Josephine Philips (Founder, SOJO) 📸Vogue Josephine Philips launched SOJO in 2021 as the UK’s first clothing repair and alterations app. The London-based fashion-tech platform is re-inventing the clothing repair and tailoring industry, and has recently returned to Oxford Street’s Selfridges on a permanent basis. Says Josephine: “We’re back! SOJO has now launched permanently in Selfridges! Powering clothing repair for this iconic department store. It’s so exciting to be championing repair, alterations and a slower approach to fashion in the heart of one of the biggest shopping destinations. Come find us on Floor 3 and bring any clothes that need some TLC – old, new and…
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(L-R): Fola Adeola (Chairman & Founder, FATE Foundation); Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Fola Laoye (Co-Founder & CEO, Iwosan Investments) 📸 Fola Laoye The state-of-the-art hospital at Iwosan Lagoon Hospitals, Victoria Island, was inaugurated on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 – Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu cutting the tape. Says Lola Laoye, Co-Founder & CEO of Iwosan Investments (owners of Lagoon Hospitals): “We have invested in medical infrastructure, technology, and staff development, with our team of hundreds of dedicated professionals committed to world class service. At Iwosan Lagoon Hospital VI, empathy meets cutting-edge technology. Our Centre of Excellence for cardiovascular care…
📸 Tech Nation A total of 25 companies have been selected for the 2024 Tech Nation Libra Programme (a curating community and education for under-represented tech founders to support scale and growth). The 25 shortlisted visionary founders and their ground-breaking companies joining Libra in 2024 are: 🚚 aTrace – seamless control over your supply chain🛒 Bakkali – making grocery shopping for cultural communities easier🌸 Brarista – AI-enabled bra expert🤖 Bot Theory – the first Web 3.0 Learning Metaverse for children📊 Deep Loop – generative AI supercharged analytics📈🏗 Ecolens – supply chain data to measure construction emissions📅 Elifa – digital vault for legacy planning and preservation🏙️ FueGo. – AI powered curator of travel and cultural experiences🚗 Finalrentals – sky-rocketing eCommerce sales…
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah (2nd L); Founder & CEO, Del-York Group, Linus Idahosa (2nd R) Nigeria’s Enugu State government has just signed a multi-million dollar joint venture agreement with the Del-York Group to construct ‘The 042 Arena and Entertainment Park’ – a multi-purpose sports and entertainment hub designed to focus on key areas of development, training, innovation, education, talent discovery, hospitality, entertainment among other areas of interest. On completion, the sports arena will reportedly house the following facilities: training space, athlete housing, a physical therapy and sports medicine centre, and a performance centre, among. The entertainment park will house…
(L-R) 5G launch: Uche Ofodile (CEO, MTN Bénin) welcomes Aurelie Ilimatou Adam Soule (Minister of Digital and Digitalisation) 📸 MTN Bénin MTN Bénin is set to deploy its 5G network, which will provide subscribers with enhanced digital experiences and significant technological advances. During her strategic visit to the company, Aurelie Ilimatou Adam Soule (Bénin’s Minister of Digital and Digitalisation) and her delegation were shown, first-hand, the potential of 5G technology as the foundation for a modern and connected world – in terms of transmission speed, reduced latency, and increased capacity. Says Uche Ofodile (CEO, MTN Bénin): “MTN Bénin showcased a few examples of…
Temie Giwa-Tubosun (Founder & CEO, LifeBank Group) A total of 16 organisations have been named as beneficiaries of the 2024 Schwab Foundation Social Innovation Awards, which celebrate social innovation spanning grassroots organisations, major corporations, public sector institutions and collective initiatives. Said Hilde Schwab, Co-Founder and Chairperson of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship : “The Social Innovators of the Year 2024 represent a diverse group of entrepreneurs and innovators who are driving the change we need to create a more sustainable, inclusive future. The collective potential of this community offers a beacon of hope for acting with purpose and collaboration…
Jane Egerton-Idehen (MD/CEO, Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd – NIGCOMSAT) 📸wikipedia The Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has introduced an Acceleration Program whose target is startups and tech businesses leveraging satellite technology to address everyday challenges across various sectors. These sectors include, but are not limited to, space-tech, agri-tech, fintech, ed-tech, health-tech, and cybersecurity. Says Jane Egerton-Idehen (MD/CEO, NIGCOMSAT): “It is no secret that bootstrapped startups and tech businesses are the brides of investors this season. The funding landscape has shifted, and access to capital is no longer as straightforward as it used to be. Consequently, businesses may find it challenging to…
Katy Digovich (Co-Founder & CEO, Minutia) Social entrepreneur, Katy Digovich is Co-founder and CEO of Minutia, an American cell therapy startup working towards the transplant of insulin-producing cells combined with nano-sensors to contribute to a functional cure for Type 1 diabetes. Digovich’s company, Minutia, is now is working to make beta cells that not only secrete insulin but also know when not to produce insulin when there are already high levels of glucose. An outpatient procedure delivered just below the skin into a Type 1 diabetes patient’s forearm would be a game-changer, since those patients today rely on continuous glucose…
(L): Kevin Conroy (CEO &Co-founder, Bature Brewery, Nigeria) 📸 @KevinConroy Kevin Conroy (CEO &Co-founder, Bature Brewery) has announced that Bature Brewery – Nigeria’s first craft brewery – will be expanding by scaling its production by 500%, and positioning its taproom for an increase in space and experiences. Bature Brewery took off from the nation’s capital, Abuja, in 2017 and now operates a brewery and taproom from Victoria Island in Lagos. Team Bature Brewery 📸 @KevinConroy Says Conroy: “Bature Brewery has been a start-up in an economy dominated by large corporates; it has been a journey of passion, dedicated to crafting…
British entrepreneur, Mustafa Suleymen (Co-Founder, Inflection AI) The 10 richest British AI entrepreneurs now have a combined net worth of more than £2.3 billion ($3 billion), according to new analysis by the UK’s Evening Standard, in a sign that the UK’s growing artificial intelligence industry is set to generate huge wealth for the economy. The Evening Standard Tech Rich List is a ranking of the top 100 wealthiest British founders and directors of tech companies, first published in March 2023 to highlight the growth in entrepreneurial tech talent in the UK. The wealth estimate models use real-time market data to keep…