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After dropping out of college in Nigeria, these tech entrepreneurs have now been snapped up by the influential Y Combinator

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submitted about 5 years ago by chidera2kz

After dropping out of college in Nigeria, these tech entrepreneurs have now been snapped up by the influential Y Combinator

submitted about 5 years ago by chidera2kz

After dropping out of college in Nigeria, these tech entrepreneurs have now been snapped up by the influential Y Combinator
  • In 2019, Ben Eluan, Osezele Orukpe, Akintunde Israel, and Ayomide Lasaki founded Flux, a Nigerian fintech company that offers a cryptocurrency remittance app.
  • They dropped out of college to focus on their passion for programming and created Flux to make international cash transfers faster and more efficient by using cryptocurrency instead of traditional fiat currencies.
  • Flux has been backed by Y Combinator and aims to provide a cheaper alternative to existing cross-border payment platforms.
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