Tag: Founder
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Woman in Tech for the Week: Peace Obinani
If there’s one thing Peace Obinani knows how to do, it’s making brands feel human and getting users to fall head-over-heels for them. Peace has a skill for storytelling and a deep understanding of consumer behaviour. With this, she has built a career helping businesses connect with their audiences in ways that truly matter. Currently,…
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Startup Spotlight: MyfoodAngels
MyFoodAngels is a food delivery company that helps people and businesses get fresh food quickly and easily. Founded by Olapeju Umah in 2018, the company was originally known as Mile12MarketWoman before rebranding to MyFoodAngels in 2019. MyFoodAngels operates as a B2B2C startup, delivering groceries to hotels, restaurants, and people who need fresh food but may…
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Woman in Tech For The Week: Imelda Usoro Olaoye
Imelda Usoro Olaoye is a real estate and marketing consultant, a business growth advocate, and a passionate supporter of women entrepreneurs. As the founder of Business Women Hub, she is dedicated to helping women-owned businesses flourish, especially within their first five years. Her commitment to societal impact drives her mission to empower the next generation…
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Startup Spotlight: FriendnPal
FriendnPal is the First AI-powered app with multilingual capability to provide mental health support to people in Africa. It was founded by Esther Eruchie in 2023 to ensure everybody gets support regardless of their language and location. FriendnPal’s mission is to bring affordable mental health awareness to all African communities and destigmatise mental health conversations. …
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Woman in Tech For the Week: Amanda Etuk
Amanda Etuk is an entrepreneur and logistics expert based in Lagos, Nigeria. She co-founded Messenger, a platform that optimises deliveries by providing financial services to logistics entrepreneurs. Amanda founded this company with the aim of transforming the logistics industry in Nigeria. Her experience in senior roles at companies like 54gene, Zippy Logistics, and Hygeia HMO…
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5 Inspiring Women in Tech to Follow on Social Media
Sometimes, all we need is a little inspiration to continue pushing forward in a male-dominated industry. We need constant reminders that we are doing a great job and are not alone. What better way to get that than following and seeing daily updates from inspiring women in tech who have successfully navigated that path? By…
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Startup Spotlight: Jumba
Jumba is a Kenyan construction technology platform that aims to make constructing a house seamless, efficient, and affordable. Founded in 2022, Jumba streamlines B2B construction material purchases and financing, empowering hardware retailers and real estate developers to access the supplies they need. Jumba provides a one-stop shop for construction materials and a short-term financing option.…
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Woman in Tech For The Week: Haneefah Abdurrahman Lekki
Haneefah Abdurrahman Lekki is an award-winning tech community builder passionate about improving tech communities in Africa. She is the community manager at Ingressive for Good, a non-profit organisation dedicated to training 1,000,000 African youths and placing 5,000 of them in jobs. The organisation’s mission is to create and increase the earning power of African youth…
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Startup Spotlight: Blumefy
Blumefy was founded by Temitope Hundeyin in 2023 with the mindset that everyone deserves the opportunity to reach for the stars, and in this case, it is seizing global opportunities. Blumefy is a migration platform designed for Africans seeking new opportunities through migration. They empower migrants with access to expert advice, financial services, country guides,…
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Meet Hassanat Abubakar: A Product Manager Making a Difference
Hassanat’s journey into tech was driven by her desire to make a meaningful impact. As a biochemist, she felt the need to transition into something more fulfilling after realising that her degree in Biochemistry might not offer enough opportunities for her as an entry-level. The Stack Journal sat down with Hassanat Abubakar, a product manager…