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Founder · Builder · Nigerian-first

Charles Uche
Chijuka

Building Nigeria's Business OS — one product at a time.

I'm a full-stack engineer from Lagos who got tired of watching Nigerian businesses suffer from tools built for Silicon Valley. BoldmindNG is my answer — an interconnected ecosystem of AI products built from scratch, for Nigeria, with 0 external funding.

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40+ Products Built
6 Live Today
₦1.3M+ Monthly Revenue
17K+ Users Across Ecosystem
₦0 External Funding
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About

I'm Charles.
I build things for Nigeria.

My professional journey is rooted in continuous learning and a deep belief that technology should empower people and communities. As a software engineer and EdTech builder, I create intelligent, accessible, and authentic digital solutions that solve real Nigerian problems. My background in education gives me a unique edge — I don't just build tools, I design systems that help others rise.

I am currently building VillageCircle NG — the conviction layer of a complete value flywheel. AmeboGist NG awakens minds through storytelling at the intersection of culture and technology. EduCenter delivers practical EdTech tools and skills training for thousands of learners. BoldmindNG + PlanAI is the enablement layer — intelligent systems, automation, and real product building.

Together these platforms form one powerful ecosystem: Awareness → Education → Enablement → Conviction. We operate with one guiding principle: We rise by lifting others.

This is why I mentor serious builders through Vibe Coders — a 6-month community program where participants move beyond "learning to code" to shipping real products, driving adoption, and creating value in community. I'm especially passionate about the democratization of intelligence through AI and how it removes old gatekeeping in software engineering. The future isn't just about writing code — it's about solving problems, building in community, and getting real users to adopt what we create.

The Journey So Far
2016–2019 CapitalMagne Nigeria Ltd — Customer Service Representative. Started career in financial services; built client management and database skills
2010–2014 Ambrose Alli University — B.Sc.Ed, Economics Education. Best Graduating Student. Education background becomes the foundation for everything built later
2017–2019 M.Ed — Educational Administration, NOUN. Deepened understanding of systems, institutions, and how education scales
2017–2018 Instructional Facilitator, Local Education Authority. Taught primary school pupils computer applications — the seed idea for EduCenter
Feb 2020 Processia Solution Ltd — Frontend Developer. First professional engineering role; built and tested UI modules for 2.5 years
Aug 2022 Decagon — Software Engineer. Nigeria's elite engineering accelerator; sharpened full-stack fundamentals and production delivery
Mar 2023 Smart Hives (Tunisia, Remote) — Full Stack Developer. First international contract; built APIs in Node.js/TypeScript, React/Next.js UIs, managed GitHub workflows
Sep 2023 Awabah — Full Stack Developer. Contributed to Nigeria's pension fintech on a hybrid Lagos contract
Dec 2023 Trade Lenda — Software Developer. Delivered full-stack features for a Nigerian SME trade finance platform, fully remote
Jan 2024 CashToken Rewards Africa — Software Developer. Built features for one of Nigeria's largest loyalty fintech platforms (2 yrs 4 mos)
Mar 2025 Boldmind EduCenter launches — Nigeria's JAMB/WAEC/NECO prep + AI tutoring + School Management Portal. The ecosystem seed
Jul 2025 AmeboGist NG goes live — Pidgin English media platform reaches 12K+ monthly readers
Aug 2025 Boldmind Technology Solution Enterprise founded · PlanAI Suite launches — 13 AI-powered tools for Nigerian entrepreneurs in one OS
Dec 2025 VillageCircle NG launches — story-driven philosophy hub, concept incubator, and home of Vibe Coders
2026 → Scaling PlanAI past 1,000 businesses · AmeboGist to 20K readers · Raising first round · Building the next layer
Aug 2025 BoldmindNG Hub + PlanAI Suite launches — 13 AI-powered tools in one OS for Nigerian entrepreneurs
Dec 2025 VillageCircle NG launches — story-driven philosophy hub and concept incubator
2026 → Scaling, raising, and building the next layer of the stack
Charles Uche Chijuka — Founder, BoldmindNG
Charles Uche Chijuka
Founder & CEO, BoldmindNG · Lagos, Nigeria
40+ Products Designed
6 Live in Market
₦1.3M+ Monthly Revenue
17K+ Ecosystem Users
₦0 External Funding

I didn't set out to build a tech company.
I set out to fix education in Nigeria.

