Opeyemi Awoyemi

Achieved $7.5M in Assets Under Management (AUM) by leveraging personal capital, with portfolio companies collectively valued at over $150M.

Directed comprehensive fund strategy, including deal flow sourcing and investment committee leadership, to identify and back high-potential African entrepreneurs.

Cultivated a robust network of industry leaders and investors, facilitating strategic partnerships and growth opportunities for portfolio companies.

Grew Whogohost from a college dorm room startup to a leading web hosting company with over 100,000 domains and a diverse client base across Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana.

Implemented a strategic succession plan, transitioning leadership to Employee No. 3 as CEO, who subsequently grew the business 20x to an Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) of over $2M and 100,000+ customers.

Recruited global leadership talent from top hosting companies, establishing a robust executive and board advisory team to drive strategic direction.

Secured private equity funding to fuel the next phase of organizational growth and market expansion.

Orchestrated the acquisition of 2 leading Nigerian startups, expanding market share and service offerings.

Established a corporate innovation fund, strategically investing in multiple companies and startups, generating millions of dollars in additional value beyond core revenues.

Drove 700% growth in key metrics and achieved a 2000% increase in new customer acquisition for a $100M annual revenue AltJobs business unit.

Led a rapid 2-month sprint to develop, deploy, and optimize the Work From Anywhere site and mobile apps, adapting to pandemic-driven market needs.

Developed and facilitated an Africa strategy for Indeed, resulting in the recruitment of ~50 engineers from Nigeria through a talent partnership.

Drove the technical vision and product strategy for Jobseeker APIs, powering over 1 billion API calls for Glassdoor and Simply Hired.

Spearheaded the development and implementation of Indeed's API Gateway solution, enhancing platform scalability and developer ecosystem engagement.

Oversaw commercial and product performance for job portals across Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and Ghana, leading a 120-person team including 5 country managers and 3 Product Managers.

Launched an AI-powered 5-day candidate shortlisting service, boosting job listing revenue by 60% across all business units.

Coordinated the successful launch of the 'Top 100 Best Companies to Work For' report in 5 countries, enhancing brand visibility and market leadership.

Forged strategic technical and business partnerships with major telcos (MTN, Airtel) and global institutions (Facebook, Google Jobs), generating over $1M in partnership-driven revenues and significant earned media.

Built and scaled design, engineering, marketing, and product functions from a single individual to a 22-person team, establishing a comprehensive operational framework.

Transitioned the business from a growth-focused model to monetization, repricing premium user packages and increasing Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) from $400K to $1.2M (300% increase).

Led product, design, and engineering teams to develop HR tools including resume parsing, ATS, job matching, relevance scoring, mobile apps, and open APIs.

Executed an integrated growth hacking strategy across on-site, PR, and digital marketing, increasing user base from 200K to 1.2M (600% growth).

Secured Seed and Series A funding totaling approximately $5M, enabling significant business expansion and strategic initiatives.

Forged product partnerships with Nigeria's largest telecommunications company (70M+ subscribers) and various jobs-in-print partners, generating $3M in free marketing and $290K in direct revenues.