Founder18
Aubrey Niederhoffer
19 Y/O•Lagos, Nigeria•Tech

Aubrey Niederhoffer

Founded Amalgam Talent at age 15 — one of the youngest founders running a real international outsourcing business from a US high school. Swoop raised $7.3M seed round (reportedly the largest seed raise by an African consumer startup); Thiel Fellow 2026.

What they built

At age 15, founded Amalgam Talent — an outsourcing/recruiting agency connecting Eswatini and South African workers with US companies. Later co-founded Swoop (Aug 2025), an African 'super-app' starting with food delivery in Eswatini and now scaling in Lagos, Nigeria.

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The F18 Thesis

Verified track record

  • Swoop: $7.3M seed (backed by Long Journey, Variant, Version One, Soma Capital, Dune Ventures); 6,000 users in first month in Eswatini; became largest food delivery provider in Eswatini; 28-person team; Thiel Fellow 2026; now expanding in Lagos Nigeria.
  • Fortune (Apr 2026) (source)
  • TechInAfrica (source)
  • CT Mirror (2023, age 15 company) (source)
Updated July 8, 2026