Meet The Team
Isreal Adeyanju
Managing Partner & CEO
Isreal Adeyanju is the Lead Founder and CEO of Kọ Ventures' Ko Cafe. He also leads diversity initiatives at Nestment. Isreal is a social impact steward and civic technologist with an itch for taking disruptive ideas from 0 to 1. He’s passionate about building smart cities where constituents are informed and engaged, have access to affordable housing, and have equitable opportunities for social mobility.
Sam Osei Afriyie
Co-Founder
Sam Osei Afriyie is the Co-Founder at Kọ Cafe, leading partnerships and events. Outside of Kọ Cafe, he is an enterprise technology consultant at Nvidia with expertise in artificial intelligence policy, digital transformation, and cloud infrastructure. He is passionate about assisting early Black and Brown people with transitioning into technology careers and building community.
Olubanwo Aruleba
Co-Founder
Olubanwo Aruleba is the Co-Founder at Kọ Cafe, also leading partnerships and events. Outside of Kọ Cafe, he is a career strategist and tech recruiter with a passion for preparing professionals for the future of work. He’s worked as a tech recruiter in matching some of the most talented and overlooked minds to some of the leading technology brands and disruptive start-ups.
Victor Adeyanju
Co-Founder
Victor “ Vick ” Adeyanju is the Co-Founder of Kọ Cafe, spearheading multimedia production and customer experience initiatives, ensuring a seamless blend of innovation and satisfaction. Vick is a visionary creative strategist and consultant dedicated to empowering small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs to overcome obstacles and achieve tangible results. Outside of Kọ, Vick serves as the Managing Director of ResourceXpertise, leveraging his five years of entrepreneurship to guide others away from common pitfalls and time-consuming mistakes. He is also the Founder of Cut Different TV, where he utilizes his extensive background in multimedia production to curate and share the compelling stories of artists from diverse backgrounds.
Daniel Adeyanju
Co-Founder
Daniel Adeyanju is the Co-Founder of Kọ Cafe, focusing on relationship development. He is passionate about creating pathways to economic mobility through technology education. He also serves as the Director of Partnerships and External Affairs at The Knowledge House, a tech training nonprofit connecting underestimated communities to family sustaining tech careers. Daniel focuses on building relationships with companies that hire and inspire their Fellows, and fund their programs. Prior to TKH, he was Founding Program Director at Kura Labs. In prior career journeys, Daniel has been a software engineer at a Fortune-500 corporation, startup operator, and technical career coach for Computer Science majors at CUNY Lehman College, The Bronx’s only 4-year CUNY institution.