Bunmi Akinyemiju

Bunmi is a serial entrepreneur, technology innovator and investor. He is the CEO of Venture Garden Group (VGG) - a high growth technology investment holding company which has incubated and invested in a group of financial technology (FINTECH) companies that provide innovative technology platforms addressing payment and data inefficiencies across multiple sectors of the African economy. He is also a Founding Partner at GreenHouse Capital (GHC) - the venture arm of the Venture Garden Group which has invested in 20 innovative fintech companies across Africa. Some of the most ambitious startups in West Africa make up the GHC portfolio. Typically, GHC is the first check for highly ambitious tech entrepreneurs. As part of the leadership at Venture Garden Group, Bunmi and his team have dedicated their work and resources to transforming Africa through technology and have successfully led several impactful change projects through strategic public and private sector partnerships. Today, VGG and its subsidiary companies have deployed Data and Revenue Collection technologies in the Aviation, Education, Power, Social, Tax and Banking sectors. The combined efforts of these companies have helped improve efficiency in these critical industries and also work to provide technical assistance to foster good governance and support sustained economic growth in Nigeria. Bunmi also owns interests in a few US based companies such as Enliven Software LLC in Michigan...a company that automates Payables and Receivables for mid-sized businesses globally. Bunmi has a passion for Nation Building, and is volunteering at NESG to help contribute to the "Transformation of Africa" using Digital.