Author: Miracle Okah
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Papcup: Sânziana Foia’s Alternative Solution to Uncomfortable Smear Test
Image From BBC News Sânziana Foia, a PhD student in bioengineering at Imperial College London, has developed a groundbreaking system called Papcup. This device allows women to test themselves for cervical cancer using a menstrual blood sample from the comfort of their own homes. Sânziana’s idea was born from her uncomfortable experience with her first…
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Startup Spotlight: ProductDive
ProductDive is a vibrant community dedicated to supporting product managers in their careers. They provide networking opportunities, webinars, practical workshops, resources, and mentorship to product managers. Founded by Tobi Otokiti in 2019, the platform trains, elevates skillsets and provides everything product managers need to help them get a new job, get promoted, and connect to…
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Kenya’s Skincare Brand, Uncover Secures $1.4 Million in Seed Funding
Uncover, a Kenya skincare startup founded by three women – Sneha Mehta (CEO), Jade Oyateru (COO), and Catherine Lee (Advisor) – has secured $1.4 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by EQ2 Ventures and IgniteXL Ventures, with participation from Chui Ventures, Samata Capital, and Altree Capital. The funding was raised with the…
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Woman In Tech For The Week: Tosin Oyetade
Tosin Oyetade is a data-driven marketing strategist who deeply understands current trends in the marketing world. She has worked on the marketing team for Access Bank, Gtbank, Kuda, and currently, working in the ULesson group. During her time at Kuda, Tosin played a key role in the success of Kuda’s partnership with Big Brother Nigeria…
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How Do Customer Success Managers and Customer Support Managers Differ in Their Approach to Customer Satisfaction?
The customer service industry, where customer satisfaction is paramount, operates through different roles. Two roles that stand out are the Customer success manager and the Customer support manager. Customer success managers play a proactive role in the industry; their goal is to build strong relationships with customers, focusing on long-term success. On the other hand,…
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Startup Spotlight: Tushop
Founded in 2021 by CEO Cathy Chepkemboi, a former Unilever and Moko executive, Tushop is a social commerce platform that encourages groups in Kenya to buy fast-moving consumer goods. The platform was launched after identifying a need for a social commerce platform that directly sources goods from producers and delivers them to shoppers. Tushop uses…
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Woman In Tech For The Week: Ibironke Yekinni
Ibironke Yekinni is an expert in software testing and cybersecurity. She is the founder of Testify Ltd, a software testing consultancy, and the Head of Software Quality Assurance Engineering at Africa Fintech, a payment integration startup. Ibironke previously worked as a senior quality and testing professional for companies like Carbon and Interswitch Group. In 2019,…
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Roles And Responsibilities Of A Product Designer And Manager
Product managers and designers collaborate to ensure the success of a product. Designers conduct user research to understand users’ pain points and design a product to address these needs. They create prototypes, test, and iterate to refine the user experience with the product. Meanwhile, product managers oversee the entire product lifecycle from conception to launch.…
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Startup Spotlight: BuuPass
BuuPass is Kenya’s largest online platform for booking bus, train, and flight tickets. It has brought ease and convenience to millions of Kenyan travellers and transformed travel in the country. They collaborated with the country’s top bus, train, and flight operators to offer users the convenience of digital booking. BuuPass allows users to compare train,…
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Meet Bola Bardet: Founder of Susu
Bola Bardet is the founder and CEO of Susu, a MedTech startup. The company aims to address the issue of limited access to healthcare in Africa through an inclusive approach. Susu provides high-quality, personalized medical services and insurance coverage for Africans in the diaspora who seek to provide the best healthcare for their families in…