Company:Gamsole
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Short description: Nigerian video game start-up
| Industry | Mobile game production |
|---|---|
| Founded | April 2012 |
| Founder | Abiola Olaniran |
Gamsole is a Nigerian start-up which produces mobile game. Gamsole was founded by Abiola Olaniran in April 2012.[1][2]
History
Founded in 2012[1] by Abiola Olaniran,[3] a Google Student Ambassador and Computer Science graduate from the Obafemi Awolowo University who emerged Nigeria’s Microsoft Imagine Cup Winner in 2010[4] and became a world finalist of the student competition in the same year. Abiola also won the Samsung Developer Challenge.[5][6]
As at February 2015, the games had been downloaded over 10 million times across 191 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. Company has created more than 35 games. Among Gamsole games are Gidi Run, Temple Run, Monster Ninja, Sweet Candy.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dolan, Kerry A.. "Africa's Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs: Forbes Africa's 30 Under 30 For 2015". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2015/06/12/africas-most-promising-young-entrepreneurs-forbes-africas-30-under-30-for-2015/#341faf31640e.
- ↑ "Nigeria's Abiola Olaniran, Founder of Gamsole is Dominating Africa's Mobile Gaming Industry". 24 July 2019. https://foundersafrica.com/nigerias-abiola-olaniran-founder-of-gamsole-is-dominating-africas-mobile-gaming-industry/.
- ↑ BellaNaija.com (2017-05-22). ""From Africa to the World"! Mobile Game Developer Abiola Olaniran of Gamsole is our #BellaNaijaMCM this Week" (in en-US). https://www.bellanaija.com/2017/05/from-africa-to-the-world-mobile-game-developer-abiola-olaniran-of-gamsole-is-our-bellanaijamcm-this-week/.
- ↑ "allAfrica.com: Africa: OAU Students Head to Poland for Microsoft Imagine Cup Competition". http://allafrica.com/stories/201006020734.html.
- ↑ "Abiola Olaniran: Why Gamsole Doesn't Build Games For Nigerians". https://techpoint.ng/2015/03/30/gamsole-not-build-games-for-nigerians-only-abiola-olaniran/.
- ↑ "Going global: How this Nigerian game developer built his enterprise" (in en-US). 2015-03-11. https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/going-global-how-this-nigerian-game-developer-built-his-enterprise/47544/.
- ↑ Diallo, Boubacar (2016-09-21). "Gamsole, a Nigerian mobile game developer to conquer the world" (in en-US). https://www.afrikatech.com/health/gamsole-a-nigerian-mobile-game-developer-to-conquer-the-world/.
External links
- Gamsole Website
- Gamsole on CNN
- Why Gamsole Doesn’t Build Games For Nigerians
- Africa's games makers dream of exporting to the world
- Gamsole founder discusses inspiration
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