Iyin Aboyeji helped build 2 unicorns, now he wants to tackle Africa’s jobs crisis

For more than a decade, Iyin Aboyeji has helped founders build large entities, but he says that approach has not yielded the results he intended.

In a chat with Condia, the founder of Future Africa noted that getting more young people jobs has been central to his entrepreneurial pursuit. However, the companies he helped build grew big without fixing it. His response to that personal long-term goal is to move Future Africa from funding startups to building them.

As an operator, founder, and investor, Aboyeji has helped build Flutterwave, was the first cheque into Moove, co-founded Andela, and funded dozens of startups across Africa through Future Africa.

Last updated: October 29, 2026