Nigerian Fintech Okra Shuts Down as Co-Founder Fara Ashiru Moves to UK’s Kernel

Fara Ashiru Bids Farewell To Okra, Joins UK Startup Kernel As Head Of Engineering » News.ng

Fara Ashiru, co-founder and former CEO of Nigerian fintech startup Okra, has officially ended her tenure at the company and joined UK-based tech venture Kernel, where she now serves as Head of Engineering. According to updates shared on her LinkedIn profile, Ashiru stepped into her new position in June 2025 following her exit from Okra in May, wrapping up a five-year chapter of building one of Nigeria’s earliest open banking platforms. Speaking …

Nigerian Fintech Okra shuts down as Co-founder Fara Ashiru moves to UK’s Kernel

Co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian fintech startup Okra, Fara Ashiru, has officially exited the company and joined UK-based startup Kernel as Head of Engineering.   The post Nigerian Fintech Okra shuts down as Co-founder Fara Ashiru moves to UK’s Kernel appeared first on Nairametrics.

Former Okra CEO Fara Ashiru Jituboh joins UK startup Kernel as Head of Engineering

Fara Ashiru Jituboh, the co-founder and former CEO/CTO of Nigerian fintech startup Okra, has stepped down from her leadership role to join Kernel, a UK-based Revenue Operations (RevOps) startup, as Head of Engineering. This move marks a significant transition for both Jituboh and Okra, a company that has been instrumental in shaping Africa’s open finance landscape. Her departure comes just months after Okra’s strategic pivot into cloud infrastru…

Okra Co-Founder Fara Ashiru Joins UK’s Kernel

Fara Ashiru, co-founder and CEO of Nigeria’s open-finance startup Okra, has joined UK-based Kernel as Head of Engineering. Kernel builds AI-powered agents for revenue operations and is tapping Ashiru to lead technical growth. Why it matters Ashiru’s exit casts doubt on the future of Okra, which she co-founded in 2019 and steered through turbulent shifts […] The post Okra Co-Founder Fara Ashiru Joins UK’s Kernel appeared first on Tech Labari.

Okra Co‑Founder Fara Ashiru joins British startup following company's shutdown

Okra co-founder Fara Jituboh has exited the fintech just months after launching Nebula, its cloud infrastructure product, marking the end of a defining chapter in Nigeria’s open-banking space.

Okra CEO Fara Ashiru joins Kernel, a UK RevOps startup

Fara Ashiru, co-founder and CEO of Nigerian open-finance startup Okra, has recently joined UK-based Kernel, which builds custom AI agents for revenue operations. The move raises significant questions about the future of Okra, which recently pivoted to cloud services amidst a challenging regulatory and competitive landscape. Her departure follows a period of significant change at Okra, which she co-founded in 2019 with David Peterside. Peterside,…