Tag: Startup
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Woman in Tech For the Week: Omolara Dada
Omolara Dada is an experienced senior product marketing strategist with over four years of experience. She specialises in developing effective go-to-market strategies, product launches and execution, campaign ideation, brand positioning, partnerships and digital media. She has helped many companies achieve growth objectives and drive success. Omolara has worked with brands in different industries, including technology,…
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Startup Spotlight: Zimi
Zimi is a cross-border commerce provider founded in 2023 by Audrey Djiya with a mission to simplify global expansion for international brands. Zimi empowers and encourages businesses to succeed in new markets by streamlining their cross-border logistics, offering seamless fulfilment and automating secure international payments on its platforms. The company’s vision is to make selling…
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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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Woman in Tech For the Week: Omotola Eunice Omotayo
Omotola is a leader who is passionate about women, community, open source, advocacy, diversity, equity, and inclusion. She is an experienced community builder and manager who is known for creating welcoming, safe spaces for community users. As a prominent voice for diversity and inclusion, especially within the tech industry, Omotola has used her platform to…
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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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Startup Spotlight: Cyblack
Cyblack is a pioneering force in the cybersecurity community, dedicated to providing cybersecurity education through charitable programs. Its sole mission is to advance charitable education to ensure equal opportunities for everyone. It was founded on the belief that financial limitations should not limit talent and passion, and it is creating a vibrant, inclusive cybersecurity community. …
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Woman In Tech For The Week: Omotolani Olowosule
Omotolani Olwosule is a leading cybersecurity expert with over 8+ years of experience as a cybersecurity professional in information security, behavioural human factors of security, security architecture, compliance, risk and governance. Omotolani has a PhD in Cloud Cybersecurity, and as a recognised expert, she shares her knowledge through speaking engagements and research. She has been…
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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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Startup Spotlight: Pula
Image by Reuters Pula is a company that creates and provides agricultural insurance and digital products to help small-scale farmers manage crop risks, improve their farming methods, and increase their incomes. Pula’s president, Rose Goslinga, co-founded the company in 2015. The company aims to provide affordable insurance solutions to smallholder farmers. To date, it has…