On Saturday, November 10th, 5 female entrepreneurs will be pitching for N3.5 million in funding at the Demo Day of the She Leads Africa Accelerator. The Demo Day is the closing ceremony for the 3-month program designed to identify, support and fund the next generation of Nigeria’s brightest entrepreneurs. 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).
After a rigorous application process, 10 entrepreneurs were selected from hundreds of applicants to join the 2018 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 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.
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
