Oluwapelumi Dada
Overview
Oluwapelumi Dada is a co-founder and CEO of Sorce.[1]
He co-founded the platform with Daniel Ajayi and David Alade. When a user swipes right on a job, AI submits an application on the employer's website.[2]
He uses the display name Dada and the handle @marvy_101 on X.[3]
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Key facts
Background: Internships
A December 2024 Founder to Founder profile described Dada's earlier product-management internships at Tesla and Dell.[2]
2021–2025Computer Science
His LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry profile lists bachelor's-level computer-science study at Huston-Tillotson University from August 2021 to May 2025.[4]
2024Swype
Dada's One Click Apply became Swype and then Sorce. Swype launched in August 2024 after seven weeks' development, with early Founders Inc. backing.[5]
2025Y Combinator
Sorce joined Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch.[1]
June 2026Product Update
On June 16, 2026, Dada announced a Sorce update with saved jobs, templates for similar questions, and withdrawal of pending applications.[6]
Founding Motivation
In his own post, Dada said repetitive job-application forms prompted him to build the tool and that he declined a Tesla internship to work on it in California.[7]
Investment
Pioneer Fund managing partner Tim Suzman announced an investment in Sorce, naming Dada and his two co-founders. The post did not disclose an amount.[8]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Sorce: Official website: https://sorce.jobs/ (opens in a new window)[1]
Personal blog: Official website: https://marvy101.posthaven.com/ (opens in a new window)[3]
X: Public account: https://x.com/marvy_101 (opens in a new window)[3]
LinkedIn: Public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oldada/ (opens in a new window)[4]
Sources
- Sorce: Tinder for jobs | Y Combinator (opens in a new window)
- Startup Spotlight #220: Sorce (opens in a new window)
- Dada (@marvy_101) / X (opens in a new window)
- Dada . | LinkedIn (opens in a new window)
- This 22 and 21-year-old Nigerians built an AI app that helps people apply for jobs by swiping, and it went viral in the US (opens in a new window)
- Sorce Ship Day 🎉 (opens in a new window)
- Everyone has been asking why I rejected my Tesla internship and moved to California for the summer. Here’s the answer. (opens in a new window)
- Announcing Pioneer Fund's investment in Sorce (opens in a new window)