As an entrepreneur, he blends technological expertise with innovative vision to develop solutions for African needs. He provides digital marketing services to help businesses thrive.
Koami Rummenigge Aziabou is a Togolese-born IT specialist and serial entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Trenderz, a digital startup based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, that helps businesses and brands effectively promote their products.
Founded in 2023 by Aziabou and Kim Tran, Trenderz operates a platform connecting African businesses with qualified influencers. Boasting a network of over 1,000 active influencers on platforms like Instagram and TikTok, the app enables companies to expand their reach and boost growth by leveraging the power of influence.
Trenderz is designed to help local businesses attract new customers, deepen engagement, and foster loyalty. The platform also supports organizing events such as product launches, store openings, and contests, where influencers can generate buzz and elevate brand visibility.
In addition to his role at Trenderz, Aziabou is also the co-founder of Kidolé, another 2023 startup. Kidolé offers an online platform for finding, booking, and managing advertising spaces across Africa. It simplifies performance data collection, allowing advertisers to optimize their campaigns. Primary users include advertisers, ad agencies, and media operators.
Koami Rummenigge Aziabou’s career began in 2017 as a developer and project manager at Jet-Solutions, a Togolese IT firm. Between 2019 and 2021, he served as a development lead at MAONO, a strategy and IT solutions consultancy. He later became the technical director of BrandOpera Group, specializing in brand development, and worked as a backend developer for Send Freight, a digital freight forwarder and customs broker for the African market, in 2022.
Aziabou earned a professional bachelor’s degree in Information Technology in 2022 from the University of Lomé. He is currently studying artificial intelligence at the Dakar Institute of Technology in Senegal.
By Melchior Koba,
Editing by Sèna D. B. de Sodji
