Abiola Olaniran is the Founder and CEO of Gamsole, one of
the most successful game developer in Nigeria on the Windows Phones and PC
platforms in terms of game downloads and gross revenues.
He Studied Computer Science and Mathematics at Obafemi Awolwo
University Nigeria
Within six months of launch on the Windows Phone Store, over
three million people from all over the world had played Gamesole’s games. As at
February 2015, Gamsole’s games have been downloaded over 10 million times
across 25 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. Gamsole has
created more than 35 games, and releases new titles every month. Gamsole’s
investors and partners are 88mph and Microsoft.
Abiola studied computer science and mathematics at the
Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria. He was the winner of the Microsoft
Imagine Cup software competition 2010 Nigeria, earning a place on the team that
represented Nigeria at the world finals in Warsaw, Poland. In the same year, he
was the winner of the Samsung Nigeria Developer Challenge in the games and
entertainment category.
In January 2015, Forbes listed Abiola as one of Africa’s
most promising entrepreneurs.
He can be reached through www.facebook.com/olaniran.abiola
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