After a hard day’s work, you’d probably like to rustle up and enjoy a hot savoury meal. What happens if you run out of cooking gas or find yourself in the midst of a fuel shortage and unable to use your generator, in addition to dealing with a grid black-out (which means your electric cooker is of no use)? A 12-volt powered cooking saucepan can save the day, and can become your perfect back-up. Remember the 12-volt cigarette lighter jack/ adapter we highlighted last week? Yes, that one (see above). All you need to do is plug and play -…
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#KillerPitchMaster, Precious L Williams (Founder & CEO, The Perfect Pitch Group) is thrilled to be able to share a fully-loaded ‘AI Writing Blueprint’ from her good friend, Tom Morkes (Co-founder of Infostack, and host of the AI Writing Summit). Morkes is a leading voice for ways in which writers can use AI to maximise their writing process, without sacrificing their soul or losing their unique voice. This comprehensive, no-fluff blueprint demystifies AI in simple, easy-to-understand terms, even if you’re starting from absolute scratch. Whether you’re crafting your next novel, writing engaging articles, or creating compelling marketing material, this blueprint shows…
Rising Tide Africa in collaboration with the African Angel Academy, UK-Nigeria Tech Hub and ProvidusBank invites you to its Investor Mixer. Join in for an evening of networking and knowledge-sharing, as well as hear from promising startups looking for investment and guidance.EVENT DETAILS🗓 Date: 21st March 2024.🕕 Time: 4 PM WAT📍 Venue: Impact Hub Lagos, 7A Milverton Rd, Ikoyi (Lagos-Nigeria)💌 Click the link to register: https://lnkd.in/dery3-dtFor more inquiries contact: operations@risingtideafrica.com ABOUT The Rising Tide Africa Programmes are part of a global movement to increase women’s participation in angel investing as an asset class. The Global movement originated as 180 women…
Team YouVerify Youverify, an award-winning financial crime platform that provides AI-powered Anti-Money Laundering solutions has announced a significant investment from Elm, a pioneering digital innovation and solutions company based in Saudi Arabia. Serving customers in 12 countries, Youverify’s solutions are essential for businesses aiming to maintain compliance, secure transactions, and foster trust. The investment from Elm will enable Youverify scale its products to additional markets, accelerating the production of its next-generation AML 2.0 products. Gbenga Odegbami (CEO of Youverify. With an impressive footprint in aggregating data for electronic identity verification (eIDv) in 45 countries, and business verification in over 140…
Obi Emetarom (CEO & Co-Founder of Zone) 🎥Zone Zone – a Nigerian blockchain startup specialising in payment processing solutions for banks and fintechs – is thrilled to announce that they have raised $8.5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round, co-led by Flourish Ventures and TLcom Capital LLP. This investment will reinforce its promise of delivering reliable, frictionless and universally interoperable payment experiences at scale, for financial service providers on the Zone network. With this recent round of support, Zone has said it intends to deploy more robust technology, launch new use-cases and expand its network coverage. Also in view is a plan…
Samuel Noma (Country Operations Manager, Zipline Nigeria) Zipline International Inc. – the world’s largest autonomous delivery system, specialising in on-demand drone delivery and instant logistics – is an American company that designs, manufactures, and operates delivery drones. The company operates distribution centres in Rwanda, Ghana, Japan, the United States, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, and Kenya. In 2022, Zipline launched in Nigeria to begin medical logistics deliveries to remote hospitals and medical facilities in Kaduna State (Nigeria), an area with one of the world’s highest rates of children who have never received a vaccine. Kaduna is also a region with limited access…
Founder of Beyond Clothing Nigeria, Prince Arthur Uche , is a law graduate from the University of Jos. After being called to bar in 2004, he practiced law for about a year, and then left it to pursue his passion in fashion and garment production. His journey in the apparel business began when he enrolled as an apprentice in a garment manufacturing factory to learn garment construction and pattern making. Amidst a tough operating environment, Uche displays true entrepreneurial grit when he goes to China to improve on his craft, which many already consider close to perfect. “When we are curious,…
Silas Adekunle (Co-Founder & CEO at Reach Industries + Co-founder and CEO, Awarri) Silas Adekunle, 31, is a Nigerian inventor and entrepreneur, known for creating the world’s first intelligent gaming robot, and became one of the highest-paid robotics engineer in the world after signing a new deal with Apple Inc in 2018.A graduate of the University of the West of England with a first-class degree in Robotics, this Nigerian-British entrepreneur co-founded Reach Industries in 2013 with a vision of transforming entertainment technology and STEM education by fusing gaming, robots and augmented reality. Silas Adekunle 📸 Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images…
The Hill App wins ‘App of the Year’ at the BTA Awards: Founder, Vanessa Chiedza Sanyauke is remarkable in sharing her moment with others. The Black Tech Achievement Awards 2024 held last weekend in London, and two conspicuous winners emerged from the stables of 1000 Black Voices: Vanessa Chiedza Sanyauke (founder, The Hill App): App of the Year Theo-Lee Houston (founder, Slinger): Entrepreneur of the Year The Hill App is a SaaS B2B platform that enables businesses to hire talent with ease whilst saving on costs and time. The hIll App is on a mission to connect 1 million women in 140 countries to jobs and opportunities spanning Americas, Europe, Asia…
Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, (Founder, 1000 Black Voices) As 1000 Black Voices® and Royal Pearl Society unite to launch London’s Women’s Entrepreneurial Development Lab, female founders with ambitions to grow in the UK will have the opportunity to participate in an eight-week programme launching on April 24th, 2024 1000 Black Voices® (an organisation dedicated to advancing equitable inclusion), announced yesterday that it has joined forces with Royal Pearl Society (an official interest group of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®) to launch a new eight-week programme aimed at empowering Black female tech founders. [Apply here]. Set to launch on April 24th, 2024 the…