My name is Opemipo Aikomo.

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I was born in Lagos, Nigeria to Odunola and Isaac Aikomo. I grew up in Alimosho with my siblings, Nife (Oluwanifemi) and Feyi (Oluwafeyikemi).

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My primary education was at Foundation Junior School in Ikotun, followed by six years at Providence Heights in Fagba. I also have a BSc. in Computer Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University.

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I lead the Engineering team at HIFI, a stablecoin infrastructure company in the US. Before this, I was employee #1 at Paystack, one of the leading financial technology companies in Africa. I built the design team at Paystack and led development for many foundational products.

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I love making things and fostering communities for making things. I run Independent Arts, a not-for-profit support system for Nigerian artists. I also co-founded Devcenter, a community of over 20k software developers.

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My girlfriend and I run a studio called Moonlight to help artists and founders bring ideas to life.