Dickson Nsofor

Dickson Nsofor founded and served as CEO of Kora, a company they started in September 2017. In 2019, they participated in the Techstars Class of 2019. Before that, from April 2015 to September 2016, they worked as the CEO and IT Infrastructure Lead at LIXON Mobile, where they designed a feature phone with Java versions of WhatsApp and Facebook to promote internet usage among the unbanked population. In their first year, the company sold 20,000 devices. From September 2013 to April 2015, they worked as a Business Development Manager at Globizme Shenzhen Electronics in their Nigerian office.

Dickson Nsofor completed their Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in Information and Communication Engineering at Covenant University from 2008 to 2013. Dickson then pursued a Master of Arts (MA) degree in International Economics and Business at Nankai University from 2013 to 2015. In 2016, they obtained a certification in ITIL from AXELOS Global Best Practice. In 2023, they attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, where they pursued the OAMLP degree. The field of study for this program was not specified.