The IT landscape is rapidly evolving, and many professionals find themselves navigating a twisted ecosystem of job boards, training platforms, and online communities.
Career advancement often feels disjointed, with learning, networking, and income opportunities scattered across multiple platforms.
For IT support specialists in particular, this means juggling numerous resources without a clear roadmap for growth, recognition, or earning potential.
In this edition of Techparley’s Drive100, where we celebrate Africa’s most promising emerging innovations, we spotlight Veryn, an AI-powered professional ecosystem founded by Toritseju Boyo.
Veryn consolidates verified career opportunities, learning resources, and global community engagement into a single intelligent platform for IT professionals.
“Veryn solves a fundamental problem in the IT industry; the lack of a unified space that connects IT professionals to verified career opportunities, learning resources, and global communities in a meaningful, reward-driven way,” the founder, Boyo explains.
“Today, IT Support specialists and IT professionals often juggle between multiple fragmented platforms…without a clear path to career growth, recognition, or income,” he said, highlighting the personal impact of fragmentation on IT careers.
With a vision to unify learning, collaboration, and earning under one AI-driven framework, Veryn addresses both systemic inefficiencies and professional pain points while creating opportunities for visibility and growth.
The Problem: Fragmented Ecosystem and Limited Visibility
The IT support industry faces a structural challenge, professionals operate across disconnected platforms that offer limited integration between career development, networking, and income opportunities. This disruption creates stress, confusion, and lost potential for career progression.
“The biggest challenge is fragmentation, brilliant founders and innovators working in isolation without the structure, infrastructure, or capital to scale their ideas globally,” Boyo describes.
IT professionals, especially in emerging markets, must manage multiple logins, track progress across unrelated learning platforms, and often rely on unverified online communities to access opportunities.
These conditions stifle growth, limit recognition, and create barriers to global collaboration.
Veryn seeks to resolve these inefficiencies by designing an ecosystem where professionals can learn, earn, and network seamlessly in one trusted environment.
The Solution: AI-Powered Career Growth and Verified Communities
Veryn’s solution combines artificial intelligence, verified community networks, and an innovative earning system.
The platform tailors personalized learning paths, job recommendations, and project matches to each professional’s skill set and goals.
Users are rewarded for engagement, creating a loop where learning, networking, and earning reinforce each other.
Key features and benefits, as outlined by Boyo, include:
AI-Powered Career Growth: Personalized learning paths, job recommendations, and project matches tailored to each user’s skills and interests.
Verified Global Community: A trusted network of IT professionals, employers, and trainers facilitates meaningful collaboration and credibility.
Earn-as-You-Grow System: Users earn rewards for completing courses, sharing insights, or contributing to projects, linking engagement with tangible benefits.
Skill Development Hub: Curated courses, mentorship, and practical labs ensure IT professionals remain certified and relevant in a fast-changing industry.
Transparent Reputation System: Verified profiles, achievements, and contributions enhance credibility, allowing professionals to gain recognition within a global ecosystem.
“Veryn helps professionals build real skills, gain visibility, and earn income, all while belonging to a global IT network,” Boyo emphasizes the platform’s impact.
This combination ensures users experience a holistic approach to career growth, one that addresses skill gaps, builds community, and incentivizes contribution.
Unique Value Proposition: Bringing Learning, Networking, and Earning Together
While platforms like LinkedIn Learning, Upwork, or general tech communities address isolated needs, Veryn integrates all essential components of career advancement in one AI-driven environment.
Its focus on IT support professionals allows for specialization and targeted growth.
“Veryn is the world’s first AI-powered professional ecosystem built for IT Support specialists where every skill, connection, and contribution advances your career and rewards you for it,” said the founder.
By combining verified professional connections, personalized AI insights, and an earn-as-you-grow system, Veryn sets itself apart from competitors.
Its integrated approach ensures professionals no longer need to navigate fragmented ecosystems, enabling both efficiency and strategic career growth.
Traction and Progress: Early Validation and Strategic Partnerships
Veryn has already demonstrated early success. The platform validated its concept via Toresttech, Nigeria’s first dedicated IT support community, engaging over 3,000 professionals as an initial user base.
Partnerships with IT training organizations and recruitment firms strengthen early adoption and provide pathways for professional growth.
“We’re addressing this by working closely with our early community members for feedback, ensuring that every feature feels natural and valuable,” Boyo describes the strategy
Currently in its private build phase, Veryn is preparing for waitlist registration, early beta testing, and the integration of AI verification tools.
This phased rollout allows the platform to fine-tune features based on real-world professional needs.
The Team: Expertise, Experience, and Community Alignment
Veryn’s team is deeply connected to the community it serves. Founder Toritseju Boyo brings hands-on experience in IT support, training, and community building.
Samuel Agbanagba, Head of Product, oversees platform design and user experience, while Esther Marizu, COO & Growth Manager, manages partnerships and global outreach.
Veryn emphasizes the alignment between the team and its users.
“The team is uniquely positioned because we are the community we’re building for IT professionals solving the exact challenges we’ve lived through.”
This lived experience informs product development and ensures that features respond to genuine professional pain points rather than theoretical needs.
Challenges and Strategic Responses
Building an integrated platform that balances learning, networking, and earning is inherently complex.
Additionally, access to technical, financial, and operational resources is a consistent challenge.
“One major challenge has been building an all-in-one system that balances learning, collaboration, and earning without overwhelming users,” Boyo reflects on these hurdles.
To overcome these challenges, Veryn actively solicits user feedback, collaborates with mentors, and forms strategic partnerships with educators and development organizations.
These measures aim to ensure usability, relevance, and scalability while avoiding feature bloat.
Vision: Becoming the Global Ecosystem for IT Professionals
Veryn’s roadmap demonstrates both ambition and clarity. In the next 6 to 12 months, the startup plans to launch a waitlist, onboard 5,000 verified users, and formalize initial learning and recruitment partnerships.
Over the next 2–3 years, Veryn aims to expand globally to over 100,000 active IT professionals, launch a mobile app, and implement AI-powered mentorship and project-based earning features.
By 5 years, Veryn aspires to be the default ecosystem for IT support professionals worldwide.
Situating this vision in a broader context, Boyo said: “A thriving digital economy starts with accessible opportunities for innovation and learning.”
Through this vision, Veryn intends to create a globally recognized hub for IT professional development, fostering skill acquisition, professional recognition, and economic empowerment.
Talking Points
Veryn presents a compelling vision by consolidating career development, networking, and earning into a single AI-powered platform tailored for IT support professionals, a segment often underserved by traditional job boards and learning platforms.
Its emphasis on verified communities, personalized learning paths, and reward-based engagement demonstrates a thoughtful approach to professional growth.
However, the platform is still in its early stages, with much of its traction tied to the existing Toresttech community rather than a fully operational, large-scale user base.
While the concept addresses fragmentation and offers clear value to its target audience, the effectiveness of its AI recommendations, scalability, and global adoption remain untested.
Additionally, the success of Veryn depends heavily on sustained engagement, partnerships with learning providers and employers, and the platform’s ability to maintain trust and credibility across diverse professional contexts.
Still, Veryn is a promising solution with clear potential, but its real-world impact will need careful monitoring and iterative development as it moves beyond its initial validation phase.
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