Ayodeji Arikawe, Founder of ThriveAgric

About Ayodeji Arikawe

Ayodeji Arikawe is the co-founder of ThriveAgric, a Nigerian agtech startup founded in 2017. Initially a fintech platform for smallholder farmers, ThriveAgric has evolved into a broader marketplace and supply chain company. The company aims to provide credit to smallholder farmers and has granted $100 million in loans to over 514,000 farmers, facilitating 1.5 million metric tons of grain production.

Ayodeji Arikawe at a glance

• Company: ThriveAgric
• Total raised: $56M
• Latest round: Growth
• Investors: Venture Platform, USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment
• Location: Lagos, Nigeria

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