Internet Entrepreneur • Tech Enthusiast • Investor
Oluniyi David Ajao is a leading global tech entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in cloud hosting and digital media. As the founder of Web4Africa and TECH dot AFRICA, he shares insights to inspire the next generation of innovators worldwide.
From bootstrapping Web4Africa in 2002 to its 2024 acquisition by HOSTAFRICA, I share my 20+ year entrepreneurial journey in a Q&A inspired by a LinkedIn message. Answering 8 key questions, I cover challenges, scaling, and lessons for aspiring business owners.
Watch nowI am Oluniyi David Ajao, an international technology leader.
I have always loved tech - especially digital technology. I started Web4Africa back in 2002 that has since grown into a market leader in the domain/hosting industry. I sold the business in 2024. Under my leadership, Web4Africa became a top domain registrar in Africa, serving dozens of thousands of clients.
As of today, I am involved in businesses primarily in the cloud hosting and digital media verticals across the world and actively looking for new opportunities across Africa as a cloud hosting pioneer.
I work across South Africa, South America, and southern Europe.
The goal of this personal web presence is to serve as a central point of the useful content I share online. I'm not new to creating online content. I started my first web magazine in 2004 as "Mobile Africa" (or mobileafrica.net) and this has since morphed into a tech portal known as "TECH dot AFRICA".
I ran a personal blog at davidajao.com from 2005 to 2015 which experienced some level of popularity in Ghana and Nigeria. The blog posts are now archived at tech.africa as well.
Ultimately, I hope to be able to educate and inspire the coming generation by sharing useful thoughts via various media like posts on X, videos, articles and the like.
I’m open to sharing my extensive knowledge and experience by writing for leading online publications, mentoring the serious-minded or speaking at conferences.
Web4Africa Q&A (2025): My entrepreneurial journey from 2002 to 2024.
Starlink in Africa: A playlist of videos based on my thoughts about Starlink.
My Feature Articles: as published on TECH dot AFRICA
I'm very passionate about the future of technology globally and do my best to contribute towards the development of the industries I am a part of, with particular focus on emerging markets including Africa.
"I have been following you for years.... I hosted websites in web4africa back in the early 2000 you are a great leader and innovator that you for what you have done to the tech ecosystem in Africa"
- Ewere D."Congratulations on your exit from Web4Africa; I just saw it recently and didn't know about it earlier. I wish you all the best in your next endeavour, Sir. You are a resilient Entrepreneur I am grateful to have known for over a decade. Well done!"
- Ahmad M.In a surprising development, the President of Botswana, a nation in Southern Africa, announced last week that the country is launching a Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program. This move caught many ...
In this article, we discuss the Bilateral Air Service Agreements (BASA) between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Federal Government of Brazil, which pave the way for direct flights between th...
After a very long hiatus, international roaming by T2 (formerly 9mobile), is working again.
The recent activities of a team from the London Internet Exchange (LINX) in Accra, Ghana, have sparked my reflection on the entry of European Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) into Africa. In this artic...
The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has achieved a significant milestone by hitting a peak traffic of 1 Terabit per second (Tbps) for the first time. As the largest internet exchange point i...
South Africa’s telecommunications industry is one of the most developed in Africa. South Africa has always been at the forefront of adopting the latest trends in digital communications. Its domain n...
Following Starlink’s relative success, multiple upstarts have emerged aimed at giving Starlink some serious competition. In this video, I will share 10 of them. Watch to the end for a bonus mention....
The premise Elon Musk is getting much pushback over his post on X (formerly known as Twitter) about Starlink not being allowed to operate in South Africa. The now-viral post itself quotes another post...
Let’s delve into the latest version of Showmax, highlighting the issues that have come to light and the concerns raised by users. Having had access to the new version of Showmax for several weeks, I...
I'm open to sharing my extensive knowledge and experience. Feel free to reach out for speaking opportunities, mentoring, or collaboration.
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