6 African founders in the diaspora who have raised over $100m in funding
Meet 6 African diaspora founders making a massive impact on the global tech scene. Having leveraged their unique backgrounds, skills, and strategic locations in major tech hubs, these entrepreneurs are building multi-million and multi-billion dollar companies.
African founders have continued to leverage their talent, networks, and capital outside the continent to build high-growth companies but only a handful have managed to raise the kind of capital that truly signals global-scale ambition.
These founders took the leap, most migrating early — setting up in the US or other tech hubs and have scaled their businesses globally. They have shown that African talents don’t have to only serve local markets; they can also win globally.
In this edition of Techpoint Diaspora, we profile six (6) diaspora-based African founders who stand out — not just for migrating early or tapping global networks, but for the exceptional levels of funding they’ve secured to build companies that are winning on the world stage.
1. Tade Oyerinde, Co-founder and Chancellor of Campus
Tade Oyerinde | Image Credit: LinkedIn
Total amount raised: $100 million
Highest funding round: Series B
Nationality: Nigerian
This Nigerian-born founder grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He is noted as a college dropout who later became a college chancellor at age 29.
In 2021, Tade co-founded Campus.edu, an accredited online college focused on supporting students to complete their first two years of college without taking on any debt.
A $46 million Series B funding round announced in March 2025, led by General Catalyst brought the company’s total funding to $100 million.
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Prior to Campus.edu, he founded and created Campuswire, an online learning platform where he raised about $3.6 million in investment capital. His first company was Gleepost Labs, which created a roulette-style chat tool.
2. Tobenna Arodiogbu, Co-founder and CEO of CloudTrucks
Tobenna Arodiogbu | Image Credit: San Franscisco Business Times
Total amount raised: $141.6 million
Highest funding round: Series B
Nationality: Nigerian
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