Lawal Alao

Senior Product Manager · AI-native builder · Bordeaux

I build products. Sometimes with code, always with care.

Currently

Head of Product, Kkiapay

50M+ transactions/month · 4 countries

Digital Transformation Officer, EPITECH Paris

Team of 13 · €700K budget

Recent Builds

Zinvest

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Investment platform simplifying access to financial markets.

200 users · $25 MRR

Justixia

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AI legal assistant for individuals and professionals in Africa and Europe.

55 users

Mimics

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AI workflow replacement for video creators. Shipped in 17 days.

35 users

PM Agent

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AI product coach powered by Claude API, RAG architecture and 14 Reforge frameworks.

Shipped

2024–

Kkiapay

Head of Product

50M+ transactions/month · 4 countries

2023–

EPITECH Paris

Digital Transformation Officer

Team of 13 · €700K budget

2023–

Zepargn

Founder

0 → 8,500 users · 170M+ FCFA managed

2021–2023

ChapChap

Co-founder

B2B SaaS logistics with invoice financing · 0 → 3,000 clients

2019–2020

Gozem

Tech Lead

Mobility super app · 100K+ users

Books

Comment apprendre à coder et obtenir un emploi en tant que développeur↗

Un guide pratique pour passer de zéro à développeur employable.

Le manuel d'architecture logicielle↗

Les fondamentaux pour concevoir des systèmes logiciels solides et maintenables.

Certifications

Reforge·Mastering Product Management

2024

Reforge·Leading a Product Strategy

2024

Reforge·Multi-Domain Strategy

2025

Writing

I share thoughts on product, AI, and building in Africa.