11 Facts About Jason Njoku

Jason Njoku is the co-founder and CEO of iROKOtv, a video-on-demand service for Nigerian movies.

Jason Njoku came up with the idea of launching a new distribution platform for Nollywood whilst living at home with his mum, aged 30, after a number of failed enterprises.

Jason Njoku was born and raised in Deptford, Southeast London, his mother raised him and his three sisters and brother by herself, whilst working a full-time job in the National Health Service.

Jason Njoku attended school in London, then moved to a village in Nigeria from the age of 12 to 15.

Jason Njoku graduated in 2005 with a 2:1 and launched Brash Magazine, a student publication which ran for three years before it closed in 2008.

Jason Njoku worked from a two-bedroom apartment in Festac Town, Lagos, and struck a deal with YouTube in Germany to be the official channel partner for Nollywood company.

In 2015, Jason Njoku decided to focus the company's attention on an Android mobile app, rather than a streaming platform to combat broadband infrastructure problems that Africa poses.

On 29 August 2013, Jason Njoku was named as the CNBC All Africa Business Awards Young Leader of the Year for West Africa.

Jason Njoku has been named as one of Fast Company's Top 1000 Most Creative People in Business.

Jason Njoku initially invested in 11 companies, including a drinks distribution company called Drinks.

Jason Njoku married Nollywood film star and producer Mary Remmy Jason Njoku in Festac Town, Lagos, on 18 August 2012.