We build for
Africa's next generation.
Gradlinq was founded by academics and engineers who believed that the continent's biggest talent problem was not a skills gap — it was a verification gap. We built the platform to close it, starting from our base in Nigeria.
Our Mission
Proof over promises.
Africa's graduate unemployment crisis is not a talent crisis. It is a trust crisis. Employers cannot verify what graduates claim across Engineering, Law, or Business. Gradlinq fixes this by making multidisciplinary project execution the fundamental unit of professional credibility.
Verified
Building trust, one project at a time.
Our Journey
How we got here
The Insight
Three Nigerian academic-entrepreneurs see 600K+ graduates a year rejected not for lack of intelligence, but lack of verifiable industry experience.
First Prototype
Gradlinq v0 launches at Lagos TechHub. 12 students from top universities. 100% project completion rate.
Nigeria Pilot
First Tier-1 Nigerian university partnership signed. SIWES and IT monitoring system launches. 200+ active students.
Pan-African vision
Expansion to Kenya and Ghana begins. Linq-CV system certified across multiple disciplines.
Leadership
Meet the founders
Dr. Chinwe Igiri
Co-Founder & CEO
Academic leader and entrepreneur bridging Nigeria's university ecosystem with the continent's high-growth industries.
Ajibola Akindunbi
Co-Founder & Team Lead (Full Stack)
Full-stack engineer and product architect leading Gradlinq's multidisciplinary technical direction.
Dr. Ada Peter
Co-Founder & COO
Operations expert overseeing Nigerian university partnerships and stakeholder relationships.
The team building it
David Fayemi
Frontend Engineer
Daniel
Frontend Engineer
Shemaiah
Backend Engineer
Gift Asor
Technical Analyst
Nonye
Product Designer
David Ufot
Product Designer
Oluwaferanmi Emmanuel
ML Engineer
Principles
What we stand for
Verified First
Every credential on Gradlinq is authenticated. Trust through immutable proof.
Africa-Native
Built for the specific rhythms, languages, and realities of African academia and industry.
Execution Over Theory
Students don't just study projects — they ship them. The artifact is the proof.
Radical Transparency
Our metrics and partnership terms are open. We hold ourselves to the same standard we demand.
Gradlinq is built to synchronize the continent's academic talent with real-world industry needs — starting with our high-impact pilots in Nigeria.
Join the mission.
Company, university, or Africa's next top graduate — there's a place for you.