Category: News
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Meet Omolara Sanni, Winner of Wetech’s PitchHer Contest 2024
On September 28th, Wetech celebrated its 5th anniversary in Lagos, Nigeria. At this event, the PitchHer contest brought together five startup founders. Omolara Sanni, the co-founder of Midddleman, a platform helping e-commerce businesses pay suppliers in China, emerged as the winner of the Pitch contest. The Stack Journal spoke with Omolara to discuss her background…
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She Codes Africa Announces Advisory Board Members to Empower Women and Girls in STEM
She Code Africa, a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering and celebrating girls and women in tech across Africa, has announced its advisory board members. They aim to bring these members together to expand their reach and guarantee a continuous sustainable future for women and young girls in STEM across the African continent. We’re on a…
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Remembering Women Who Helped Build the Digital World
The history of the Internet, from its inception, has often been associated with men, yet women have played important roles in its development and evolution. Despite facing sexism and patriarchy at their workplace, lack of recognition and credit for their work, limited opportunities for them to advance, and even bias, these women fought to be…
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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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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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Healthtracka Launches Lola AI – A Menstrual Period Tracker For Women
Healthtracka, a digital platform that makes lab testing easy and convenient with at-home sample collection and fast digital results, has launched its own AI, Lola AI, a menstrual period tracker for women. Lola AI is designed to effortlessly track users’ cycles without any hassle while sending personalised reminders, so they are always prepared. It also…
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Paystack, Piggyvest, and others acquire Brass.
Paystack, along with members like Piggyvest, Ventures platform, and P1 Ventures, has decided to acquire Brass, a Nigerian fintech app. This happened after Brass had difficulty processing customer withdrawals in late 2023 and recently laid off its staff due to the current economic situation in Nigeria. Following the acquisition, Bass co-founders Sola Akindolu and Emmanuel…
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Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua has become the first black woman to hold a PhD in Cybernetics
An award-winning Nigerian Professor, Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, has emerged as the first black woman in the world to earn a doctorate (PhD) in Cybernetics, which is the scientific study of control and communication in animals and machines, concerned with understanding complex systems like learning, cognition, adaptation, emergence, communication, and efficiency. Rose-Margaret is a pioneering educator, administrator,…
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The Stack Journal Launches Website for Women-Focused Tech News.
According to Kiki Mordi, founder and CEO, The Stack Journal is forging partnerships with women in the tech industry.
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Folake Owodunni Wins Global Aurora Tech Award 2024
Nigerian Folake Owodunni has been named the recipient of the Global Aurora Tech Award 2024. Owodunni’s victory was announced on International Women’s Day.