Bolaji Akinboro

Co-Founder & Co-CEOβ€’Cellulant
Nigeria
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Expertise

Fintech Innovation
Agritech Development
Blockchain & Web 3.0
Business Planning
Management
Leadership
Nonprofit Organizations
Fundraising
Strategic Planning
Digital Financial Inclusion
Ecosystem Thinking
International Development
Mobile Commerce
Technology Entrepreneurship
Primary Sector
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Biography

Bolaji Akinboro is a technology entrepreneur, investor, and business leader who has pioneered innovations across fintech, agritech, and blockchain. He co-founded Cellulant Corporation in the early 2000s and co-led it to become a premier mobile commerce network in Africa. As CEO of Cellulant Nigeria, he architected and executed the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS), one of Africa's largest digital financial inclusion programs, disbursing over $1 billion in agricultural inputs to rural farmers through an e-wallet platform. The technology reached over 8 million farmers and has been adopted by governments in Liberia, Togo, and Afghanistan. He is currently Chairman of Voriancorelli, an agritech marketplace company, and co-founder of Toronet Chain, an impact blockchain protocol. Bolaji is an Endeavor Entrepreneur (2018) and Masters of Scale Entrepreneur (2024).

Education

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B.Pharm in Pharmacy

Obafemi Awolowo University

1988-1992

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Postgraduate Certificate in Business Management

Heriot-Watt University

2005

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Business Economics Programme

Oxford University Said Business School

2012

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Executive Programme in Entrepreneurship

Harvard Business School

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Awards

  • πŸ†Endeavor Entrepreneur (2018)
  • πŸ†Masters of Scale Entrepreneur (2024)
  • πŸ†Cellulant - Company of the Year at African Diaspora Awards