Ukanwoke is an entrepreneur with a passion for using technology and innovation to bring about change.
He is currently the CEO at BetKing and Managing Director, at KingMakers, and Chairman at Vend Capital.
Years before he took on the helm of affairs at BetKing, Ukanwoke, at the age of 23, founded Beni American University, the first online University in Nigeria.
In June 2015, he was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
In January 2017, became the President of EduTech, an Education Technology Company focused on helping African traditional universities take their on-campus degree programs online through the implementation of the very best of technology, process management, recruitment, admissions, and advisory. EduTech has taken programs from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ahmadu Bello University, and others online through its platform, reaching thousands of students in Undergraduate and Graduate Programs.
In June 2016, Qatar Foundation named Gossy as one of the 50 Global Makers and Shakers of EdTech. He was a winner of the Accelerating Entrepreneurs category - World Entrepreneur of the Year, by the advisory firm Ernst and Young in June 2015, recognizing the work he has done in education and human capital development on the African continent. In March 2016, He was a finalist on the Young CEO of the Year 2016 award by the Africa CEO Forum.
As an advisor to a number of young entrepreneurs, startups, and businesses, he has successfully helped to develop businesses that are providing real solutions to problems being faced daily on the continent across a broad range of sectors including Power, Education, Civil Service, Infrastructure Development, and Manufacturing. His work has been profiled by the World Bank and on CNN, Forbes, Harvard Business School, Forum for Growth and Innovation, The Huffington Post, and more. His work has been used as a research focus and has been cited in articles, journals, and other academic publications.
He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the American University of Cyprus with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Information Systems.
