Emeka Ajene

Co-Founder & Managing Director at Gozem

Emeka is a Co-Founder & Managing Director of Gozem, Africa's super app. He previously led Operations & Business Development for Uber in Nigeria where he shepherded the acceptance of cash as a payment method in the country and led the Abuja city launch. Before Uber, Emeka led Marketing & Customer Experience functions for Naspers/Kinnevik-funded Konga.com during its transition from first-party retail to a third-party marketplace platform. Passionate about innovation & impact, he writes the newsletter for Africa's startup ecosystem, Afridigest (http://afridigest.substack.com) and holds JD & MBA degrees from the University of Michigan.