About me

Adetunji Adelakun is a Nigerian-Canadian tech-entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Scantranx Technologies Inc, an award-winning Canadian technology company. His passion for the success of small and mid-sized (SMB) retailers led him to found Scantranx to compete with large retail chains by providing an exceptional and distinctive customer experience.

With over 15 years of work experience as a software engineer in the United States, Canada, Austria, and Nigeria, Adetunji has led various successful projects in the Financial, Retail, and e-commerce sectors, some of which include the deployment of mission-critical solutions for major financial and telecommunication organizations in North America and Africa. This experience inspired him to develop a cloud-based omnichannel retail software (Scantranx Retail Solution) to support small and medium-sized retailers for accelerated business growth.

Scantranx solution was described as a ground-breaking innovation and has won several awards and recognitions in the industry, some of which include the Best Coronavirus Innovation 2021 at the Retail Technology Innovation Hub (RTIH) awards in the United Kingdom and the Best Software Idea by Intel at the Intel Developers Day Nigeria.

In recognition of his exceptional entrepreneurial skills, Adetunji acquired his Canadian citizenship through the Start-up visa by the Government of Canada based on his extraordinary ability in innovation, entrepreneurship, and business. The Canada Startup Visa program is a Government of Canada initiative to award entrepreneur visa and citizenship to highly-skilled, talented entrepreneurs and Startup founders with innovative business ideas.

Adetunji has been invited to speak at several technology and entrepreneurship conferences including the International eCommerce and Omnichannel Transformation Conference, The Speaker series seminar at the International Business and Entrepreneurship Center (IBEC) of the University of New Brunswick Canada, and many others. As a tech enthusiast, Adetunji has also been invited to Judge and Mentor at major Hackathons, Technology, and Business competitions in the province of New Brunswick, Canada.

In 2020, Adetunji was the only Entrepreneur from the province of New Brunswick, Canada, and one of the few successful entrepreneurs and business owners that were selected to represent Canada at the G20 Young Entrepreneur Alliance (YEA) summit hosted by Saudi Arabia where he played a role in influencing G20 policies and representing the interests of young entrepreneurs from across G20 nations. The G20 YEA is a global network of young Entrepreneurs and Organizations that support them, convening each year in advance of the G20 Summit to champion the importance of young entrepreneurs to the G20 member nations.

In recognition of his significant contribution to the field of Computing and Information Technology (IT), Adetunji was conferred a Fellow of the British Computer Society (BCS), The Chartered Institute for IT in 2024. He is also a member of the Business Council for Innovation and Technology at the International Trade Council (ITC), USA

Adetunji holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Honors) in Computing and Its Practice from The Open University in the United Kingdom, as well as other various certifications in Information Technology. In his spare time, he enjoys watching or playing football, engaging in family activities, and grilling some barbecue turkey wings.