Emmanuel Olorunshola Wins Titans of Tech’s “Innovative Tech Entrepreneur of the Year 2022” — Joins Ranks of Nigeria’s Most Influential ICT Leaders
Emmanuel Olorunshola has been awarded the Innovative Tech Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 at the Titans of Tech Awards, one of Nigeria’s highest honours in the tech sector. The award, handed out during the 18th edition of the Awards, recognises exceptional innovation and leadership in Nigerian information and communication technology.
Launched in 2004 by Tech TV Global Network, Titans of Tech has for nearly two decades celebrated the pioneers and trailblazers of Nigeria’s ICT landscape. Past honourees include Leo Stan Ekeh, founders of Zinox Technologies; Ernest Ndukwe, former chairman of MTN Nigeria; Femi Pedro, noted finance and public service leader; and corporations such as itel, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), MTN, and Alpha Technologies.
In presenting the accolade, the Titans of Tech committee praised Olorunshola for his dual achievement: building consumer-facing platforms like Foodkix, which disrupted last-mile delivery by using bicycles to deliver food faster and cheaper; and developing Kixmenu, which brought restaurant operations into the digital age with QR-code menus, POS functionality, and real-time analytics. His earlier project, Shopnow.ng, noted for being one of the first online stores in Africa to accept Bitcoin as its only means of payment, also featured in the citation.
The impact of his work goes beyond technological ideas. Because of his ventures, more than 5,000 young people in Nigeria and Ghana have been trained in digital entrepreneurship and related skills, while hundreds have found employment as riders, restaurant staff, and support personnel. These outcomes were part of what set him apart among the nominees.
Olorunshola accepted the award with humility and determination. “I believe innovation must touch people’s lives — not just in concept, but in everyday utility. This award belongs to every young Nigerian who dares to build, who persists when things are hard. We’ll keep pushing so that tech doesn’t just serve the few but elevates the many.”
With this win, Emmanuel Olorunshola enters the elite circle of Titans who have shaped Nigeria’s ICT history. The Innovative Tech Entrepreneur prize, now firmly in his name for 2022, places him among those whose ideas, grit, and leadership are setting new benchmarks for what Nigerian technology—and its people—can achieve.
