about the company
Cleva enables African freelancers and businesses to receive international payment for their service, while protecting themselves from local currency volatility. With a Cleva USD account, one can easily receive USD payment from anywhere in the world, spend via a card, pay bills, convert to local currency, and save in USD to hedge against local currency volatility.
the team
Philip Abel
CTO and Co-Founder
Has a relentless drive for excellence. Studied computer science and engineering at MIT and Georgia Tech. Built multi-region infrastructure and services for years at industry giants such as AWS, Twilio, and Akamai Technologies. Marked by resilience, and a commitment to making a positive impact in the world.
Tolu Alabi
CEO and Co-Founder
Brings relevant experience from being a Lead Product Manager building Issuing and Banking products at Stripe. Previously a Senior PM at Amazon working on multiple products from Logistics to Augmented Reality. Has an MBA from Stanford GSB and a B.A in Computer Science and Mathematics from Grinnell College.
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