Through several concrete projects, he leverages his technical skills to address the financial and health challenges faced by Africans, both on the continent and within the diaspora.
Oluwatomisin Kolawole (photo) is a Nigerian tech entrepreneur with an atypical background. A trained veterinary doctor, he is also a biomedical engineer and currently heads Reeple, a U.S.-based financial technology start-up he co-founded in 2022.
The startup offers cross-border payment solutions for Africans in the diaspora and freelancers around the world. It facilitates the transfer of funds to Nigeria from Europe, Canada, and the United States, while enabling users to receive international payments through the opening of bank accounts in the United States and Canada.
Reeple specifically targets freelancers, offering them simplified access to international banking services to receive payments from their clients, wherever they are in the world.
In parallel, Oluwatomisin Kolawole runs Vinsighte Limited, a digital health company founded in 2018. Using artificial intelligence, it improves the daily lives of blind or visually impaired people in Africa, providing them with greater autonomy and a better quality of life.
The entrepreneur holds a degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Lagos in Nigeria. He also has a doctorate in veterinary medicine from the University of Ibadan. His professional career began in 2012 at Texan Medical, a company specializing in the distribution of hospital equipment, where he worked as a biomedical engineer and marketing specialist.
In 2015, he joined Tomkol-Jahchen Organization, a social structure dedicated to training and mentoring youth, as director. At the same time, he worked as general secretary at Enactus, an organization that invests in student entrepreneurs. Three years later, he became brand manager at Unibadan Entrepreneur Network, an organization that identifies, connects, and trains young entrepreneurs from the University of Ibadan.
By Melchior Koba,
Editing by Sèna D. B. de Sodji
