Women powering Nigeria’s tech ecosystem

Nigeria’s tech ecosystem is rapidly evolving, and the narrative of innovation is increasingly being driven by women.

This trend is not just about better representation in tech leadership but shows the growing influence women have across major sectors of the digital economy, and signals growth.

Female founders are now launching and leading companies that solve real problems and deliver services millions rely on daily, running from financial services to agriculture, mobility, clean energy, and property tech.

These leaders represent more than innovation as they show how female founders are advancing sectors essential to Nigeria’s economic future.

Their work brings technology closer to everyday users and helps bridge gaps in access, opportunity, and growth across the economy.

Here are the women at the forefront of this transformation:

Oluwatosin Olaseinde

Oluwatosin Olaseinde is a chartered accountant, specialised in accounting, audit, financial management, and taxation. As the founder and CEO of Money Africa, she has cultivated an edtech platform with a community exceeding 200,000, championing financial literacy and investment through technology.

Nyifamu Manzo

Nyifamu Manzo is the founder of Farmatrix Agro Allied and Technology Company, a Nigerian-based AgriTech company committed to leveraging technology to empower smallholder farmers with Climate Smart Agricultural Practices and bridge the gap between agricultural producers and markets.

She has created strategic partnerships with leading industry players and positioned Farmatrix as a key player in the agricultural value chain.

Omolara Sanni

Omolara Sanni is the co-founder and COO of Middleman, a trade-tech platform simplifying cross-border payments between African businesses and Chinese suppliers.

At Middleman, she leads operations, growth, and customer success by bringing a deep understanding of African business challenges and user behaviour. Her work is central to positioning the company as one of the continent’s fastest-growing solutions for seamless, secure international trade.

Chinwe Udo-Davis

Chinwe Udo-Davis is the founder and managing consultant expert at ResourcePRO Limited. She is a specialist in organisational efficiency and a strategic human resource professional with 20 years of working experience in various industries such as Oil and Gas, Construction, Finance, Power, Renewable Energies, Media, and Sporting.

She has a history of providing outstanding people management solutions within a multi-cultural environment.

Chinazom Arinze

Chinazom leads Mvmnt by Autogirl, a tech-enabled ride marketplace that connects car owners to riders, helping drivers earn additional income and giving users a modern mobility option.

Tumi Ifebalogun

Through initiatives like ImpactHerfrica and Herfocentric, she empowers African women and entrepreneurs with digital skills, tools, and visibility online, building communities of over 200,000 members.

Solape Akinpelu

Co-founder of HerVest, Solape focuses on expanding financial inclusion for women by offering savings, investment, and credit services targeted at women-led businesses and smallholder farmers.

Blessing Ikpia

She co-founded Elite Global AI, an IT and AI-focused firm helping young people achieve financial independence through emerging technology. She also leads AI Women Rising, a nonprofit uplifting marginalised women to succeed in the AI era.

Anu Adasolum

As the co-founder of Sabi, she provides merchant tools that enable businesses in informal markets to access logistics, commerce tools and financial services. Sabi has also expanded into commodity exports like lithium.

Oyindamola Bode-Olumodeji

She is the founder and CEO of SezaPro, a platform that integrates procurement, embedded credit, and AI-driven insights for Africa’s construction sector which is an industry long underserved by digital solutions.