Oluniyi D. Ajao
Internet entrepreneur with over 20 years in the hosting and cloud infrastructure industry. Oluniyi founded Web4Africa in 2002 — one of the pioneering African domain registrars and web hosting providers — and served as its CEO for 22 years before the company was acquired by HOSTAFRICA in 2024. He now leads AFRICLOUD, a cloud services company delivering high-performance VPS hosting from data centres in Lisbon and Johannesburg, serving markets across Africa, South America, and Europe.
Oluniyi is a member of ZADNA (ZA Domain Name Authority) and the founder of TECH.AFRICA, a technology media platform covering the African tech ecosystem. He writes about server infrastructure, data centre operations, and the evolving cloud landscape.
Career
| Role | Organisation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| CEO | AFRICLOUD | 2025 – present |
| CEO & Founder | Web4Africa | 2002 – 2024 |
| Founder | TECH.AFRICA | 2004 – present |
South Africa
English, Yoruba, Portuguese
ZADNA (ZA Domain Name Authority)