The news has been agog of the group of alleged fraudsters numbering about 80 clamped down by the FBI for fraud related offences during which about 17 were arrested in the Los Angeles area . Prominent on this list recently unsealed by the FBI , are names of certain young igbo men ; with names such as Valentine Iro and Chukwudi Igbokwe being bandied about and this has smeared the reputation of igbos . However for every Chukwudi Igbokwe and Valentine Iro , there are a thousand Chinedu Echeruo doing our country proud and flying the flag high.
Echeruo is an Igbo Nigerian Billionaire Tech entrepreneur and founder of HopStop.com which he reportedly sold to Apple for over a billion dollars. HopStop.com is a mobile and online application that provides mass transit directions door-to-door mass transit, taxi, walking, biking and hourly car rental directions in major metropolitan markets throughout the U.S., Canada, U.K, France, Australia, New Zealand and Russia.
In 2001, HopStop was named one of the 100 fastest growing companies in the US by Inc. magazine.The Nigerian billionaire Chinedu also founded Tripology.com, an interactive travel referral service focused on connecting travelers with travel specialists which was later acquired by USA Today Travel Media Group.
The Nigerian Billionaire and Tech genius holds an MBA from the prestigious Harvard Bussiness School and a B.S from Syracuse University.He is presently investing in West African food companies.Chinedu is Igbo and an African to be proud of.
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