mobility | FounderExit |
| Dickson Nsofor | Kora | 2017 | — | Y Combinator, Techstars | — | Fintech | Founder |
| Dimeji Sofowora | Helium Health | 2016 | — | AXA IM Alts, Tencent +3 | $40.0M | Healthtech | FounderAcquirer |
| Disun Vera-Cruz | Towntalk | 2020 | — | Google for Startups | $120K | Other / Deeptech | Founder |
| Dolapo Adebayo | Spleet | 2018 | — | MaC Venture Capital | $3.2M | Proptech & Real Estate | Founder |
| Dolapo Adejuyigbe | Traction | 2018 | — | — | $6.0M | Fintech | FounderExit |
| Dr. Emmanuel Okeleji | SeamlessHR | 2018 | — | Helios Digital Ventures, TCV | $19.0M | Fintech | Founder |
| Dr. Funmi Adewara | Mobihealth International | 2017 | — | — | $774K | Healthtech | Founder |
| Dr. Ibironke Dada | Eight Medical | 2020 | — | Techstars | $420K | Healthtech | Founder |
| Dr. Jumi Popoola | Biovana | 2025 | — | Madica Ventures | $200K | Healthtech | Founder |
| Dr. Obeahon Ohiwerei | Squareme | 2022 | — | — | — | Fintech | — |
| Dr. Sangu Delle | Carepoint | 2017 | — | TRB Advisors, Breyer Capital +3 | $38.0M | Healthtech | Founder |
| Drew Durbin | Sendwave, Zepz | 2014 | — | Y Combinator, Zepz Group +2 | — | Fintech | FounderSerialExitAcquirer |
| Duke Ekezie | Kippa | 2021 | — | Bessemer Venture Partners, SOMA Capital | $8.4M | Fintech | Founder |
| Ebehijie Momoh | Lidya | 2016 | — | Omidyar Network, Newid Capital +2 | $9.6M | Fintech | Founder |
| Ebenezer Onyeagwu | Zenith Bank | 2019 | — / 7y | — | — | Fintech | — |
| Ebun Okubanjo | Bento Africa | 2019 | — | Y Combinator, Ingressive Capital +1 | — | Fintech | Founder |
| Ebunoluwa Collins | Blueroomcare | 2021 | — | EHA Impact Ventures, Nubia Capital | — | Healthtech | Founder |
| Edmund Olotu | Bloc | 2021 | — | Private Institutional Investors | — | Fintech | FounderAcquirer |
| Edward Popoola | Cowrywise | 2017 | — / 9y | Y Combinator, Microtraction +2 | $3.0M | Fintech | Founder |
| Efosa Ighodaro | Hashgreed | 2020 | — | — | $1.0M | Media & Entertainment | Founder |
| Eghosa Nehikhare | Multigate | 2017 | — | — | — | Fintech | Founder |
| Ejieme Eromosele | Afropolitan | 2021 | — | Balaji Srinivasan, Hashed +3 | $2.1M | Web3 & Crypto | Founder |
| Eke Urum | Rise | 2019 | — / 7y | Techstars, Ingressive Capital | — | Fintech | FounderAcquirer |
| Ekeuwei Ebipade | Voyance | 2019 | — | Microtraction | $500K | Fintech | Founder |
| Elendu Uche | Zone | 2008 | — | TLcom Capital, Digital Currency Group (DCG) +2 | $8.5M | Fintech | Founder |