Adeyemi Olaoye

Founder & CEO @Veda Legacy | ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿ†|Most Original Business Idea 2026๐Ÿ†|Building the Infrastructure for Cognitive Continuity|UPGBishara Entrepreneur, 2026|TEF Entrepreneur,2017

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

About

Most people don't think about preserving their mind until it's too late. I do โ€” and I'm building the technology to change that. I'm Adeyemi Olaoye, Founder & CEO of Veda Legacy โ€” an AI-driven cognitive continuity platform that preserves how a person thinks, reasons, and decides before aging or dementia takes that away. Through structured voice conversations, Veda captures reasoning patterns, values, and decision logic, transforming them into a consultable AI replica the family can rely on when they can no longer speak fro themselves. We're not building a chatbot. We're building infrastructure for cognitive legacy. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿ— 8+ YEARS BUILDING THINGS THAT WORK B.Tech Computer Science โ€” LAUTECH. Trained across frontend architecture, cloud platforms, AI, and Web3. Systems built across fintech, SaaS, and enterprise โ€” PayPerHead, Sterling Bank, Sigma Pensions: โ–ธ 46% user engagement lift at PayPerHead โ€” UI systems adopted org-wide โ–ธ 92% bug reduction at Sterling Bank via structured testing โ–ธ 125,000+ monthly manual hours eliminated at Sigma Pensions โ–ธ 10% company valuation increase through full platform redesign I don't just write code. I find the product failures and workflow gaps that determine whether software succeeds or quietly dies. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿš€ ENTREPRENEUR โ€” BUILDING IN HARD PLACES In 2015, I founded Moyimemories, a digital memory preservation platform. โ–ธ 2016 โ€” YES Grant Award/TV presentation โ–ธ 2017 โ€” Tony Elumelu Foundation Award, top 1,000 entrepreneurs across Africa Veda Legacy is that original insight rebuilt โ€” a decade more experience, a sharper product, a far larger opportunity. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐ŸŒ VEDA LEGACY โ€” NOW Recent validation: โ–ธ Rajasthan Startup Summit 2026 โ€” invited to pitch, India โ–ธ UPG Biashara 2026 โ€” shortlisted, Switzerland โ–ธ 1752VC Launchpad & Founder Institute Abuja โ€” accepted โ–ธ 2026 Innovation & Excellence Awards โ€” considered, UK Raising pre-seed ($500Kโ€“$5M). In conversations with YC, Techstars, TEF, and Google for Startups Africa. โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿค LET'S CONNECT โ†’ Investors in AI, healthtech, or longevity tech โ†’ Researchers in dementia or cognitive health โ†’ Builders in voice AI or agentic systems โ†’ Partners in elder care or digital legacy ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected] | ๐ŸŒ [email protected] The mind may be the most valuable thing a person ever leaves behind. We're building the technology to protect it.

Experience

  • CEO, Founder at Veda Legacy
    Dec 2025 - Present ยท 7 mos

    - Founded Veda Legacy in Q4 2024 with a mission to preserve how people think, not just what they remember, before cognitive decline makes that impossible. - Since founding, I have personally designed and built the core product infrastructure from the ground up, including user registration and profile management, outbound AI call scheduling, real-time voice capture and transcription, and a live frontend web application, all bootstrapped with zero external funding. - Currently leading the development of the AI intelligence layer, including the Cognitive Extraction Pipeline, Conversation Orchestrator, Validation Engine and Reasoning Agent, which will power the consultable AI at the heart of the platform. - Secured international recognition as AI Startup of the Year 2026 by Corporate LiveWire Awards UK, selected from over 90,000 businesses worldwide, at pre-revenue stage. - Actively building strategic partnerships, an advisory board, and pursuing pre-seed investment to bring the full product to market within 2026.

  • Senior Frontend Developer at Sterling Bank Plc
    Oct 2020 - Present ยท 5 yrs 9 mos

    โœ”๏ธ Reduced user-reported bugs initially by 92% and 65% monthly by driving and supporting the integration of a unit testing infrastructure as an expert with Jest & Enzyme. โœ”๏ธ Cited for crucial input to the entire product development process (Alt-mall E-commerce application) for features reaching 500k+ users, optimizing the use of a large budget.

  • Security Researcher at Freelance IT Services
    Jan 2025 - Jan 2026 ยท 1 yr 1 mo

  • Frontend Web3 Engineer at Moyi Eyearbook App
    Jan 2024 - Jan 2026 ยท 2 yrs 1 mo

    โœ”๏ธ Developing smart contracts for decentralized applications (DApps) on blockchain platforms such as Ethereum, or Solana. โœ”๏ธ Writing, testing, and deploying smart contracts using Solidity or Remix, Hardhat, and Foundry. โœ”๏ธ Using Web3 tools like Ether.js or web3.js to integrate smart contracts with front-end interfaces. โœ”๏ธ Ensuring application security through code audits and the adoption of best practices for developing smart contracts. โœ”๏ธ Staying updated with the latest developments in blockchain technology, including new platforms, tools, and languages.

  • Senior Frontend Developer at PayPerHead
    May 2022 - Oct 2024 ยท 2 yrs 6 mos