Funmilola Aderemi

Co-Founder & CPO, Pharmarun | Building Africa’s Largest Medication Access Infrastructure | HealthTech | Product

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

About

Every day in Nigeria, people visit three, four, sometimes five pharmacies looking for a single medication. Not because it doesn't exist but because no one has built the system to find it. That's the problem I wake up daily to solve. I'm the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Pharmarun, Africa's medication access infrastructure platform connecting patients, pharmacies, hospitals, insurers, and logistics providers into one coordinated system, so that once a prescription is written, it gets filled. Reliably. Affordably. Fast. We've grown to 1,000+ pharmacy partners, thousands of users, multiple insurance and hospital partnerships, and 36 states in Nigeria. Powered by inventory visibility, intelligent order routing, enterprise APIs, and Tina,our AI health assistant. My product instincts were built across a decade+ at Jumia, Seamfix, and MAX.ng - moving from customer experience and technical support into product management, and learning that the best products are built from deep empathy with the people they serve. I also sit on the board of the Africa Digital Health Networks (ADHN) as the voice on Youth and Innovation. If you're building in healthcare or thinking about medication access on the continent, let's connect.

Experience

  • Co-Founder & Chief Products Officer at PHARMARUN
    Oct 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

    Pharmarun is Africa's medication access infrastructure platform connecting patients, pharmacies, payers and logistics providers into a single coordinated system for medication fulfillment and last-mile healthcare delivery. As Co-Founder and CPO, I lead product strategy and execution across the full Pharmarun ecosystem. Also responsible for product culture, customer experience, PM hiring and development, and cross-functional alignment across all internal teams

  • The Africa Digital Health Networks - ADHN (Hybrid)
    • Interim Board | Youth & Innovation Dockets
      Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

      Contribute to governance and strategic direction for a pan-African digital health network focused on accelerating digital health adoption across Africa. Serve on the Youth & Innovation Docket, driving initiatives that position young people as active builders and decision-makers in Africa's digital health future.

    • Member, Taskforce | Lead, Youth & Women
      Dec 2023 - Aug 2024 · 9 mos

  • Snr Product Manager at MAX.NG
    Feb 2021 - Nov 2021 · 10 mos

    Owned product strategy and execution at one of Africa's leading mobility and logistics platforms. Worked across rider-facing and operations products in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

  • SEAMFIX (3 yrs 9 mos)
    • Product Manager
      Jan 2019 - Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Led product development for identity verification and digital infrastructure products. Managed the full product lifecycle from discovery through delivery, working closely with engineering and business teams to build solutions for enterprise clients across Africa.

    • Digital Marketing Executive
      Aug 2018 - Jan 2019 · 6 mos

    • Technical Support Team Lead
      May 2017 - Aug 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Built and led Seamfix's customer support function. Established the team structure, processes, and standards that formed the foundation of the company's customer experience operation. Managed technical support delivery, issue resolution, and ensured clients could effectively adopt and use the company's identity and digital infrastructure products.

  • Jumia Nigeria (2 yrs 11 mos)
    • Training, Development and Total Quality Management Specialist
      May 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Progressed from frontline CX into a role focused on building the capability of the people behind it. Trained and onboarded call centre agents, led recruitment and interviews, mentored team members, and served as a process auditor for quality and issue resolution. Effectively owned the quality and consistency of Jumia's customer experience operations, a formative experience in systems thinking, people development, and operational excellence.

    • Customer Experience Specialist
      Feb 2014 - Jun 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Delivered frontline customer support for one of Africa's largest and fastest-growing e-commerce platforms during a pivotal period of expansion. Developed a deep understanding of customer behaviour, pain points, and service delivery at scale. The foundation that shaped my product career.