Nigeria Digital Economy Summit

YOMI ADEDEJI

Co-CEO of Softcom and Eyowo

Yomi Adedeji is Founder and Co-Ceo of Softcom and Eyowo..

He has a background in Science & Engineering and studied Information Systems at Covenant University. Also attended the Stanford University program for Enrepreneurs on innovation and entrepreneurship 

Yomi founded Softcom right after college 15 years ago and has been in partnership with Seindemi Olobayo for over a decade.

OUR WORK

Softcom is an innovation company focused on using technology as an enabler of equity and inclusive human growth

Softcom birthed Eyowo – A digital bank with a mission to give young people and entrepreneurs a map to prosperity by providing them the intelligence, tools and information required for personal growth.

 

Prior to Eyowo, Softcom has powered growth initiatives for The Bank of Industry, Rockefeller foundation, Coca Cola,MTN Nigeria, P&G, Heinz, Ardova and various leading enterprises.

Softcom pioneered the systems for the Npower program that led to the transparent recruitment of 500,000 young Nigerians. Over 100,000+ of them went into Entrepreneurship and 24,000+ went into agriculture after the program.

Yomi is on a mission to re-engineer how humans relate with money for better financial behaviors and a better life.

Yomi believes in an open and inclusive world where everyone can aspire to growth.

Softcom’s CSR initiative is focused on educating kids from excluded communities by placing them in private boarding schools so they can grow a new network,grow mentally and wholesomely.