Tag: Female-founder
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Woman In Tech For The Week: Ejide Akinbiyi
Ejide Akinbiyi is an entrepreneur and CEO of MaterialsPro, an on-demand procurement and supply chain platform designed specifically for the construction industry. With over 13 years of experience building and scaling products, Ejide is passionate about using technology to drive innovation and make a lasting impact. Her journey began in various roles at prominent companies…
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Woman In Tech For The Week: Mitchelle Chibundu
Mitchelle Chibundu, popularly known as Designer Babe (DB), is a leading Global Product Design expert and multimedia creator. She is also an author helping aspiring designers find their footing in tech.She founded Designer Babe, a booming community with over 60,000 members that helps designers learn, grow, and thrive. Mitchelle’s passion lies in solving complex problems…
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Startup Spotlight: Sabi
Sabi is a solutions-oriented company that has significantly impacted the global supply chain services industry. It was founded in 2020 by Anu Adasolum and has helped underserved merchants worldwide in sourcing and distributing physical goods and commodities across different markets. They provide services like Sabi Market, TRACE, and Financial Services. Sabi market assists local distributors…
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Woman In Tech For The Week: Peace Itimi
Peace Itimi is a dedicated storyteller, teacher, and passionate advocate for empowering people and businesses. With over eight years of experience leading marketing teams and consulting on growth for top companies in Africa and emerging markets, she has built a reputation as a global thought leader. Her marketing expertise covers different sectors, such as social…
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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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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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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,…