Founder
Yomi Onalaru
Founder & CEO.
Yomi Onalaru is a Nigerian entrepreneur, creative director, photographer, and technology builder focused on creating businesses at the intersection of creativity, technology, and culture.
Background
From visual storytelling to operating systems.
He is the founder of ONARU LIMITED and the entrepreneur behind a growing portfolio of companies spanning creative production, studio infrastructure, entertainment, music technology, food and gifting, and SaaS.
Yomi began his entrepreneurial journey through visual storytelling and creative production, building Yomi Visuals into a creative brand serving individuals, businesses, artists, and organizations.
His work has since expanded beyond photography into the development of technology and operating systems designed to help creative businesses work more efficiently.
Through ONARU, Yomi's focus is to build enduring companies rather than isolated projects — combining strong brands, technology, systems, and people to create businesses capable of operating at scale.
Founder Philosophy
Build systems. Build brands. Build people. Build for the long term.
Yomi believes the next generation of African businesses can be globally competitive when creativity is combined with technology, operational discipline, and strong execution.