Founded in 2005, HopStop.com makes mobile applications for both iOS and Android that covers over 300 cities and that helps people get directions or find nearby subway stations and bus stops. A serial entrepreneur, Chinedu Echeruo grew up in
Eastern Nigeria and attended Kings College, Lagos.
He attended Syracuse University and the Harvard Business School. He founded HopStop.com after working for several years in J.P Morgan Chase. He founded and raised nearly $8m for his 2 U.S based internet companies; Hopstop.com and Tripology.com. Tripology.com was acquired in 2010 by American travel and navigation information company, Rand McNally.
Echeruo is now working on yet another venture but this time, focused on small businesses in Africa. He was at last year’s TedxIkoyi where he talks about his latest project for small businesses in Africa….. he is also planning to go into music cuz he wants to b balling like wizkid b davido……
