Chidi Nwaogu

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Chidi Nwaogu
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Personal details
Born (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 (age 33)
Lagos State, Nigeria
Education University of Lagos
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forCo-Founder and CEO of Publiseer
AwardsAfrica's Business Heroes by Jack Ma Foundation
Website nwaogu.com

Chidi Nwaogu (born 20 May 1990) is a Nigerian [1] tech entrepreneur and software developer, [2] who is presently one of the founders of Publiseer, a Lagos-based digital publishing company. [3] Before the creation of Publiseer, he founded and sold two startup companies, [4] which includes LAGbook, a social network with more than one million registered users, which was acquired in 2013. [5]

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In 2021, Chidi was recognized by the Jack Ma Foundation as one of the Top 10 Africa's Business Heroes [6] and listed on the YNaija Power List as one of the 100 Most Powerful Young Nigerians. [7]

Publiseer

Founded in 2017 with his twin brother, Chika, [8] Publiseer works with independent African creators [9] to monetize their creative content in 100 countries. [10] As of September 2022, the company has worked with 8,000 creators in Africa, [11] including Nigerian recording artists, Erigga and CDQ. [12] In partnership with Google, Publiseer is available in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, and Egypt. [13] Based on the number of creators on its platform, Publiseer has been referred to as, "one of the largest independent digital publishers in Africa". [14]

Savvy

Chidi is one of the founders of Savvy, a program that trains, supports, and funds entrepreneurs. [15] In partnership with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance, Savvy has trained 7,500 entrepreneurs. [16] Savvy was founded in 2020, and the virtually conducted program is available in about 100 languages [17] and is funded by the International Telecommunication Union and the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation. [18]

LAGbook

LAGbook was a social networking service from Nigeria, which targeted young individuals between the ages of 18 and 30, looking to make friends online. [19] With 4,000 daily new registrations, [20] the social network also had users from India, Germany, Canada, and Spain. [19] Founded in 2010 by Chidi and his brother, Chika, while they were still studying at the University of Lagos, [21] LAGbook reached one million registered users within three years. [22]

Awards and recognition

In 2020, Chidi received the Migration Entrepreneurship Prize by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. [23] Other awards include the African Entrepreneurship Award by Bank of Africa, [24] Roddenberry Foundation Catalyst Award, the International Telecommunication Union Award for Global Innovation, [25] and the HundrED Global Collection Award for Leading Education Innovation. [15]

Chidi has been recognized by Legit.ng, in its Legit Business Names of 2022, as one of the "8 most outstanding business personalities in Nigeria". [26]

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