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    You are at:Home»Business»2 Nigerian startup founders named Forbes 10 Most Powerful Men in Africa
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    2 Nigerian startup founders named Forbes 10 Most Powerful Men in Africa

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    By Staff Writer on February 3, 2014 Business, News
    chinedu echeruo
    Chinedu Echeruo

    The founders of HotsStop.com and Konga.com, Chinedu Echeruo and Simdul Shagaya have been recognized by the influential and respected American business magazine, Forbes Magazine’s list of 2014’s “10 Most Powerful Men in Africa.”

    In the list which was released during the weekend Forbes indicated that the 2014 list follows the launching list of the 2011“10 Youngest Power Men In Africa”.

    The magazine noted that the 2014 list is distinctive and it comprises of “Africa’s emerging power brokers who are carving a name for themselves and simultaneously changing their communities and the continent.”

    Chinedu Echeruo is a Nigerian US based technology entrepreneur who founded HotStop.com in 2005. HotStop was sold to Apple in July, 2013 at an undisclosed amount but Forbes disclosed that it’s within the billion dollar range.

    HopStop is an online city transit guide for travelers using its website, or apps for iPhone. The company’s services covers over 140 cities round the world, according to Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. In 2011, the online transit guide was named one of the top 100 fastest growing software companies in the United State by Inc. magazine.

    Echeruo also founded Tripology.com an interactive travel service that connects travelers with with travel specialists. The platform was acquired by an American travel and navigation information company, Today Travel Media Group in 2010.

    Simdul-Shagaya
    Simdul Shagaya

    The technology entrepreneur holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS from Syracuse University.  He worked for several years in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Leveraged Finance groups of J.P Morgan Chase where he was involved in a broad range of M&A, Financing and Private Equity transactions.

    Simdul Shagaya, who also made the list founded Konga.com and DealDey. He bagged the ‘All Africa Business Leaders Awards’ Entrepreneur of the Year award last year.

    Konga.com which was described by Forbes as Africa’s answer to Amazon.com is Nigeria’s largest online shopping portal that sells goods and services directly to consumers.

    Last year also, Konga.com was selected by HumanIPO, a pan African technology news site as one of the African technology start ups of 2013. Shagaya is a graduate of George Washington University, Dartmouth College and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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