He is a computer scientist by training. After a fulfilling national and international career, he has developed several tech solutions catering to needs in several business segments.  

Onyeka Akumah (photo) is a Nigerian tech entrepreneur specializing in transportation, agriculture, real estate, and media. He is the co-founder and CEO of Treepz, a shared mobility startup. The startup, formerly known as Plentywaka, was born out of a desire to make travel more comfortable and safe after an unpleasant experience the tech entrepreneur had on a public transport bus in Lagos. 

Treepz was founded in 2019, in Nigeria. Some three years on, it is already present in Ghana and Uganda with more expansive ambitions. In November 2021, its CEO told TechCrunch that it was planning to expand further in East and West Africa. We are also really interested in Ethiopia. So the same thing we were doing with Ghana, across Ghana to Togo and Benin from Nigeria for the West African region. So next year, we will consolidate on our positions on East Africa and West Africa and start collapsing in on sub-Saharan Africa,”  he said. 

Before embarking on the Treepz adventure, the CEO had co-founded agtech startup Farmcrowdy, in 2016. He led the agtech as the CEO (until 2021) and board chairman (until March 2022).   In 2020, he also co-founded the crowdfunding platform Crowdyvest, which he ran for a year before selling it in 2021. Six years earlier, in 2014, he co-founded the Nigerian news aggregator QwikGist.com which he also sold six months later.

Since 2019, he is a mentor for the business incubator Founder Institute. He is also a mentor, since 2021, with investment company Techstars. He started his professional career, in 2006, working as a UI and web developer for CITzar Limited. In 2007, he was hired, as a digital content developer, by Content Digital Solutions Ltd. Months later, he became a webmaster for the British Council.

In 2010, the financial firm Deloitte appointed him as e-marketing coordinator for the company in Ghana, Nigeria, Gambia, and Kenya. The same year, he joined the Nigerian online travel agency Wakanow.com as an online marketing manager. In 2012, the online shopping marketplace Jumia Nigeria appointed him as marketing and partnerships manager before he joined  Guaranty Trust Bank as head of online and mobile marketing.

From 2011 to 2013, he was a senior consultant for the digital management company Anozim Group. In March 2013, he joined Konga Online Shopping as vice president of marketing before assuming the position of chief commercial officer at travel agency Travelbeta.com in 2015.

Onyeka Akumah has received several awards for his works. In 2015, he was named Digital Marketing Person of the Year at the Nigerian Technology Awards. In 2017, he was named on the West African Youth Confederation’s list of the 100 most influential under 40 West African individuals and the Westerwelle Foundation’s list of the top 25 young founders. 

In 2018, he was named the Tech Entrepreneur of the Year at the Nigeria Technology Awards before being crowned  Entrepreneur of the Year 2019  at the 2020 GAGE Awards. In 2019, he was named on The African Report’s list of the 100 most influential Africans. Onyeka Akumah also made it to the African Leadership Magazine’s list of Persons of the Year as the African Agricultural Champion of the Year 2020. He was even featured in Vanguard Newspaper's list of Nigerian CEOs under 40 years in 2020. 

Melchior Koba