Open to opportunities: BD · Partnerships · Growth Leadership
DanielIrabor
I build the partnerships, KOL networks, and BD infrastructure that move markets.
7+ years across Binance Africa, OKX, CoinW, and institutional fintech,
opening doors and closing deals across European, African, and global markets.
Binance Africa: Head of AffiliatesOKX: Market ExpansionCoinW: Exchange BDOneLiquidity: Head of Sales & MarketingAffiliate Ecosystem: Co-FounderParis · Lagos · Accra · Nairobi · Johannesburg7Seer: 40+ CountriesGamicHQ: B2B Partnerships
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About
Who I am
I'm a business development and growth leader who has spent over seven years building the kind of partnerships, KOL networks, and affiliate ecosystems that translate directly into volume, revenue, and market share, primarily across Web3, crypto exchanges, DeFi, and fintech infrastructure.
My career has been built at the intersection of African market growth and global Web3 BD, and I now operate from Paris, working across European, African, and international markets. I led affiliate and KOL development for Binance Africa, held senior BD roles at OKX and CoinW, and currently serve as Head of Sales & Marketing at OneLiquidity, Africa's leading B2B liquidity and payments infrastructure provider, whose trading desk clears monthly trade volumes approaching USD 1 billion. I lead the commercial engine behind that flow: winning, onboarding, and retaining the institutional clients across Africa and Europe whose business makes up that figure.
I build as well as sell. I co-founded Affiliate Ecosystem, a Web3 KOL and affiliate partnership firm, to formalise what I'd built informally across years of exchange growth work. I also volunteer as Field Communication Lead for Bridge Builders NGO, where I've logged 12,400+ hours building community accountability infrastructure in underserved Nigerian communities.
If you're building something in Web3, fintech, or payments and need someone who can activate networks, close deals, and own a market, that's exactly what I do.
Experience
Career timeline
7+ years of progressive BD and growth leadership across the Web3 and fintech stack.
May 2025 to Present
OneLiquidity
Head of Sales & Marketing
Own the full commercial function for a regulated fintech operating across 4 licensed jurisdictions (FINTRAC, FinCEN, IMTO, FCA): institutional BD pipeline, partner onboarding, sales strategy, and marketing. The platform's trading desk clears monthly trade volumes approaching USD 1 billion. My job is the commercial engine behind it: winning, onboarding, and retaining the fintechs, neobanks, payment processors, and crypto exchanges across Europe and Africa whose flow makes up that figure.
Co-founded a Web3 affiliate marketing and KOL partnership company. Operate and manage an affiliate and partner network of High Net-worth Individuals, High Volume Traders, and Key Opinion Leaders across European, African, and global markets.
KOL NetworksAffiliate ProgramsWeb3Entrepreneurship
May 2023 to May 2025
GamicHQ
Business Development Manager
Co-designed global market penetration strategies with the BD Director. Led B2B partnership development, enterprise sales, and weekly data-driven performance reporting, contributing to consistent quarter-on-quarter revenue growth.
B2B SalesGTM StrategyRevenue GrowthWeb3
Sep 2022 to May 2023
CoinW
Business Development Manager
Acquired and managed high-value B2B and B2C client relationships. Implemented futures trading revenue strategies and built structured lead generation pipelines, achieving consistent monthly sales volumes.
B2B/B2C SalesFutures Trading BDExchange
Jun 2022 to Jan 2025
7Seer LTD
Business Development Manager
Acquired 50+ SME clients across 40+ countries. Closed contracts for cloud data solutions on AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. Built high-value stakeholder networks across emerging markets with strong renewal rates.
SME AcquisitionGlobal MarketsCloud BD40+ Countries
Nov 2021 to May 2022
Binance Africa
Head of Affiliates, Africa · Business Development Manager
Owned Binance's end-to-end affiliate and KOL growth function across Africa, the exchange's highest-growth emerging market. Scaled influencer and community partner networks, driving measurable user acquisition and futures trading volume across key African markets including Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa.
Executed Nigerian market expansion strategy in collaboration with international BD teams. Built influencer and community partnerships across Africa, delivering consistent KPI attainment and strengthening OKX's brand authority in emerging markets.
