Chidi Nwaogu is a serial tech entrepreneur, entrepreneurial ecosystem builder, and software developer. Nwaogu started his entrepreneurial journey when he was 16 with the creation of 9ja Boi Interactive, a video game development company. Today, Nwaogu is the co-founder and CEO at Publiseer, a digital publisher for African Creatives, described by Konbini as "one of the largest digital publishers in Africa", and identified by IFC as one of the startups "that could speed up innovation in Africa".
He is a co-founder at Savvy, a global fellowship program that has equipped over 3,700 brilliant individuals from 135 countries, with the necessary knowledge and skill that they need to start their own impact-driven business in a post-COVID era and succeed as entrepreneurs. Since Nwaogu was 19, he has co-founded, grown, and sold two Internet companies, including LAGbook, a social network that garnered over 1-million registered users within three years. He has been described as one of the "Young innovators making Africa great in 2019".
Nwaogu began public speaking as a keynote speaker at IT Leaders West Africa Summit 2012, where he spoke on the role of social media and mobile in developing nations. Today, he speaks around the world, including at the 2019 International Publishers Association Regional Seminar in Nairobi, the 2019 Geneva Book Fair in Switzerland, and TEDxFolaOsibo. Nwaogu mentors young entrepreneurs through platforms like Lagos Innovates Idea Hub by Lagos State Government, and Investment Readiness Program by the United Nations. Nwaogu is the youngest member and only African on the Advisory Council of the Pursuit Incubator by Because International.
He was selected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the Venture Scaling Bootcamp in Boston, and by World Culture Open to present Publiseer at the Better Together Challenge in South Korea. His startups have been featured in several media publications, like Africa Business Review and TechCrunch, for their strides in the tech ecosystem.
Nwaogu is an Acumen Fellow, Alibaba eFounders Fellow, IDEX Fellow, Westerwelle Fellow, Yunus&Youth Fellow, African Presidential Leadership Fellow, Halcyon Incubator Fellow, AyadaLab Fellow, YALI Fellow, SOCAP Entrepreneur Scholar, and a 2x recipient of OD Young Person of the Month. He is the winner of the Africa 35.35 Award, Young Leaders Award, Migration Entrepreneurship Prize, The Bizz Business Excellence Award, and Startup World Cup Nigeria Regionals. Nwaogu is the 1st place winner of the OD Impact Challenge and a 2x winner of the ITU Innovation Challenges.
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