David Awodiran
Software engineer building Velzo, an Africa-first marketplace to sell and discover digital products.
Now
- → Co-founder & CEO, Velzo — leading product, user research, and overall execution of the company
- → Building: Marketplace discovery + Africa-first payments (Nigeria → global)
- → Shipping: Weekly MVP releases based on creator feedback
- → Applied to Y Combinator (Spring 2026 batch)
Highlights
- ✓ Full-stack software engineer (React, Next.js, React Native, Node.js)
- ✓ Built multiple products around marketplaces, payments, and dashboards
- ✓ Interned as a software Engineer at Highland College of Technology (Ibadan)
- ✓ NYSC: Contributed to software projects supporting digital systems at OOU
- ✓ Software Engineering graduate, Bowen University (2024)
About Velzo
What: A marketplace for digital products (ebooks, courses, templates, software) with built-in discovery, buyers browse, search, and get recommendations.
Who: Creators and small businesses in Africa who have great products but no audience or distribution.
The Problem: Platforms like Selar and sellfy are just storefronts. Creators must bring 100% of their own traffic. Most never make their first sale.
Our Solution: Built-in discovery (buyers browse and find products organically) + Africa-first payments (reliable local payouts).
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