Odunayo Eweniyi; A 21st century influential woman.

 Odunayo Eweniyi; A 21st century influential woman.

     Eweniyi was born into the family of two professors who hailed from Oyo State, Nigeria. She studied computer Engineering at Convent University. She graduated in 2013 and she had a first-class degree. With Somto Ifeuze and Joshua Chibueze, Eweniyi started out to launch push CV in 2013. They started Piggyvest in 2016. 

     Eweniyi is a Nigerian business executive who has received awards, the likes of, Future Awards Africa Prize in technology in 2018, Forbes Africa 30 under 30 technology list in 2019. She was named as one of the Quartz Africa Innovators for 2019. Her Technology woman of the year 2019 was Eweniyi. 

In 2019, she was on Forbes Africa's list of 20 New Wealth Creators in Africa. She was nominated for The Future Awards Africa Prize for Young Person of The Year in 2020. Eweniyi was listed on;

 - Bloomberg 50 in 2020.

- Time Next100 list in 2021 for her joint contributions during the October 2020 End SARS protests. 

Arranged alphabetical, she was the 69th on the list of 2020 100 most influential young Africans. 

In March 2022, she won the Forbes Woman Africa Technology and Innovation Award.

     She raised donations for medical care and legal support for victims of police brutality during and after the Ends SARS protest in 2020. Partnering with Eloho Oname in January, 2021, First Check was launched. She is a co-founder of feminist coalition. She is very passionate about helping women and supporting women. She speaks so much about how women in tech can as well make a difference. 

Indeed, Odunayo Eweniyi is a powerful tech lady and an Influential woman in the 21st century! 

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