Tag: Founder
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Startup Spotlight: alGROWithm
Image source: Techcabal alGROWithm is a company that helps African businesses grow. They do this by creating personalised plans that help businesses reach more customers and sell more products. Founded in 2018 by Bili Sule, alGROWithm has helped over 50 businesses succeed, including well-known names like Spleet, Chaka, OkHi, and Binance. Their services include marketing,…
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Startup Spotlight: Akiba Digital
Akiba Digital, founded by Tebogo Mokwena in 2017, is a data and technology company that empowers SMEs to improve their risk score and keep their businesses financially healthy. Akiba Digital’s solutions address an important challenge in Africa, where nearly 80% of SMEs and people need access to traditional credit scoring. Using alternative datasets, the company…
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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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Meet Ada Lovelace: The First Computer Programmer
Image by 21kschools Augusta Ada Lovelace, an English mathematician and an associate of Charles Babbage, was born on December 10, 1815, in London, England. She is widely known as the first computer programmer because of her work on Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine. Ada was the daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron and reformer Anne…
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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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Startup Spotlight: SendSprint
SendSprint, a fintech company founded by Damisi Busari, is an international remittance service for Africans in the diaspora. Founded in 2022, it has been a reliable and quickest way for African money transfers. Damisi Busari, who was also a former Flutterwave executive, has a clear vision. She founded this company to connect the African Diaspora…
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Startup Spotlight: Bitmama
Bitmama is a fintech company that offers a secure platform for cryptocurrency transactions. They allow users to trade by converting their local currency to cryptocurrency. Founded by Ruth Iselema in 2017, the company initially operated as a peer-to-peer digital currency exchange before growing to a platform where people can trade, and manage cryptocurrencies, and digital…
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Startup Spotlight: Autogirl
Autogirl is a mobility startup company that aims to make mobility accessible and efficient in Nigeria. It was founded by Chinazom Arinze in 2017. Their vision is to revolutionize the mobility industry in Africa and empower people to move freely and comfortably while fostering economic development and sustainability. They are involved in peer-to-peer rentals, helping…
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Startup Spotlight: Taeillo
Taeillo, a Lagos startup founded by Jumoke Dada in 2018, is a furniture company that specialises in African-inspired designs. Unlike any other furniture company, they allow customers to access a 3D and AR view of the furniture they would like to purchase, in other to see how it will fit in the space they have…
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Meet Funmi Adewara: Founder of Mobihealth International
Funmi Adewara is the founder and CEO of Mobihealth International, a multi-award-winning telemedicine and digital health service provider transforming how patients receive care. Funmi, a globally recognised telehealth expert, is a British-Nigerian physician. She is also an entrepreneur with a background in Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, and business development, having been trained at Cambridge. She has received…