LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: Silicon Valley’s Naija Powerhouse: 5 Nigerians Shaping Global Tech

Ime Archibong (VP of Product Management, Meta):

A Yale and Stanford alumnus, Archibong is one of the highest-ranking Black executives at Meta (formerly Facebook).

He leads product tracking, strategic partnerships, and was instrumental in connecting Silicon Valley capital directly to the African tech ecosystem.

Ebi Atawodi (Director of Product, YouTube Studio):

A massive force in digital product leadership, Atawodi heads product engineering for creators globally at YouTube Studio.

She previously drove hyper-growth strategies at Uber and Netflix, cementing her status as a premier Silicon Valley product veteran.

Oshiorenoya Agabi (Founder & CEO, Koniku):

 A neurobiologist based in California, Agabi is revolutionizing deep tech by fusing living synthetic biological neurons with traditional silicon chips.

His company’s tech allows devices to “smell” explosives and diseases in real time.

Mamuna Oladipo (SVP of Product, Shopify):

Oladipo leads major product initiatives for the global e-commerce giant. Known for her past executive product roles at Kickstarter, she is a sought-after Silicon Valley operator scaling mass-market consumer tech.

Olaoluwa Okelola (Senior Software Engineer, Meta):

One of Facebook’s earliest Nigerian-born core engineers (joining back in 2007), Okelola is a legendary systems engineer who built foundational infrastructure that keeps the massive social network scalable.