Iyanu is an award-winning finance and technology leader passionate about venture capital, financial inclusion, agritech, and edtech innovation. He has driven over $50M in growth for fintech and export finance companies, scaling digital lending products across underserved markets. He co-founded MyFarmbase, an climate-tech and agri-tech platform that has empowered over 12,000 smallholder farmers in 15 countries with climate-smart technologies skills and reached over 100,000 youths with agritech education.
An active member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community, Iyanu has led multiple digital and entrepreneurial skill-building initiatives for young people in low-income communities. He has spoken and mentored on international platforms, including the Bayer Youth Ag Summit, where he became the first African Moderator, and has supported early-stage agritech, climate tech, and biotech startups to secure funding and market traction. Currently, he serves with the Core Team of the Future50 Project in partnership with the Global Foresight Network.
He is deeply committed to leveraging venture capital and technology to unlock opportunities for SMEs, farmers, and youth across emerging economies.
