Temitope Ogunsemo
Temitope Ogunsemo | |||
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| Born | 3 January 1984 Port Harcourt, Nigeria | ||
| Nationality | Nigerian | ||
| Citizenship | Nigeria | ||
| Education | University of Ibadan | ||
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| Years active | 1984–present | ||
| Known for | Founder and CEO, Krystal Digital | ||
Temitope Ogunsemo, a Nigeria national, born on the 3rd of January 1984 in Port Harcourt. He is the founder of Krystal Digital, a company specializing in education-related technologies. Krystal Digital is also in the business of creating, developing and deploying customized software designed for educational institutions in Nigeria.[1][2]
Early Life
Temitope was voted West African Personality of the Year 2018 by the Economic Community of West African States Youth Council. He was included in the Forbes (magazine) ranking of the thirty most promising young entrepreneurs on the black continent.
Life and Education
Ogunsemo comes from a family of six children. Educated at King's College, in Lagos, Nigeria, he finished his secondary education there. At the University of Ibadan, he continued his studies in industrial chemistry, obtaining a bachelor's degree. In the United Kingdom, at the University of Salford, he then earned a master's degree, in the field of information systems management.
Career
Before finding success with his company Krystal Digital, Temitope had long worked on a plethora of projects. It was only afterwards that he realized that his country's education was missing a plus and needed to innovate[3]
Krystal Digital
Founded on equity in 2011 in Lagos, Krystal Digital is a company that offers a multitude of services in the field of education that has become a fixture in the Nigeria[4]. It is its flagship product MySkool Portal which is a web-based application designed to properly store and document school and university data that has made it famous. In Nigeria, Krystal Digital is used by over fifty secondary schools and over 65,000 students. In 2017, Krystal Digital won the Technology Company of the Year trophy at the Nigeria Technology Award[5]. In November 2018, Krystal Digital received the award for the most entrepreneurial Information and Communication Technology ICT organization at the Nigeria Entrepreneur Awards ceremony[6]. Krystal is worth $3 million and has over 150 employees and collaborators.
Awards and recognition
Temitope Ogunsemo has received several awards:
- Royal African Award, 2020 - Royal African Young Leaders Forum;
- Alumni Excellence Award, 2019 - University of Salford;
- West African Personality of the Year 2018 - ECOWAS Youth Council;
- African Child Award for Integrity in Business Leadership, 2019 - African Child Foundation;
- the 30 most influential young entrepreneurs in Africa 2019 - African Youth Congress;
- the 100 most influential youth, 2018 - West African Youth Confederation;
- Tech Startup Founder / CEO of the Year 2018 - Nigeria Technology Awards;
- Young CEO of the Year 2018 - Young CEO Business Forum;
- honorary award for outstanding performance in ICT, 2018 - MAYA Award;
- special recognition award, 2016 - Nigerian Technology Awards.
References
- ↑ "The 30 Most Promising Young African Entrepreneurs In 2018". forbes. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ↑ "Temitope Ogunsemo recognized by Forbes/Penresa for Edtech Innovation". Nairametrics. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ Nsehe, Mfonobong (11 April 2018). "Meet The 33 Year-Old Nigerian Entrepreneur Who Built A $3 Million EdTech Company". forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ↑ "How this unfunded ed-tech startup quietly conquered Nigeria". Disrupt Africa. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ↑ Alex Monye (24 November 2018). "Osinbanjo, Okonkwo, Aiteo Group, others receive entrepreneurs award". The Guardian (Nigeria). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ↑ Kehinde Olatunji (20 November 2017). "ECOWAS, Ogunsemo task youths on active participation in nation building". The Guardian (Nigeria). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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