Douglas Kendyson
| Douglas Kendyson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Port Harcourt |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Nigeria |
| 🏫 Education | Covenant University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏢 Organization | Selar |
| 🌐 Website | kendyson |
Douglas Kendyson (born Douglas Kesi Kendyson)[1] is a Nigerian writer, software engineer, and entrepreneur.[2] He is the founder of Selar, an e-commerce platform that enables creators across Africa to sell digital products and services online.[3] An openly gay man, Kendyson lives in Lagos, Nigeria.[4]
Personal life
Kendyson graduated from Covenant University, Ota, at the age of 19 where he studied Civil Engineering.[1] He grew up in a family of four and lost his father at the age of eight. He also spent part of his life living in Abu Dhabi.[5]
Career
Before founding Selar, an e-commerce platform for creators, Kendyson worked at Paystack and later transitioned to Flutterwave. In 2024, Selar paid out ₦9.8 billion to more than 241,000 creators on its platform.[6] The company was founded in 2016 and since then, it has paid more than $6 million to creators.[5] The platform incorporates an affiliate marketing system that allows individuals to partner with creators and earn commissions from sales generated through their referrals.[7][8]
Kendyson was inspired to launch Selar while working at Paystack, where he frequently received requests from people looking for a way to sell digital products online. Although he built the platform in 2016, it did not gain significant traction until 2020. By 2022, Selar had achieved profitability.[9][10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "How Kendyson Douglas Took Selar To ₦2 Billion In Sales In Just 6 Years - Piggyvest Blog". 2023-02-27. Archived from the original on 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2026-06-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Douglas Kendyson". Douglas Kendyson. Archived from the original on 2026-06-10. Retrieved 2026-06-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ @tryselar. "The best way to sell digital products online". Selar. Archived from the original on 2026-06-10. Retrieved 2026-06-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kendyson, Douglas (2026-02-08). "Jest is not Christlike: Lagos Churches and queer jokes". Medium. Archived from the original on 2026-06-10. Retrieved 2026-06-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Douglas Kendyson: Nigeria's E-commerce King And The Brain Behind Selar". 2025-04-24. Archived from the original on 2026-06-10. Retrieved 2026-06-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Chukwu, Ngozi (2025-03-05). "From Paystack superfan to CEO: The life of Selar's Douglas Kendyson". TechCabal. Archived from the original on 2026-06-10. Retrieved 2026-06-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Douglas Kendyson, CEO, Selar, Nigeria – Nigerian CEO Magazine". Archived from the original on 2026-06-10. Retrieved 2026-06-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Brief, The Creative. "Profiling Douglas Kendyson: The Visionary Behind Africa's Biggest Creative Marketplace, Selar". www.thecreativebrief.africa. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ Writer, Staff (2024-11-08). "Behind The Scenes With Selar's Douglas Kendyson". CIO Africa. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ Ameen, Wale (2023-11-23). "Meet Douglas Kendyson, the Creative Egghead Behind Selar". Business Elites Africa. Archived from the original on 2026-06-10. Retrieved 2026-06-10. Unknown parameter
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