Odunayo Eweniyi

Odunayo Eunice Eweniyi (born 23 December 1993) is a cofounder of PiggyVest Nigeria and serves as its Chief Operations Officer.
She is also the cofounder of PushCV, a job site in Africa, with a database of pre-screened candidates. On November 2018, She cofounded Wine & Whine Nigeria, a community for Women empowerment in Nigeria with Damilola Odufuwa.
Early life and education
Odunayo was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State, to parent who were both professorss. She is a native of Oyo State and has lived most part of her life in the Southwest region of Nigeria, where she did her primary and secondary school education. Odunayo earned her bachelor's degree at the Covenant University, where she graduated top of her class with a first-class honours in computer engineering. She is currently studying for a master's degree in finance (Banking Division) at the SOAS University of London.

Career
Odunayo career began in 2014, when she held an Operation Specialist position with Parolz, a startup company in Lagos. In 2014, she accepted a position as a Junior Editor for TechCabal before joining Techpoint Africa, where she was the Editor-in-chief for 7 months. PiggyVest, which was formerly known as Piggybank, raised $1.1m in seed investment in 2016. In 2019, the firm confirmed that over 250,000 people use the platform, saving a total of $20m in 3 years.
Awards and recognition
* OkayAfrica's 100 Women Honoree 2020
* Lord's Achievers Award Honoree 2020
* Most Influential Young Nigerian in Science and Technology 2019
* Her Network Technology Woman of the Year 2019
* Featured Speaker, World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings 2019
* Quartz Africa 30 Innovators 2019
* Leading ladies Africa 100 Most Inspiring Women 2019
* BusinessDay’s Spark 2019
* The Future Awards Africa Prize in Technology 2018
* YNaija Most Influential People in Technology 2017, 2018

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