Ezra Olubi
Ezra Olubi | |
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| Born | 12 November 1986 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Alma mater | Babcock University Illishan Remo, Ogun State |
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| Years active | 2006-till present |
| Known for | Human Rights Activism, LGBTIQ Advocacy, Entrepreneurship, IT, PayStack |
| Title | Human Rights Activist, Chief Technology Officer, and Co-founder PayStack |
Ezra Olubi (born 12 November 1986 )[1]in Ibadan is a Nigerian entrepreneur, LGBT advocate, and Programmer. He is the chief technology officer and Organizational founder of Stripe (company).[2][3]
Education and Career
Olubi graduated from Babcock University in 2006 with a degree in Computer science education. In 2016, he and Shola Akinlade co founded an Electronic funds transfer system known as PayStack that became the first Nigerian company to be accepted into the tech accelerator Y Combinator program, with a funding of $120,000. Paystack was later acquired by Stripe (company), a technology-based Company for $200 million in 2020.[4][5][2][6][7][8]
Personal Life
On 10 April 2021, he shared photos of what he wore to a friend's wedding on his Twitter handle, with the caption, My friend invited me to her wedding party and all I heard was "Ezra get dressed! Although, he has reiterated that he is Heterosexuality|heterosexual, he wears Lipstick|lipsticks and nail polish.[9][10][11][12]
References
- ↑ October 18, Jude; Reply, 2020 (2020-10-16). "Paystack cofounder Ezra Olubi Biography, Age, Business and Net Worth". Contents101. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tv, Bn (2020-11-29). "Get to Know More about Paystack's Ezra Olubi in this Interview with Peace Itimi". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ↑ "How Shola Akinlade and Ezra Olubi Built Paystack Into a $200 Million Company". Answers Africa. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ↑ "Shola Akinlade: The inspiration behind Paystack's success". Nairametrics. 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ↑ BellaNaija.com (2020-10-15). "Good News We Love To See: Lagos-based Paystack acquired by Stripe for $200Million". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ↑ "The 25 Most Powerful Nigerian Tech Entrepreneurs". Na Osusu. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ↑ Kolawole, Oluwanifemi (2020-07-01). "The Great Stack: Paystack is building an army of exceptional execs". Techpoint Africa. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ↑ "The Maker". www.ifc.org. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ↑ Hoek, Jan; Tayo, Stephen; Rotinwa, Ayodeji; Lyons, Eve (2018-12-01). "What It Means to Dress in Lagos". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ↑ Nigeria, Ripples (2021-04-18). "CELEB GIST: Paystack co-founder, Olubi, comes out as gay? Gov Buni takes Abacha's daughter as wife number 4…more inside". Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ↑ "Twitter abuzz over Paystack co-founder's outfit to friend's wedding". TheCable Lifestyle. 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ↑ "Nigerians react to Paystack co-founder tweet of how e 'dress' go wedding". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
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