How Y Combinator founder Taiwo Akinropo built a multi-billion-naira delivery business without the hyper-growth playbook

For Taiwo Akinropo, HeyFood wasn't born out of a love for restaurants. It began with a fascination for broken systems. After leaving the University of Ibadan, he built HeyFood into one of Nigeria's leading food delivery platforms, processing more than ₦6.1 billion in transactions. Now, he's betting on autonomous AI, believing Africa should build—not just adopt—the technologies of the future