Kopo Kopo | Connecting Mobile Money to the World

Dylan Higgins, Co-Founder and CEO

Dylan has over 10 years experience in the software and mobile industry. In his seven years at Accenture, he worked for several high-tech clients including Microsoft, AT&T, and Qpass. Dylan is the former CEO and co-founder of SaveTogether (now operated by CFED), which has been featured in the Washington Post, Slate, and the Seattle Times. He is a recipient of the Seattle University Red-Winged Leadership Award, an Echoing Green Semi-Finalist, and was a recognized innovator at the innovation@CFED summit. He received his J.D. and B.A. with Honors in International Studies and Economics at the University of Washington.(@dylanhiggins)

Ben Lyon, Co-founder and Vice President of Business Development

Ben is founder of FrontlineSMS:Credit and co-founder of Kopo Kopo. Ben has extensive field experience in Sub-Saharan Africa and is a respected thought leader in mobile money. He is a 2010 Unreasonable Institute Fellow, 2010 Ashoka/Staples Youth Social Enterprise Award Winner and 2010 PopTech Fellow. He received a B.A. in Economics & International Studies from Rhodes College.(@bmlyon)

Dennis Ondeng, Vice President of Product Development

Dennis is an avid mobile technologist with over 8 years of mobile solutions development and Rich Internet Applications (RIA). He co-founded Invigor Solutions, LLC building applications for the Android and Apple iOS platforms and also served as the IT Manager for United Souvenir & Apparel (Baltimore). Dennis graduated with a BS and a MS in Computer Science from University of Maryland Baltimore County. In his spare time, Dennis likes to play basketball and golf to satisfy his addiction to sports in general.(@donden1)

Colin Kibet Yegon, Software Engineer

Kibet Yegon is a software developer currently focused on Ruby on Rails and related technologies. Prior to Kopo Kopo he worked for Avallain where he got introduced to Ruby which he has come to love. He is also a Java developer focused on web development and Android. Kibet also enjoys anime, motorcycling and is a rabid gamer.(@kibyegon)