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After three failed startups, Awotona bet his entire $200,000 life savings on Calendly in 2013 — and built a $3 billion scheduling platform now used by 20 million people worldwide.
Tope Awotona is Founder and CEO of Calendly, the scheduling automation platform used by over 20 million people worldwide.
A Nigerian immigrant, he invested his $200,000 life savings to start Calendly in 2013 after three previous startups failed. The company was valued at $3 billion in its 2021 funding round. Before founding Calendly, Awotona worked in sales at several technology companies.
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