←Rapheal Obodugo

Now

What I'm focused on right now

Last updated: October 2026

Building

Avae

AI personal assistant that actually executes tasks. Private beta — iterating on the core engine, onboarding early design partners, and preparing for a seed round.

Work

Derayah Finance

Leading engineering for trading dashboards and identity systems. Building the next generation of their client onboarding experience.

Also

Oriafo

Director. A palm kernel processing mill in Bende, Abia State, which opened in October 2026.

Reading

Thinking About

How autonomous agents should handle failure. The gap between reliability in demo environments vs. production. Why most automation breaks in emerging markets. The fundraising playbook for infrastructure companies.