LONGARONE, Italy—In a move that company executives stated will broaden its portfolio, ThĂ©lios, the eyewear division of LVMH announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Barton Perreira, the well-known luxury eyewear company co-founded by Bill Barton and Patty Perreira in 2007 in Los Angeles, California. 🎥Barton Perreira Alessandro Zanardo, CEO of ThĂ©lios, declared: “We are excited to welcome Barton Perreira into our Maison portfolio. The brand is a true gemstone in the eyewear industry, standing for understated luxury, timeless designs and exceptional craftsmanship. We are looking forward to working with Barton Perreira’s talented team and dedicate ourselves to preserving its unique identity while…
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Emerging from the stables of Enam Gbewonyo is a new soft sculpture installation that will make its debut alongside a selection of film and artworks as part of the upcoming group exhibition, Neo-Custodians: Woven Narratives of Legacy, Cultural Memory and Belonging. Neo-Custodians: Woven Narratives of Legacy, Cultural Memory and Belonging expands on the conceptual function of textiles in exploring cultural practices, histories, heritage, and notions of belonging within the African and diasporic canon. Referencing existing textile pedagogies, the exhibition showcases the works of artists including El Anatsui, Malene Barnett, Layo Bright, Celeste Butler, Sanaa Gateja, Enam Gbewonyo, Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, Seydou…
Nneka Mobisson (co-founder and CEO of mDoc), during an outreach program at the Balogun Market in Lagos, Nigeria. 📸Gates Foundation/Nyancho NwaNri Meet Nneka Mobisson (CEO & co-Founder of mDoc), a Lagos-Nigeria health tech company that connects people to a multi-disciplinary team of providers who have been trained in person-centered care to support them to manage their chronic diseases. Across countries, mDoc is building a geo-coded database of healthcare services – whether it concerns diabetes care, family planning or cancer screening, Nneka is a recent recipient of a Grand Challenges grant from the Gates Foundation for mDoc’s work using artificial intelligence…
📸 FINCA Non-profit microfinance organisation, FINCA International, is calling on African social entrepreneurs who share FINCA’s steadfast commitment to ending global poverty, to apply for the FINCA Ventures Prize. The FINCA Ventures Prize, which awards grants of up to US$70,000 is targeted at entrepreneurs with bold visions, disruptive business models, and new products or technologies that can create meaningful impact for poor and low-income people in developing markets, in the agriculture and health sectors. Grants will be awarded in a total of four categories . Through this competition, FINCA seeks to elevate awareness among donor and investor networks of the…
Sixteen innovators from eight African countries, including Botswana for the first time, have been shortlisted for the 10th Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.  Founded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Prize is Africa’s biggest prize dedicated to engineering innovation. And here are the proud members of the 2024 cohort: Africa Prize innovators join a network of 133 alumni across 21 African countries working to transform the continent with home-grown solutions for improving quality of life and economic development. In 2024, four finalists will compete for a share of ÂŁ60,000, with the overall winner receiving ÂŁ25,000 Details of the shortlisted 16…
(L-R): Essien Etuk, Amanda Etuk (Co-founders, Messenger) Nigerian startup Messenger is supporting gig workers and logistics businesses with asset financing and credit to power local deliveries. Messenger streamlines logistics by offering financial resources to operators like riders and drivers, connecting them with businesses for efficient last-mile deliveries, which enables trade and commerce to thrive. Co-Founder, Amanda Etuk says “No one was [really] financing the last mile players.” To date, Messenger has clocked up over 4,000 users on its delivery hailing platform, and financed 150 motorcycles. Starting 2018 as a traditional logistics business, Messenger serves the most popular Nigerian e-commerce brands…
A total of eight dynamic African young women-led businesses emerged as winners of the 2023 YouthAdapt challenge. Each business will receive grant funding of up to $100,000, as well as comprehensive mentorship and coaching as part of a 12-month accelerator program. The winning ventures focus on sectors affected by climate change: agriculture, energy efficiency, disaster risk management, water resources, and biodiversity conservation: Deborah Nzarubara (ETS Grencom), Democratic Republic of Congo: Leveraging big data, ETS Grencom provides real-time weather data, bolstering agricultural productivity and supporting pollinating bees for sustainable farming practices. Mirriam Chapi (Chapi Core Tech), Zambia: Through the EaseOn Track…
(3rd L): Babatunde Akin-Moses – Founder, Sycamore.NG Nigeria’s Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) in collaboration with i13 Ventures has selected Sycamore.NG, Kunda Kids, Doktorconnect, and BioCertica, amongst a handful of other African startups to take part in its Africa to Europe scaling program, holding in Dublin this entire week. Says Babatunde Akin-Moses (Founder, Sycamore.NG): “Once you get past the cold around this time of the year, you can’t help but notice the number of major tech companies like Meta, Amazon, and others, that have major operations here. Then lots of pubs too – not sure I’ve seen this many before.” The Africa to Europe scaling programme…
Ugochukwu Aronu (Founder & CEO, WiCrypt) It’s official (announced on X, formerly Twitter): African startup WiCrypt – a company that enables users share and monetise their WiFi connections – is breaking into the Chinese market through a strategic partnership with Singaporean tech company, Onega Ventures. The deal will see Onega Ventures become the exclusive distributor of WiCrypt devices in China, in addition to providing customer support and management services. Sharing his vision of creating a passive income stream for millions of people simply by turning their devices into WiFi hotspots, WiCrypt CEO Ugochukwu Aronu says he is thrilled about partnering…
Adejoke Lasisi (Founder, Planet 3R) Watch the moment that social enterprise, Planet 3R (dedicated to converting textile and plastic wastes into Innovative and eco-friendly products), was called onto the stage at the recently concluded Commonwealth Innovation Sustainable Development Awards 2023. Founder, Adejoke Lasisi had this to say: “Our innovation won the Commonwealth Innovation Sustainable Development Awards đź’ˇ Honored to be one of the 15 winners awarded by the Secretary General and President of Kenya.” Just three months ago, Adejoke was thrilled to enter into partnership with Viva Plus detergent, saying: “I believe this collaboration with Planet 3R will not only…