Morgane Imbert (CEO, Zando South Africa) Zando, part of the Jumia Group (Africa’s front-running ecommerce platform), was established in 2012 and has grown to become one of South Africa’s biggest online fashion and lifestyle platforms. The company has now launched an international eCommerce division called Zando Global, with the objective of tackling the stiff competition brought on by fast-fashion Chinese e-commerce retailers Shein and Temu in South Africa. The meteoric rise of the Chinese brands – the result of strong demand for their low-priced clothing such as $10 tops and $5 biker shorts – is putting pressure on local brick-and-mortar…
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🎥 AfricaTechSummit Following a sold-out edition in 2023, the eighth edition of Africa Tech Summit London will convene once more on June 7, 2024. Africa Tech Summit London connects tech leaders from the African ecosystem and international players under one roof, at the London Stock Exchange, providing an opportunity to network and do business with tech corporates, investors, leading ventures, and industry stakeholders that drive business and investment forward. Some of the guests and attendees at Africa Tech Summit London 2023. 📸Africa Tech Summit The 2024 Summit is expected to gather over 300 African and international tech leaders, policymakers, investors,…
The 2024 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition has opened for applications until June 10, 2024, and invites agrifood entrepreneurs from across Africa to showcase their startup business ventures. This year’s competition will recognise and celebrate African entrepreneurs whose business solutions address the pressing need for efficient local production of nutritious food, with business models that embrace scale and innovation, while also helping to mitigate climate and broader environmental challenges. 🎥GoGettaz Judges will be looking for innovative founders and co-founders aged 18-35 with the vision to establish sustainable scalable businesses, drive resilience, increase food security, and create jobs in the agrifood sector. The…
With just $200 to her name, Adja Sembene Fall, the 29-year-old CEO of the luxury brand tea company Contanna was forced to establish her company fpurely online, due to financial constraints. 📸afbd.org With just $200 in hand at the start of her business, Adja Sembene Fall, the 29-year-old Senegalese entrepreneur and CEO of the luxury tea brand Contanna was forced to establish her company solely online, due to financial constraints. Said Adja: “Due to [lack of] finance, it was not possible to get a physical shop. We started out in the backyard of my brother’s house. We sold our teas…
(L-R): Olusegun and Oyetola Akande (founders of Sami’s Online African Foods & Pride of Africa Trade Cash and Carry) Husband and wife team, Olusegun and Oyetola Akande, are the owners of Sami’s Online African Foods, a one-stop Afro-Caribbean eCommerce superstore that brings the rich flavours of Nigeria to the global stage. After noticing a lack of original African-Caribbean ingredients available for purchase in the UK, the couple had co-founded the business in 2009, with a clear vision to provide authentic foods sourced from Africa. The Akandes had previously founded another food business (Sami’s) in 2009 📸BAfrica The Akandes are breaking…
Moruf Oseni (Managing Director & CEO, Wema Bank) Nigeria’s youth are reminded that entries to the 5th edition of Wema Bank’s flagship youth and startup-focused tech competition – Hackaholics 5.0 – are open. Hackaholics, described as the largest community of problem-solvers, visionaries, creative thinkers and innovators in Africa, is an annual tech and innovation competition created by Wema Bank in 2019 to provide a platform for young Nigerians with tech-driven ideas to bring their game-changing ideas to life, scale their ventures or startups and access a wider market for these tech-enabled solutions. Announcing Wema Bank Hackaholics 5.0 recently, in Lagos. (L-R): Ololade…
(L): Amede Olisa-Achingale, (Founder, Bosaz Global Ventures) 📸 @BplantoNG/ food_champions_initiative Amede Olisa-Achingale doubles as the National Internal Auditor of the African Women Entrepreneurs Programme (AWEP), and Founder of Bosaz Global Ventures – an agro-processing enterprise producing a diverse range of African foods that include plantain flour, potato flour, and orange-fleshed sweet potato flour, catering to the needs of health-conscious people. For those who want to achieve lifestyle goals through a healthy diet, Bosaz Foods processes locally grown produce and packages them for the benefit of gluten intolerant persons of all ages in both local and international markets, under the brand…
Titilope Adewusi (Co-founder, 9ijakids) Financial and Digital Literacy Advocate (and Co-founder of 9ijakids), Titilope Adewusi has emerged as one of 33 extraordinary entrepreneurs selected as a Fellow of the 2024 Cartier Women’s Initiative – an annual international entrepreneurship program that aims to drive change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs. 9jakids is an educational games platform that provides access to over 200 fun learning games. Says the programme organisers: “The time is finally here! We are thrilled to unveil our 2024 fellows who exemplify deep passion and committed discipline towards impact, and leveraging business as a force for good.”These 33 trailblazing entrepreneurs…
(2nd L) Florence I. ‘Cuppy’ Otedola – Founder, Cuppy Foundation Global DJ and music producer, Florence I. ‘Cuppy’ Otedola, is celebrating one year since Cuppy Foundation’s Africa Oxford Scholars Fund announced a gift of £100,000 to an existing African Graduate Support Fund – a brainchild of the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx), which is designed to meet the needs of the most vulnerable African graduate students at Oxford University, including those with any form of disability and caring responsibilities. 📸 CuppyFoundation The Cuppy Africa Oxford Scholars Fund provides awards of up to £2000 to African graduate students currently studying at the University of Oxford, thereby…
June Angelides (Venture Capitalist and Founder, Levare Ventures) June Angelides is a well-known advocate for more inclusive funding and representation in Venture Capital (VC), and is referred to as the ‘Olivia Pope of VC’ (or ‘The fixer’) because she loves to solve problems for founders. Ms. Angelides grew up in Lagos, moved to the UK when she was 17 years old, and is mother to Adam, Ivy and Iris. Having sat on both sides of the table as a founder and investor, June founded Levare Ventures in 2022 to invest in African startups, with the company already making seven investments…