Simeon Ononobi (Simple Pay Limited)

Dec 12, 2014, 5:00 – 8:00 PM

Arcade Suites (Federal High Court), Plot 68, 1st Avenue, by Shehu Shagari Way, Central Business District, ABUJA, 900211

Simeon is the Founder and CEO of Simple Pay Limited, a company that recently received funding from Swiss based Venture Capital Firm, Seedstars. Simeon is committed to contributing whilesomely to the entrepreneurial space in Nigeria, and indeed Africa, and he makes active time available for mentoring the next generation of techpreneurs.

In-person event

About this event

Simeon studied biochemistry, but his love for computers and technology knew no bounds. He left school and started a Project he called BUMP (Back Up My Phone). It’s a complex backup system that has a server and mobile application that allows you to back up your phone content. He later went on start up a company called Do-My-Stuff and got the contract to design the GTBank first mobile lifestlye application called MoVe. That was a major break that has led to his developing various solutions ranging from mobile to web portals. During the 2007 elections, he designed the Letmyvotecount Mobile tracking site for just the elections. He was contracted by the Ministry of Finance to design the YouWiN! web portal and marking software. He was signed up by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala to develop her World Bank presidency campaign website and Online presence and, as usual, since then, been developing software’s and rendering top notch services to his highly valued clients. Simeon has designed, founded and implemented SimplePay Just recently Simple Pay, received funding from Seedstars, a swiss based Venture Capital Firm. Simeon's company has also implemented some pioneer products in the mobile payment space in Nigeria. For instance the company just launched the "Simplegiving" app; SimpleGiving app aims to make donating to your church faster, easier and safer and from the convenience of your mobile with two clicks from anywhere in the world. Users without an Android phone can donate from the SimplePay web site at, or using a friend’s phone with their own login. This is just one amongst the several innovative products of the company. Simeon is committed to contributing whilesomely to the entrepreneurial space in Nigeria, and indeed Africa, and he makes active time available for mentoring the next generation of techpreneurs.

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Speaker

  • Simeon Ononobi

    Simple Pay Limited

Agenda

Networking and Food
Fireside Chat
Networking

Organizers

  • Stephen Paul

    Startup Grind

    Chapter Director

  • Leslie Dongh

    Techmunch

    Co-director

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