Adegbite Babatunde has been officially named the 225th Certified Global Tech Hero by The Connected Awards to immortalize impact-makers at the intersection of technology and human progress. The UK-based software engineer whose career spans three continents, Babatunde’s journey is one of technological excellence, resilience, purpose, and far-reaching influence.
With years of hands-on experience architecting high-performance, scalable, and accessible web applications, Babatunde has left a distinct imprint on the global tech landscape. His professional story is one of courageous divergence, trading chemistry labs for code editors, driven by a relentless curiosity and a passion for problem-solving. That curiosity has since translated into digital transformation across sectors as varied as legal tech, ESG compliance, AI integration, and social advocacy.
At Contingent, a London-based AI startup revolutionizing supply chain risk intelligence, Babatunde plays a pivotal role as Founding Engineer. He led the frontend re-architecture with SvelteKit, elevating system performance and accelerating user conversion rates. But his most visionary contribution lies in the development of the company’s AI-powered Sustainability CoPilot, a cutting-edge interface leveraging OpenAI and Google’s Vertex AI to help enterprises meet their climate and compliance goals. These innovations became central to Contingent’s $20.2M venture capital raise, positioning the startup as a leader in sustainability-driven enterprise solutions.
Earlier in his career, Babatunde took on one of Nigeria’s most ambitious legal-tech challenges of digitizing estate planning. As Chief Ecosystem Officer at Carrot Technologies LTD, he led the rollout of Nigeria’s first online will creation platform, Carrot NG. The platform’s transformative impact on access to legal documentation was recognized globally with the World Summit Award 2018 in the Business & Commerce category. Despite operational hurdles that eventually led to the platform’s closure, the innovation marked a turning point for digital legal services in West Africa and remains a reference point in Nigeria’s tech evolution.
Babatunde’s influence doesn’t stop at platforms and performance. He is a mentor, ecosystem builder, and relentless advocate for inclusion. Through his involvement with Manchester Young Professionals, Code Your Future, and several grassroots initiatives, he has guided scores of immigrant and underrepresented developers, opening doors and leveling pathways in the tech industry. His mentorship is practical, grounded, and deeply human, offering early-career professionals the tools, confidence, and support they need to thrive.
He co-founded Eduplana, a tech-for-good NGO that uses data storytelling and infographics to expose learning inequalities and press for educational reform in Nigeria. Through Eduplana, Babatunde has amplified unheard voices, shaped public discourse, and used digital media as a lever for policy change. It is yet another example of how his technical skills serve a broader mission of social justice and national development.
Beyond Nigeria and the UK, Babatunde has brought his talents to organizations across the United States and Europe, including Nextail Labs in Spain, IZEA and True Botanicals in the U.S., and The True Pet Food Project in New York. Whether building scalable retail analytics tools, optimizing ecommerce platforms, or crafting human-centered frontend systems, he consistently merges technical craftsmanship with user impact.
For Babatunde, recognition as a Global Tech Hero is a reminder of what technology can and should be. Qazeem Oladejo, founder of The Connected Awards, underscored this sentiment in his remarks “Adegbite Babatundehas shown what it is to be a Global Tech Hero. His ability to drive innovation across borders, build with empathy, and mentor with integrity is awe-inspiring. We are immortalizing an impact-maker whose legacy will outlive the platforms he’s built.”
Babatunde’s work speaks to a rare kind of leadership, one that doesn’t chase headlines, but rather crafts quiet revolutions through code, compassion, and clarity of purpose. As the 225th Certified Global Tech Hero, he joins an elite community of technologists who build the future then bend it toward justice, access, and sustainability.
His journey is a beacon to everyone that a chemistry graduate from Abeokuta can one day architect AI systems in London, digitize legal services in Lagos, and shape the global conversation on tech equity and environmental accountability. We believe Adegbite Babatunde is building a legacy.
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