IWD 2023: Celebrating five Nigerian women in tech

It is that special day of the year again when women are celebrated for their impact and value across the world. It is the International Women’s Day (IWD).

The 2023 theme for IWD, as announced by the United Nations, is ‘DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality’.

The theme focuses on educating the female child about the digital and technology world in order to achieve gender equality and empowerment among them.

Just like the theme, TheCable Lifestyle celebrates women who have been flourishing in the tech space in the country.

• Oluwaseun Runsewe

Seun Runsewe, a business administration graduate of Covenant University, is a seasoned business leader, product director and information security analyst.

Runsewe started in management consulting but later ventured into the tech space.

She got into tech space to help grow businesses focused on improving payments in the expanding digital economy and empowering Nigerians to build wealth.

Runsewe is one of the foremost women in Nigeria’s fintech industry having worked with brands like Paystack, Opay and Softcom.

In 2018, she became the youngest bank CEO when she built and launched Switch.

Switch is a financial services platform that offers Nigerians in the diaspora access to financial perks like multi-currency, saving and investment. Switch is also aimed at easing some of the challenges that middle-class Nigerians face in their financial activity.

Currently, she is the information security analyst at Chipper Cash, a financial technology company.

Asides from technology, Runsewe is also the founder of Biamo Maternity Designs — a bra line for new and expecting African mums.

• Adora Nwodo

Adora Nwodo is a software engineer, digital creator and author. She is a first-class graduate of computer science from the University of Lagos.

Nwodo started her career as a software developer for an advertising agency before moving to Microsoft.

Currently, she works as a cloud engineer at Microsoft.

She is also the vice president of the Nigerian chapter of VR/AR Association — a global industry for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.

In 2021, she published a book titled ‘Cloud Engineering for Beginners‘, a foundational book that helps people trying to start a career in cloud engineering.

Nwodo is also the digital director of Lend a Hand of Hope Initiative, an NGO focused on making an impact in rural areas.

• Damilola Odufuwa

Damilola Odufuwa is a tech entrepreneur, communication executive and women’s rights activist.

She is a woman passionate about gender equality, financial equality, traveling and communication.

Odufuwa is the co-founder of Backdrop — a travel app and social network that helps people find and share beautiful places around the world with ease.

Before Backdrop, she was the global head of product communications at Binance, one of the world’s largest crypto exchange platforms.

She is also the co-founder of  Feminist Coalition.

Feminist Coalition is a group of young Nigerian feminists who work to promote equality for women.

• Yanmo Omorogbe

Yanmo Omorogbe, the chemical engineering graduate, is a tech entrepreneur and investment professional.

Omorogbe is the co-founder of Bamboo where she leads the growth and operation of the platform. Bamboo is a digital investment platform that gives Nigerians real-time access to buy, sell or hold assets traded on the US stock exchange from their mobile phones or computers.

• Odunayo Eweniyi

Odunayo Eweniyi, a graduate of computer engineering, has worked in the fintech industry for several years.

She is a business executive and also the CEO of PiggyVest. It’s a financial technology platform for online savings and investing.

Eweniyi came up with PiggyVest to empower people to better manage and save their money.

She has been recognized globally for her contribution to the tech space. In 2019, She was named one of Forbes Africa’s 30 under 30 Technology.