Samson Aligba

Samson Aligba has a diverse work experience, ranging from founding and leading their own companies to holding leadership roles in various organizations. Samson most recently worked at Deposits as the CPO/Head of Products, where they built the product organization and oversaw the strategy and development of the company's product suites. Prior to that, Samson was the Founder of Hyphen FI, a company they started in 2022. Before that, they were the Lead Partner at MVPSkool, a community and venture support studio for non-technical founders and business leaders. In 2020, they launched Mulaa, a social commerce technology platform and API for Africa, where they served as the Founder/Chief Solutions Architect. Samson also co-founded and served as the CIO & Cofounder of Acquiring Digital Estates | ADE, a digital agency that combined technology marketing and product startup. Additionally, they were the Chief Product Officer/Founder of eventiso.com, a platform that simplified event ticketing and promotion. Earlier in their career, Samson worked as a Design and Digital Marketing Director at Brand Effectiveness and as a Developer at BackandFront.

Samson Aligba's education history includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Benin, which they obtained from 2006 to 2010. Prior to that, they pursued a Diploma in Computer Engineering from the same university, completing it from 2002 to 2004. In addition to their formal education, Samson Aligba has obtained certifications such as the Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner from IBM in February 2020 and the Google UX Masterclass from Google in October 2014.