CSR Reporters 
Olaide Adepoju, Founder of Cuditech Services Limited (UK) and Co-Founder of Cudi Technologies Limited, has been named Innovative Female Tech Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2025 Social Impact and Sustainability Awards (SISA), organised by CSR Reporters, Africa’s foremost platform for corporate responsibility, sustainability, and social impact. The award was presented at the SISA 2025 Ceremony held at the Shell/Zenith Bank Hall, MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos, under the theme “People, Planet, Purpose: The New CSR Imperative.”
The recognition celebrates Adepoju’s leadership at the intersection of technology, financial inclusion, and enterprise innovation, and the measurable impact of the ventures she has built to help businesses across Africa, the United Kingdom, and beyond scale with confidence.
Under her leadership and management, Cudi Technologies and Cuditech Services have generated revenue in the hundreds of thousands of pounds within a six-month period and have acquired over 1,250 registered individual users, partnered with more than 30 businesses and technology partners — delivering financial and innovative solutions for the future of the technology sector.
Founded in August 2025, Cuditech Services Limited is an AI-powered digital technology company helping businesses across sectors with B2B and B2C customer acquisition, lead generation, and customer retention, as well as enterprise application and mobile app deployment. Cudi Technologies Limited, registered across the United Kingdom, Nigeria, and Canada, is distinguished by CudifyMe, its solution for sending money, and the soon-to-launch CudiVest, which will enable individuals and businesses to save and invest in foreign currencies.
Adepoju has also served as Head of Partnerships at Klasha, a fast-growing fintech simplifying cross-border commerce in Africa, and brings to her record a track record of global partnership and growth work with financial technology brands including dLocal and Fiter (two Latin American fintechs), Interswitch Group and Budpay.
“This award belongs to every business and partner who trusted us to solve real problems with real technology,” Adepoju said. “We set out to build tools that make it easier for businesses and individuals toleverage AI solutions to move money, grow, and thrive within and across borders. To be recognised for that work within our first year is deeply humbling, and it pushes us to keep building.”
“Olaide Adepoju represents the calibre of founder-led innovation Africa needs more of — disciplined, globally minded, and firmly rooted in solving problems that matter,” said Eche Munonye, Chairman/CEO of CSR Reporters. “Her trajectory in just a few months is a clear signal of what is possible when technical expertise meets purposeful leadership. We believe this is also a great inspiration to upcoming female tech founders across the globe.”
The SISA 2025 Ceremony, broadcast on CSR Reporters TV and partner media platforms, brought together honourees, corporate leaders, and policymakers driving sustainability and social impact across Africa.
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