Tobi Aromire — Lagos → London
Founder of Young People in Tech, an 11,000-strong global community. Partnerships at Tide. A decade spent connecting African talent, payments infrastructure, and global opportunity.
Now
Founder · 2022 → present
A global community helping young Africans start and grow careers in technology — hackathons, mentorship, and a bridge between the Nigerian and global tech ecosystems.
11,000+ members globallyPartnerships Account Manager
Building partnerships for one of the UK's leading business banking platforms — after years shipping payment infrastructure across Africa at Interswitch.
Fintech · London
Flagship
YPIT's AI festival — three months of workshops, two hackathon weekends, and a full-day conference at The Civic Centre, Lagos. Built on one belief: if just one person is moved to action, the future changes.
Philosophy
10,000 hours doesn't fit in a sprint. I plan in blocks, bet on compounding, and build things designed to outlast the hype cycle.
Learning the rails. Into African fintech, shipping payment infrastructure at Interswitch and building the network that YPIT would grow from.
Lagos to London. Scaling YPIT across two continents while building partnerships in UK fintech.
The next block is being written. Deeper partnerships, bigger stages, and infrastructure for the next generation of African builders.
Speaking
On addictive digital design, gambling culture, and why a tech career is the long game worth playing.
Building across borders: community, fintech, and the diaspora advantage.