Startup wins $40,000 in competition organised by Hague institute

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January 14, 2016 11:27 AM

The challenge, which is aimed at SME empowerment in East and West Africa, had over 200 innovators apply and compete for the top prize to help power SMEs

Founder of DIYlaw.ng

DIYlaw.ng, a platform founded by Bola Olonisakin, Funkola Odeleye, and Odunoluwa Longe, has won $40,000 from the Innovating Justice Award which is organized by The Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL).

The challenge, which is aimed at SME empowerment in East and West Africa, had over 200 innovators apply and compete for the top prize to help power SMEs in Nigeria and the entire West Africa.

“Access to Finance, lack of infrastructure, corruption and legal,” said co-founder Odunoluwa Longe. “DIYlaw is making legal, one less challenge to grapple with. Our value propositions are transparency, simplicity and affordability.”

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The challenge, held in December 2015, during the Justice Forum at The Peace Palace, The Hague, Netherlands, saw DIYlaw become one of the newest startups to join the growing amount of justice entrepreneurs emerging on the global front.

Justice Entrepreneurs make use of innovation and technology to create access to justice. DIYlaw, in addition to the cash prize of $40,000, would also get acceleration support, access to funding, networks, as well as expert advice from HiiL.

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