After a rigorous application process, 10 entrepreneurs were selected from hundreds of applicants to join the 2018 She Leads Africa accelerator cohort.
The 10 candidates convened in Lagos for 3 residency weeks over 3 months where they received training in business strategy, financial modelling, digital marketing, talent acquisition and more.
The final stage of the process is the Demo Day which will be held on November 10th where the top 5 participants, as selected by their peers have the opportunity to pitch for funding. First place gets N2 Million, second place, N1 Million and 3rd place, N500, 000.
During the Demo Day, each entrepreneur will have just 5 minutes to pitch their case to a panel of esteemed judges including Odun Eweniyi (Co-founder, Piggybank), Akintunde Oyebode (Executive Secretary, LSETF), and Adia Sowho (VP of Commercial, Mines.io).
The Entrepreneurs
- Anjola Shote is a registered pharmacist and Co-Founder of Juxtameds – Juxtameds is a digital store for prescription medications. They streamline the process of medication purchase, refills and management.
- Shakira Saliu is Co-Founder and Chief Medical Director of Doctoora E-Health Limited – Doctoora is a real estate startup operating an online platform that provides co-working spaces for healthcare professionals.
- Nneka Njoku is a Co-Founder of Nicademia – Nicademia aims to prevent the extinction of African Languages through animated videos available on demand and via their mobile app, tablets and TV.
- Jennifa Okoduwa is a Co-Founder of Foodlocker – Foodlocker is an online e-commerce platform store for groceries is Nigeria. It offers unbeatable convenience, farm-freshness and a matchless customer service
- Chi Onwuka is the Founder of FabricsNG – FabricsNG is an online marketplace for young creatives and fashion designers to source a wide variety of quality and affordable fabrics at their convenience.
