Startup Grind Abuja Hosts Simeon Ononobi (Simple Pay Limited)

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Simeon Ononobi, Simple Pay Limited

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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.

Agenda

6:00 Networking and Food
7:00 Fireside Chat
8:00 Networking

Hosted By John Okoro, Director of Startup Grind Abuja

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John abandoned a Summa Cum Laude (First Class Honours) Bachelors in Engineering (Chemical Engineering) to continue a company He started at 16, during His second year at the University. He now constructs businesses and engineers ideas, through a process of innovative catalysis. He works between Paris and Abuja and spends a huge part of His day star gazing, into the future of business (in Africa especially), and chazing after viable ideas (in Africa). You can follow him in this chase @thisisjohnokoro. Well be sure of who you are chasing. because John is said to suffer from "ideomania!", a situation where someone has too many good ideas and even has a hard time selecting which to execute. You can visit www.johnokoro.com and find out more about this 23 year old Business Prodigy. You are warned ahead that "Ideomania" is contagious, and has no known cure. The only suppresant is "Start-upping"; which is the act of engaging in starting up ideas and businesses.
Email: john.okoro@startupgrind.com | Twitter: @thisisjohnokoro (http://twitter.com/thisisjohnokoro)

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