Pleasant Balogun

Launched Drip, a fashion tech mobile application designed to redefine closet management and personal styling.

• Developed and launched the Drip iOS mobile application, delivering a 'closet in your pocket' solution to users.
• Implemented innovative features for fashion organization, styling, and community engagement, enhancing user experience.
• Managed end-to-end product lifecycle, from conception and development to deployment and initial user acquisition.

Currently building AI-powered resume tools to empower job seekers and professionals in their career growth journeys.

• Architecting and developing advanced AI resume tools, enhancing career documents for optimal impact and ATS compatibility.
• Applying expertise in AI and software engineering to create innovative solutions for professional development and job search optimization.
• Driving the technical vision and implementation for a platform aimed at transforming job search strategies and user outcomes.

Developed an AI-powered educational platform, contributing to innovative learning solutions for a UK-based startup.

• Engineered core components of an AI educational platform, enhancing learning experiences through intelligent features and personalized content.
• Collaborated remotely with a UK-based startup, delivering key functionalities for a transformative educational product.
• Applied advanced software engineering principles to build scalable and user-friendly educational tools, improving accessibility.

Contributed as a Full Stack Developer to enhance and expand Chimoney's global payment infrastructure, focusing on mobile application development post-acquisition of Scrim.

• Led the successful launch of the Chimoney mobile app, significantly expanding user accessibility and engagement for global payments.
• Implemented robust full-stack solutions to support global payment functionalities and improve overall user experience.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate new features and optimize platform performance, ensuring seamless transactions.

Engaged in developer relations activities, leveraging expertise from the acquired Buck CLI tool to foster community and support product adoption.

• Advocated for developer community needs, contributing to product improvements and enhanced user satisfaction for the SaaS platform.
• Provided technical guidance and support, ensuring effective utilization of Onboardbase's SaaS offerings and developer tools.
• Leveraged deep understanding of the Buck CLI to bridge communication between product and developer communities, post-acquisition.

Conceptualized, built, and launched Scrim, an innovative platform simplifying online money transfers, which was subsequently acquired by a Canadian fintech company.

• Developed a seamless global payment infrastructure, enabling users to send money via email, Twitter, or phone number.
• Achieved acquisition by Chimoney.io in 2023, validating technological innovation and market potential for the platform.
• Garnered significant media attention, featured in 'The Nation Newspaper' and 'Tribune Online' for disrupting fintech payments.

Led a 5-person team to establish Zeddpay, a fintech platform providing essential payment solutions for underbanked youth by leveraging airtime.

• Grew user base to over 2,000 individuals, including merchants, by addressing a critical financial inclusion gap for youth.
• Developed and launched a unique marketplace enabling seamless conversion of airtime to cash for underserved communities.
• Managed product development and strategic partnerships, driving platform growth and market penetration in the fintech sector.

Developed and launched 'Buck,' a command-line interface tool that streamlined operations for developers, leading to its acquisition by a leading SaaS platform.

• Engineered and deployed a CLI tool, achieving over 95,000 downloads and significant industry adoption within two years.
• Secured acquisition by Onboardbase.com in 2022, demonstrating early product-market fit and commercial viability.
• Authored foundational code, establishing a robust and widely utilized developer utility for the tech community.

A profile detailing Pleasant Balogun's early entrepreneurial success and profound impact within the Nigerian FinTech sector.

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An article highlighting the acquisition of Scrim by a Canadian FinTech firm and the innovative work of its teenage founder, Pleasant Balogun.