Chinedu Echeruo, a Nigerian entrepreneur and computer scientist, sold his company HopStop to Apple in 2013 for an estimated $1 billion. HopStop was a mapping and transit information app that provided directions, travel times, and estimated fares for public transit in major cities around the world. It was an incredibly popular app, with over 30 million users at the time of its acquisition by Apple. After the sale, Echeruo became one of the richest and most successful Nigerian entrepreneurs of his generation. He has since gone on to found other successful tech companies.

Chinedu Echeruo: Apple Acquired This Young Nigerian’s App For $1Billion. In 1995, at age 16, Chinedu Echeruo traveled from Nigeria to New York. He graduated with a B.Sc. at Syracuse.

Chinedu Echeruo: Apple Acquired This Young Nigerian’s App For $1Billion. In 1995, at age 16, Chinedu Echeruo traveled from Nigeria to New York. He graduated with a B.Sc. at Syracuse University and later proceeded to Harvard Business School to receive an M.B.A.

Chinedu Echeruo, the app was sold for 1billion dollars, the name of the app is Hopstop and it was sold in 2013.

A Nigerian named Chinedu Echeruo sold an app called “HopStop” to Apple in 2013 for a reported price of $1 billion. HopStop was a popular navigation app that provided subway and bus directions in over 600 metropolitan areas worldwide.

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