Yele Bademosi

Nigeria
Founder

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Technology Entrepreneurship
Venture Capital
Angel Investing
Cryptocurrency
Blockchain Technology
Web3 Development
Fintech
Investment Strategy
Startup Incubation
Business Development
Product Development
Strategic Leadership
Policy Advocacy
Digital Currency Adoption
Pre-seed Funding
Primary Sector
Cryptocurrency
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Biography

Yele Bademosi is a Nigerian entrepreneur and investor focused on accelerating Africa's transition to a sustainable digital economy through innovation, capital, and policy. He is the Founding Partner at Microtraction, which funds early-stage African startups, and CEO and Co-Founder of Nestcoin, building crypto-native products for frontier markets. He is also Co-Creator of Onboard, a community-first onchain neobank. Previously, Yele founded and led Bundle Africa, a Binance-incubated social payments app for cash and crypto, achieving over 350,000 users and $56 million in monthly transaction volumes. He served as the first Director at Binance Labs Africa, leading the incubation program and raising startups like Xend, Yellowcard, and Bitsika. Yele studied medicine at King's College London before leaving in 2013 to pursue technology entrepreneurship. He is a 2019 Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 honoree in technology.

Education

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Preparatory school (Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, Mathematics)

Lansdowne College, Westminster, England

2007-2009

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Medicine (incomplete)

King's College London, University of London

2009-2013

Languages

English

Awards

  • 🏆Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 - Technology (2019)
  • 🏆Future Awards Africa Honoree