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Babajide Ipaye

Babajide Ipaye

Founder & CEO

Keexs

Babajide Ipaye is the Founder and CEO of Keexs ; the first innovative and social footwear brand in Africa. Babajide studied microbiology at the University of Lagos. He worked briefly in Port Harcourt for a while, then after he finished his NYSC, he came back to Lagos and did MCSE exams, and that’s what got him involved in IT.

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IndustryBusiness
CountryGlobal
StageGrowth
FundingBootstrapped
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Background

Babajide studied microbiology at the University of Lagos. He worked briefly in Port Harcourt for a while, then after he finished his NYSC, he came back to Lagos and did MCSE exams, and that’s what got him involved in IT.

He then got his first major job with a company called Tranter; there, he was being outsourced to different organizations, one of which was Guinness .

While managing all their IT support in Guinness , an opportunity came to work with them directly, so he took it, and that’s what gave him a lot of exposure to world-class best practices.

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Babajide Ipaye is the Founder and CEO of Keexs ; the first innovative and social footwear brand in Africa. Babajide studied microbiology at the University of Lagos. He worked briefly in Port Harcourt for a while, then after he finished his NYSC, he came back to Lagos and did MCSE exams, and that’s what got him involved in IT.

Babajide Ipaye is the Founder and CEO of Keexs ; the first innovative and social footwear brand in Africa.

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FounderBabajide Ipaye
RoleFounder & CEO
CompanyKeexs
CountryGlobal
IndustryBusiness
StageGrowth
FundingBootstrapped
Model