Odunayo Eweniyi
Nigerian business executive
Odunayo Eweniyi is a Nigerian business executive and activist. She is the Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer PiggyVest and co-founder of Feminist Coalition.2
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Born 1992.1
Companies
Early life and education
- 2013Covenant University Bachelor of Science, computer engineering3
Background
Eweniyi is the first child of two professors with origins from Oyo State, Nigeria.
Education and career
Eweniyi graduated from Covenant University in 2013 with a first-class degree in Computer Engineering. Eweniyi started out to launch Push CV with Somto Ifezue, Joshua Chibueze, Ayo Akinola, Terry Kanu, and Ibukun Akinola after her graduation in 2013. Two years later, the trio went on to start PiggyVest in 2016. Under her leadership as COO, PiggyVest has grown to become one of the largest digital savings and investment platforms in Nigeria, reaching over 5.5 million users by 2025.
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Career
Known for: Feminist Coalition.8
Personal life
Politics
During the End SARS protests in 2020 against Nigerian police brutality, Eweniyi raised donations for medical care and legal support for victims of police brutality during and after the protests.
In January 2021, Eweniyi partnered with Eloho Oname to launch First Check, a platform of female business angels focused on supporting women led and women focused startups in Africa.
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- 1WikidataOdunayo Eweniyi on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaOdunayo Eweniyi on Wikipedia
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- 17WikidataPiggyVest, Founder
- 18Wikimedia CommonsOdunayo Eweniyi photo by Kojomo, CC BY-SA 4.0