Market ExpansionNigeriaExchange BDKPIs
Jan 2019 to May 2020
BitFXT / Boundless Pay
Executive Strategic Director & CMO
Led brand identity, marketing strategy, and cross-functional GTM execution. Delivered integrated campaigns and analytical insights to senior management, driving measurable expansion in targeted client segments and digital brand visibility.
CMOBrand StrategyGTMMarketing
Competencies
Skills & expertise
The toolkit built across 7+ years of BD, growth, and partnership work in Web3 and fintech.
Why me
Key credentials
What sets this profile apart in a crowded field of BD professionals.
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Binance Africa Pedigree
// Head of Affiliates
Led the affiliate and KOL growth programme for the world's largest exchange across Africa, one of the most competitive BD roles on the continent at the time.
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40+ Country Network
// Proven Global Reach
Acquired clients and activated partnerships across 40+ countries, spanning Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Deep specialist expertise in African markets, now paired with a European base in Paris.
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Exchange Triple Stack
// Binance · OKX · CoinW
BD and growth roles at three of the world's top-tier exchanges give a rounded, real-world understanding of what drives user acquisition, trading volume, and retention.
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Founder, Twice Over
// Affiliate Ecosystem · SteemIT Nigeria
Not just a BD practitioner. Co-founder of Affiliate Ecosystem, the network connecting exchanges with High Net-worth Individuals, High Volume Traders, and KOLs, and co-founder of SteemIT Nigeria, one of West Africa's earliest Web3 community networks and home of the SIN conference series.
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Institutional Fintech BD
// 4-Jurisdiction Regulated
Head of Sales & Marketing at OneLiquidity, a regulated B2B liquidity & payments infrastructure provider (FINTRAC · FinCEN · IMTO · FCA) whose trading desk clears monthly volumes approaching USD 1 billion. I run the commercial engine that wins and keeps the clients behind that flow.
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12,400+ Volunteer Hours
// Bridge Builders NGO
Six years of structured community work in Nigeria, strengthening accountability, trust-building, and stakeholder engagement skills that translate directly into BD at scale.
Social proof
What people say
From the people who have worked alongside Daniel across crypto, fintech, and community.
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His zeal and passion to achieve more is unmatched. He is one of the finest crypto enthusiasts we have come across and working with him has been exciting.
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Franklin Peters
CEO, BoundlessPay (formerly BitFXT)
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Daniel is highly skilled in management of people and resources. His thoroughness and excellence in planning and execution of ideas is highly commendable. Anyone who has ever attended SteemIT in Nigeria (SIN) conference will attest to his organisational skill, speed and excellence of execution, and ability to attract great minds and dignitaries from all works of life. Every team should have a Daniel. I take every business proposition and idea shared by Daniel seriously because I trust him to have done due diligence, you should too.
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Chimezie Martins Okebugwu
COO, Vent.Africa · QDX Ecosystem Lead, Quidax
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Very good strategist. Deep understanding and good product manager.
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GT Igwe Chrisent
Group CEO, Maxibu
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Daniel is great at people management. He is also an exemplary brand strategist and knows how to create partnerships that benefit all parties involved. He is well versed in helping brands gain customers via community building.
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Ogochukwu Obiajulu Onyema
Operations & Growth Strategist for Startups
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Great personality! He is excellent when it comes to marketing brands. I'd highly recommend him for Sales and Branding positions.
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Funbi Adeleke
Pricing & Billing Strategist, AI and SaaS
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Very intelligent business developer and team manager.
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Prince Solomon Ogah
MD & CIO, WondaFund
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He has been pioneering SIN projects in Nigeria and has successfully hosted this event since SIN 1, 2, and 3.
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Chris Ani
Founder, Valo AI & Daba.School
Get in touch
Let's buildsomething.
Open to BD, KOL & growth opportunities. If you're hiring for BD, growth, or partnership leadership in Web3, crypto, or fintech, or looking for someone who can open doors and close deals across European, African, and global markets, I want to hear from you.
Whether it's a Head of Business Development seat at a payments or stablecoin infrastructure company, a Director of Strategic Partnerships role at an exchange, or a commercial leadership seat at a fintech expanding across European, African, and global corridors, let's talk.