Tayo Oviosu

Tayo Oviosu

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Founder & CEO

Bio

Tayo is the Founder & Group CEO of Paga (www.paga.com), Nigeria’s leading mobile money service. Prior to Paga, Tayo was Vice-President at Travant Capital Partners, a private equity fund in West Africa. Prior to joining Travant, Tayo was a Manager, Corporate Development, at Cisco Systems in San Jose California. Tayo’s work at Paga has been recognized globally - in 2014 CNBC selected Tayo as the Entrepreneur of the Year West Africa, and in 2015 the African Leadership Network selected Paga as the outstanding growing company of the year in Africa. Tayo is also the co-founder of Kairos Angels, an angel investment club.

Tayo earned his Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, cum laude, from the University of Southern California, and also has a Masters in Business Administration from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.

Location

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria, Africa

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Primary Organization

Paga

Paga

Founded

2009

Employees

251-500

Industry

Internet, Financial Services, Mobile, FinTech, Mobile Payments

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Profile Resume

Tayo Oviosu is the Founder & CEO at Paga, based in Africa. With a background in Internet, Tayo Oviosu has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Tayo Oviosu studied MBA General Management and Global Management Certificate @ Stanford Graduate School of Business. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Tayo Oviosu has made 6 investments. Their Latest investment was Pre Seed Round - Venco Platforms on Dec 05, 2022

Number of investment

6

Number of exits

0

Personal investment

6

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
May 12, 2021
Divibank Divibank
Seed Round - Divibank
3.6M
Aug 09, 2021
Vendease Vendease
Seed Round - Vendease
3.2M
Apr 30, 2022
Tyms Tyms
Angel Round - Tyms
0
Dec 05, 2022
Venco Platforms Venco Platforms
Pre Seed Round - Venco Platforms
670.0K

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