Tobi Ogunmupe

A Nigerian tech entrepreneur revolutionizing education through digital skills training

Tobi Ogunmupe is the founder and CEO of eSkills Africa, a groundbreaking platform providing free digital literacy training to over 500,000 African youth since its 2020 launch. Born in Lagos, she identified the critical skills gap threatening Africa's tech future and created this innovative solution using AI-driven curricula accessible via mobile devices. Her initiative has partnered with governments like Kenya's Ministry of Education and UN agencies to deliver courses in coding, data analysis, and cybersecurity. In 2023, she was named Forbes 30 Under 30 for her work bridging the digital divide. The platform's adaptive learning algorithms allow personalized education paths, with success metrics showing 78% employment rate among graduates. Ogunmupe's vision extends to creating Africa's first continent-wide digital skills ecosystem through partnerships with tech giants like Microsoft and Google. Recently, she launched the African EdTech Hub to incubate 100 new edtech startups by 2025.