Boldmind EduCenter was the seed. AmeboGist NG was the megaphone. PlanAI was the enabler. VillageCircle NG was the realization that what we were really building was an ecosystem that could shift a nation.

🎓 EduCenter — The Seed 📰 AmeboGist — The Megaphone ⚡ PlanAI — The Enabler 🌱 VillageCircle — The Conviction 🚀 Boldmind — The Ecosystem
The Ecosystem

The BoldmindNG Flywheel

Boldmind
NG
📰
amebogist.ng AmeboGist stranger → reader
🌱
villagecircle.ng VillageCircle reader → believer
🎓
educenter.com.ng EduCenter believer → student
🚀
boldmind.ng BoldmindNG student → builder

Every product feeds the next.

This isn't a portfolio of unrelated projects. It's a deliberate system. AmeboGist NG catches Nigerians where they are — reading the news in their own language. VillageCircle NG shifts their thinking. EduCenter gives them real skills. And BoldmindNG hands them the tools to build.

Each pillar turns strangers into readers, readers into believers, believers into students, and students into builders — who then go on to attract more strangers. That loop is not accidental. It's the whole strategy.

"Every product I build feeds the next. That's not a portfolio — that's a flywheel."
Products

What I've Built

Skills

Technical Arsenal

Expert
Next.js
TypeScript
JavaScript
Node.js
Flutter
Python
Tailwind CSS
Used in 40+ production products across the BoldmindNG ecosystem
Proficient
NestJS
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Java
ASP.NET
Prisma
REST APIs
Backend architecture powering PlanAI, EduCenter, and BoldmindNG Hub
Learning
AI / ML
React Native
Cyber Security
LLM Fine-tuning
Actively integrating AI into every product in the ecosystem
Tools & Platforms
VS Code IntelliJ IDEA Android Studio Figma Railway Vercel Cloudflare GitHub Docker Paystack Neon DB Resend
Full deployment stack for the BoldmindNG ecosystem
Writing

Thinking Out Loud

📰 AmeboGist NG

How Nigerian Entrepreneurs Are Using AI to Beat Bigger Brands

The playing field is shifting. A single founder in Lagos with the right tools is now competing with agencies that run on 50-person teams.

Read on AmeboGist →
🌱 VillageCircle NG

The River That Doesn't Forget: Building Products That Carry Culture

We have been building things without remembering who we are. The next generation of Nigerian products must carry culture in their design, not as decoration — as structure.

Read on VillageCircle →
✍️ Medium

Why I Built 40 Products Before Raising a Single Naira

The conventional wisdom says validate fast, raise money, scale. I did something different. Here's what I learned building an ecosystem without external capital.

Read on Medium →
I write about building in Nigeria — AmeboGist NG, VillageCircle NG, and Medium.
Experience

