Скачать или смотреть Umbrella Saturdays: From Lagos to Toronto with Ben Seun Oyajumo, ex-founder at BloomFI (PayFI)

We sat down with Ben Seun Oyajumo, MBA, LLB, former founder of BloomFi (now part of PayFi), for one of our most insightful Umbrella Saturdays yet.

If you’re building, backing, or betting on African startups, these insights are gold

Here are some gems from the conversation:

How to know when an idea is worth betting your life on
Who you build with is just as important as what you build
The truth about leaving Nigeria, building a product as an immigrant, scaling abroad (and what no one tells you)
What finally made customers pay, and what made investors say yes
Navigating identity, invisibility, and clarity as an African founder abroad
How he knew BloomFi was the idea to commit to
What does it cost to leave Africa? Become an immigrant and build a startup
How he priced the product, found PMF, and closed funding
The emotional toll of being an African founder abroad
And how he knew BloomFi was worth acquiring
*From early traction to global scale and mental resilience to hard-earned exits, this was a masterclass in what it takes to be an immigrant building for the world.

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