Influencer Editorial Team
Smith Egharevba is not just founding a company, he’s forging a new future for tech education. Nominated for the Founder of the Year Award at the Influencer Magazine Awards 2025, Smith’s impact goes far beyond code. As the visionary behind CloudNukes, an emerging EdTech force in Cloud and DevOps education, he is dismantling the barriers that keep so many out of tech and replacing them with opportunity.
At its core, CloudNukes isn’t just a platform, it’s a movement. Focused on learners from underserved communities across the UK and Africa, it delivers more than training. It delivers hope, direction, and results. From real-world projects and cohort-based accountability to personalized AI-driven learning paths, Smith has built a learning ecosystem that meets people where they are and moves them forward with confidence.
What began as a mission to close the cloud skills gap has grown into a full-stack educational revolution. Under Smith’s leadership, CloudNukes is reimagining what tech upskilling should look like: hands-on, supportive, scalable, and inclusive. His learner-first approach emphasizes access over elitism, pairing technical rigor with mentorship and practical guidance. And the results speak volumes, hundreds of aspiring Cloud and DevOps professionals have already launched new careers through the platform. With talks underway with local councils and community partners, Smith is building something bigger than a bootcamp. He’s creating infrastructure for long-term impact, where a young learner from Lagos or Leeds has the same shot at a tech career as anyone else.
What makes Smith’s journey particularly inspiring is the way he blends strategy with heart. His work sits at the intersection of education, equity, and emerging technology. CloudNukes isn’t just preparing people for jobs, it’s preparing them for futures they once thought were out of reach.
Smith Egharevba’s nomination for Founder of the Year recognizes not only his entrepreneurial success, but his vision, courage, and community-first ethos. In an industry obsessed with scaling products, Smith is focused on scaling people. And in doing so, he’s not just building a company, he’s changing lives.
