Ezra Olubi | |
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| Born | Ezra Olubi 12 November 1986 |
| Alma mater | Babcock University Illishan Remo, Ogun State |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur,Human Rights Activist, IT expert, Chief Technology Officer, Software and Mobile App Developer |
| Years active | 2006-till present |
| Known for | Human Rights Activism, LGBTIQ Advocacy, Entrepreneurship, IT, PayStack |
| Title | Human Rights Activist, Chief Technology Officer, and Co-founder PayStack |
Ezra Olubi (born 12 November 1986) is an entrepreneur, software developer, and founder of Paystack, as well as a human rights activist. [1] [2]
Ezra studied computer engineering at Babcock University. In 2006, alongside Shola Akinlade he established the E-payment website PayStack. It was the first of its kind in Nigeria with a net worth of $120,000 and was later sold to Stripe for $200 million in 2020. [3] [4] [2]
On April 10, 2021, he displayed one of his outfits that he wore to attend a friend's function via his Twitter handle, with the inscription: 'My friend invited me to her wedding party and all I heard was "Ezra, get dressed!"' Ezra, a heterosexual male, often wears lipstick and has his nails done, defying traditional masculine norms. [5] [6] [7] [8]