Akinfolarin Oluwaseun

Led product strategy, design, and research for an AI-first organization, successfully shipping a 3-product AI suite (Profile Builder, Job Finder, Job Autofill) to 20,000 users within 6 months, achieving a 10% successful job placement rate.

Architected a multi-model AI stack, strategically assigning Claude and OpenAI for inference, synthesis, and background jobs to optimize cost, latency, and capability across the product surface.

Built and led an AI integration consultancy from inception, securing the first two institutional clients by white-labeling core products for college partners.

Developed custom GPTs to standardize content production, eliminating voice inconsistency and reducing manual review cycles across the HelloCV team.

Operated on an AI-first paradigm, embedding AI tooling across product, research, and operations workflows to enhance efficiency and innovation.

Designed and built a multi-agent system (OpenClaw) for a digital news platform (7M users), autonomously sourcing news, surfacing leads, and drafting initial copy for reporter review.

Delivered significant business impact, increasing editorial output by an estimated 100% and lifting revenue by 20% for the client during the engagement window.

Worked directly with 30+ high-growth tech startups, including 11 AI-native companies, leading growth strategy and go-to-market execution during their critical first six months in the program.

Advised founders on positioning, ICP definition, pricing experiments, and early sales motions, contributing to two portfolio company acquisitions.

Screened and selected cohort companies and designed comprehensive programming across early-stage and advanced tracks.

Evaluated and advised 11 AI-native startups at Tulsa's flagship tech incubator, working directly with founders on growth strategy and go-to-market execution.

Managed accelerator design and execution across multiple cohorts of social impact founders, ensuring program effectiveness and impact.

Designed projects and partnerships to build ecosystem infrastructure that supported fellows post-program, fostering sustainable growth.

Shipped ML-powered content recommendation and editorial discovery features, plus AI-assisted context tooling that surfaced background research and related coverage for reporters drafting stories.

Modernized internal editorial workflows, significantly increasing newsroom productivity and accelerating story turnaround.

Built product partnerships designed to expand utility for the platform's 7 million users.

Founded and led CivicHive, designing the program from concept through implementation as the first accelerator for social impact entrepreneurs in Nigeria.

Built the program structure, curriculum, and experiential learning components for digital civic tech founders.

Built a national mentorship network and partnership pipeline, managing selection, onboarding, and faculty.

Conceptualized, designed, and delivered grant-specified products supporting civic engagement and government accountability.

Co-led a tech consultancy serving 15+ clients spanning nonprofit, government, financial services, and oil & gas, scoping and delivering custom software products end to end.

Drove fundraising and capital strategy, including investor pitches and negotiations that expanded the firm's portfolio.

Founded and led WANGONeT's first in-house technology team, establishing critical infrastructure and capabilities.

Built civic engagement platforms that significantly increased public participation in Nigerian government processes.

Advised the company's pivot from learning management into financial solutions for schools, including product-market fit and business model development.

Provided innovation and digital transformation advisory, drawing on a portfolio of 30+ tech startup engagements.

Managed curriculum design, faculty management, and recruitment for a girls-in-tech organization training the next generation of African technologists.