Moome from Tunisia Emergency Response Africa from Nigeria Dataleum Ltd from Nigeria Coffee Resurrect from Ethiopia Zofi Cash from Uganda BasiGo from Kenya Momint from South Africa Developers in Vouge from Ghana Tech Buzz Hub from Uganda Awabah from Nigeria Zuri Health from Kenya Click images for captions 📸GSA Africa The Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa – a tech innovation competition scouting all five African regions and 55 countries – recently announced a total of 16 winners across different categories of the startup ecosystem: AGRI TECH: Moome from Tunisia, aims to make smallholder dairy farmers more profitable, traceable and sustainable…
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Veekee James in one of her designs. Her fee for a fashion design masterclass has shot up from NGN500,000 to NGN1,000,000 Veekee James is renown for her sublime fashion creations, as well as her design Masterclass where, according to her, she opens up on some deep secrets of her professional success, including her signature corsetry and spectacular attention to detail. A Veekee James design Of her upcoming three-day masterclass class scheduled for March 2024, she says: “The 1st edition [August 2023] was life-changing, with so many testimonies. This edition promises to be even better! This is not a class for…
Rokhaya Diagne, 25, a computer science major in Senegal, has channeled her teenage love for video games into a new passion using artificial intelligence to help 📸 Carmen Abd Ali for The New York Times Senegalese, Rokhaya Diagne is a 25-year-old A.I. entrepreneur whose clear goals include using Artificial Intelligence to help the world eradicate malaria by 2030. Rokhaya’s drive in using A.I. to improve health outcomes in the region stems from childhood experiences when hospitals struggled to provide consistent, good quality solutions to a spate of illnesses that she suffered. Currently a Computer Science major at the Dakar American…
📸 Tosin Eniolorunda The loneliness that comes with being an entrepreneur can sometimes be better imagined than explained. At a recent gathering where he hosted brunch for select founders, Tosin Eniolorunda (Founder & Group CEO, Moniepoint Inc) had this to say: “Entrepreneurship can be isolating, and, a lot of times, tough. My journey with Moniepoint has required a lot of grit, and I’m always fascinated when I see founders on a similar path.”With Nigeria being on the cusp of technological innovation, and a lot of people putting in the work to build lasting things, it felt important to give back…
Guy Kamgaing (Founder & CEO, StarNews Mobile) StarNews Mobile, founded by Guy Kamgaing in 2017, has just raised $3 million in pre-Series A funding to consolidate its efforts of providing monetisation platforms for African content creators. Although the round was led by Africa-focused venture capital firm, Janngo Capital, high-profile participating investors included French footballers Aurélien Tchouaméni of Real Madrid, Jules Koundé of Barcelona and AC Milan’s Mike Maignan. (L-R): Aurélien Tchouaméni of Real Madrid; Jules Koundé of Barcelona; and AC Milan’s Mike Maignan Managed by Excellence Sport Nation, an athlete representation agency, all three footballers have joined the ranks of a growing…
📸 Thelma Ekiyor Founded by Thelma Osadebey (pictured, right) in 2023, the Breathe Women’s Mental Health Foundation is an endeavour that supports women in Nigeria with the state of their mental well-being by offering active, long term solutions to overcome depression and maintain good mental health. In support of Ms. Osadebey’s new venture, her mentor, Thelma Ekiyor (pictured, left) says: “Mental health continues to be a taboo in Nigeria and across Africa. Women, regardless of class or status, suffer in silence and are unable to confidentially find help and resources.”That is why I am extremely proud of my Mentee and…
(L-R): Jeremy Awori (CEO, Ecobank Group) and Magalie Gauze-Sanga (Founder, Koree) Magalie Gauze-Sanga (founder/ CEO, Koree) was, on October 6, 2023 crowned winner of the 6th Ecobank Fintech Challenge, which took place on October 6 in Lomé, Togo. The Cameroonian took home the $50,000 first prize for the Koree (pronounced “cowrie”) app, which enables consumers create a loyalty card that can be used as a digital wallet when change is not available at a store checkout. Loyalty cards can be created in three seconds by scanning the store QR code or by adding their ID manually. Cashbacks can also be…
Showing up all across the world, Margo Jordan (Founder of Enrich.ly) continues to pave the way for improvements in youth self-esteem through her company. Hailed for revolutionising the approach to youth mental health using gamified platforms to build self-esteem, Enrich.ly last month won the Venture Atlanta Conference pitch competition, receiving a $500,000 investment prize. Says Margo: “I am so proud of my team for joining me in tackling the issue of unhealthy self esteem in children. Together, we will ensure that we are truly making the world a better place with the power of healthy self-esteem!” Margo is a proud…
Along with Tony Elumelu, Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Somachi Chris-Asoluka recently led a small group to receive and host a European Commission team: Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner for International Partnerships); Kadri Simson (Commissioner for Energy); and other senior leaders from the EU. The meeting, which was held in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), reflected on how a TEF-EU partnership would further strengthen EU-Africa relations and build on the transformative approach of the US$100m TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. In 2021, a TEF-EU partnership empowered 2,500 young African women entrepreneurs, disbursing €20 million in…
📸 Neto Ikpeme on LinkedIn Dr. Neto Ikpeme, Founder & CEO of WellaHealth Technologies, had a great run last week, which included attending Africa Microfinance Week (Lome, Togo), and winning an innovation prize for WellaHealth solutions that provide care for common conditions like Malaria and Typhoid for just $1 a month. He says: “[I] got the chance to speak, exhibit and meet with several fascinating microfinance institutions across Africa, my non-existent French notwithstanding. We’re excited to expand our solutions to more African countries on the back of the phenomenal work being done in the Microfinance industry. Microinsurance and microfinance are…