Career History

Work Experience
Founder
Boldmind Technology Solution Enterprise · Full-time
📍 Lagos State, Nigeria · Aug 2025 – Present · 11 mos
  • Founded and bootstrapped Nigeria's most interconnected AI product ecosystem with ₦0 external funding
  • Architected 5 live platforms — PlanAI, AmeboGist NG, EduCenter, VillageCircle NG, BoldmindNG Hub — serving 17,000+ users
  • Scaled PlanAI to 650+ paying Nigerian SME customers generating ₦1M+ monthly recurring revenue
  • Shipped 40+ products across EdTech, AI tooling, media, fintech, and civic tech verticals
  • Mentors Nigerian builders through Vibe Coders — a 6-month community program inside VillageCircle NG
Founder Product Strategy AI/ML Next.js 15 NestJS
Software Developer
CashToken Rewards Africa · Full-time
📍 Nigeria · Jan 2024 – Apr 2026 · 2 yrs 4 mos
  • Developed and maintained core software modules for Nigeria's loyalty and rewards fintech platform
  • Contributed to full product lifecycle — from feature development through troubleshooting and production support
  • Worked in a collaborative engineering team shipping consumer-facing fintech features
Troubleshooting TypeScript Node.js
Software Developer
Trade Lenda · Full-time
📍 Lagos, Nigeria · Remote · Dec 2023 – Sep 2024 · 10 mos
  • Built and maintained software features for a Nigerian SME lending and trade finance platform
  • Worked remotely delivering full-stack contributions across frontend and backend systems
  • Supported troubleshooting and production issue resolution for live financial services users
Troubleshooting Remote Fintech
Full Stack Developer
Awabah · Contract
📍 Victoria Island, Lagos · Hybrid · Sep 2023 – Dec 2023 · 4 mos
  • Contracted to build full-stack features for Awabah, a Nigerian pension and micro-savings fintech platform
  • Delivered both frontend and backend contributions in a hybrid Lagos-based environment
Full Stack React Node.js Fintech
Full Stack Developer
Smart Hives · Contract
📍 Tunis, Tunisia · Remote · Mar 2023 – Sep 2023 · 7 mos
  • Designed and implemented APIs using Node.js, Express.js, and TypeScript; built responsive UIs with React.js and Next.js
  • Managed the organisation's GitHub repository — version control, code reviews, and team collaboration workflows
  • Actively participated in Jira project boards to track milestones, assign tasks, and ensure timely delivery
  • Collaborated with the UI/UX team to refine design systems based on user testing and feedback
JavaScript Express.js TypeScript React.js Next.js Remote
Software Engineer
Decagon · Full-time
📍 Lagos State, Nigeria · Aug 2022 – Jun 2023 · 11 mos
  • Trained and worked as a software engineer at Decagon, one of Nigeria's leading software engineering accelerators
  • Built production-grade applications with JavaScript, Express.js, and a full modern web stack
  • Developed strong engineering fundamentals — system design, testing, code quality, and team delivery
JavaScript Express.js PostgreSQL Testing
Frontend Developer
Processia Solution Ltd · Full-time
📍 Abuja, FCT, Nigeria · Feb 2020 – Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos
  • Evaluated visual design and ensured project UI met industry standards for content and UX quality
  • Developed and modified software modules based on evolving business requirements
  • Collaborated with QA team on unit testing and system testing to deliver reliable software
JavaScript HTML5 CSS QA & Testing
Customer Service Representative
CapitalMagne Nigeria Ltd · Full-time
📍 Abuja, FCT, Nigeria · Apr 2016 – Dec 2019 · 3 yrs 9 mos
  • Handled client requests for new investments and followed up on customer service enquiries
  • Maintained and updated client records and company information in the database
  • Performed general office and administrative functions in a financial services environment
Customer Service Process Improvement Finance
Volunteering
Instructional Facilitator
Local Education Authority
📍 Nigeria · Jan 2017 – Dec 2018 · 2 yrs · Education
  • Taught primary school pupils computer applications and basic digital literacy
  • Helped deliver the primary school computer curriculum — the spark that eventually led to building EduCenter
Education Computer Literacy Curriculum Delivery
Education
M.Ed — Educational Administration & Planning
National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
2017 – 2019
B.Sc. Ed — Economics Education
Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma
Jan 2010 – Apr 2014
Honours & Awards
  • 🏆
    Best Graduating Student — Economics Education
    Ambrose Alli University · Class of 2014
Recommendation
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Charles brings a high level of energy and ownership to every project he's involved in. He is extremely proactive, always stepping in to move things forward, solve problems, and ensure the team stays on track… When challenges arise, he approaches them with determination and a solution-oriented mindset, making him a dependable teammate in any development environment.

Akari Mathias
Full-Stack Engineer & AI Product Builder · Worked on same team · March 2026
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Key Achievements
  • 🚀
    40+ Products Built — ₦0 Funding — No VC, no grants, no external capital; entirely self-built and self-funded
  • 💰
    ₦1.3M+ Monthly Revenue — Bootstrapped MRR across the BoldmindNG ecosystem by mid-2026
  • 👥
    17,000+ Ecosystem Users — Serving readers, students, and business owners simultaneously across 5 live platforms
  • 🤖
    650+ PlanAI SME Customers — Paying ₦5k–₦40k/month; 100% organic and community-led acquisition
  • 📰
    12,000+ AmeboGist Monthly Readers — Nigeria's first Pidgin English AI + culture media platform built from zero
  • 🧠
    Vibe Coders Mentor — 6-month program training Nigerian builders to ship real products, not just learn to code
  • 🌍
    Mission 2030 — Empowering 1 million Nigerian entrepreneurs with AI tools through the BoldmindNG ecosystem
Open To
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Thinking & Building in Public

Read My Long-Form Writing

I write about building products in Nigeria without VC money, flywheel ecosystems, AI democratization, and what it really takes to serve 17,000+ users on a bootstrap budget.

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Contact

Let's build something.

I'm open to the right conversations.

If you're building something real in Africa, want to invest in Nigerian infrastructure, need a product built properly, or just want to talk shop — reach out. I don't do vague meetings, but I love specific conversations.

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