About Atila: Our Story
Democratizing Financial Freedom for Education
1. Inspired by a Problem
Atila was founded in 2018 by Tomiwa Ademidun in his second-last year at Western University when he realized that his program was the most expensive undergrad program in Canada and he would be graduating with over $65,000 in student loans.
Picture of Tomiwa's student loans
2. Solving the Problem for all Students
"As the child of immigrants from a middle-class family, paying for university was a big challenge. My thinking was that if I'm having this problem, other students probably have this problem as well.
I did some research and this turned out to be true. At the time, the average student with student loans was graduating with $26,000 in debt. So I built something that would help me find scholarships and built it in such a way that other students could use it as well."
- Tomiwa, Founder AtilaI did some research and this turned out to be true. At the time, the average student with student loans was graduating with $26,000 in debt. So I built something that would help me find scholarships and built it in such a way that other students could use it as well."
Tomiwa on his first day of school (before the student loans).
3. For Students by Students
Atila is supported by a team of students who want to help other students pay for their education and get financial freedom.
4. We Do Other Stuff
In addition to helping students find scholarships, we also create lots of content to help students get the information they need for their education, career and life in general. Check us out on Twitter, Instagram and all Socials @atilatech (links at the bottom of this page).
Pictures of the Atila Team
The Atila Team
Tomiwa Ademidun
FounderTomiwa is a dual degree software engineering and business graduate from Ivey Business School, Western University.
Aaron Doerfler
MarketingAaron is a Media Information and Techno-culture (MIT) student at Western University.
Hadi Al Hakeem
SoftwareHadi is currently studying Mathematics at the University of Waterloo.
Eric Wang
Software/MarketingEric is currently studying Computer Science at Western University.
Lauren Mercer
MarketingLauren is currently studying Civil Engineering at the University of Alberta.
Angelina Wu
Software/DesignAngelina will be studying Software Engineering at the University of Waterloo.
Brie Chabi
Software/DesignBrie is currently studying Computer Science and Game Development at Queen's University.
If you would like to join the team or help out in some way, send an email to info@atila.ca with your resume and links to cool stuff you've done.
Or message us on any of our social media platforms, found at the bottom of this page.