Uchenna Ajayi

Overview

Founder of Wharf Cloud (climate analytics). 8 years of building before that. Took Wharf Cloud from zero to $7 million ARR. Raised $30 million across 2 rounds. Most at home with climate tech and content. Board games, hiking, and terrible puns.

Experience

1. Founder

   Dec 2025 - Present
   Wharf Cloud · 10 mo · Full-time · Abuja, Nigeria
   • Took Wharf Cloud from zero to $1 million ARR.
   • Grew the team to 68 people across 5 countries.
2. Sales Manager

   Aug 2023 - Dec 2025
   Standard Bank · 2 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Abuja, Nigeria
   • Shortened the enterprise sales cycle from 10 months to 6.
3. Account Executive

   Jan 2022 - May 2023
   GTBank · 1 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Abuja, Nigeria
   • Shortened the enterprise sales cycle from 10 months to 3.
   • Closed 246% of quota two years running.
4. Senior Account Executive

   May 2020 - Jan 2022
   Vodacom · 1 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Abuja, Nigeria
   • Opened 5 new logos over $2 million ACV in the region.
5. Senior Account Executive

   Sep 2018 - Apr 2020
   Safaricom · 1 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Abuja, Nigeria
   • Shortened the enterprise sales cycle from 9 months to 5.

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Education

1. Carnegie Mellon University Africa

   MS, Business Administration
   2020 - 2022
2. University of Cape Town

   BSc, Business Administration
   2014 - 2018