Akeeb Ismail
Co-Founder at Fundfrica
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAkeeb Ismail is a seasoned software and AI engineer with nine years of experience building production AI agents, data platforms, and distributed systems from Lagos. As Co-Founder of Fundfrica he drives product strategy and designed scalable backend architectures for micro-lending, combining hands-on Python/Node.js engineering with team leadership and AWS-native systems. His background includes senior engineering roles at fintech startups like Okra and Moni (YC W22) and data engineering work at Kimoyo Insights, giving him deep domain experience in payments, lending, and data-driven product iteration. Akeeb blends product intuition with technical rigor—leveraging analytics to optimize user acquisition and loan workflows while shipping secure, production-ready services. He’s comfortable across the stack, from backend architecture to AI agent deployment, and known for translating complex requirements into pragmatic, scalable solutions. Based in Lagos with ties to the UK, he brings entrepreneurial grit and a sustained focus on operationalizing ML and data systems in real-world financial products.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University
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Github Skills (69)
emoji10
iso10
currency10
country-flags10
csv10
geo10
php10
country-codes10
region10
laravel9
laravel-package9
phpoffice9
excel8
phpexcel8
tdd8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
akeebismail/kibb-school-api
Feb 2018 - Jul 2019
School management System
Contributions:40 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
djangomanagement-systemphpschool-management-system
akeebismail/akeebismail
Mar 2022 - Jul 2025
Contributions:2 pushes in 3 years 3 months
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