Women-focused platform announces ten startups for its accelerator program

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July 22, 2016 10:02 AM

For 2016, She Leads Africa received applications from over 120 startups across Nigeria.

Yasmin Belo-Osagie, co-founder of She Leads Africa

Female-focused accelerator,

The platform has partnered with the Work in Progress Alliance (VC4Africa and Oxfam) and Guaranty Trust Bank to set in motion a three-month accelerator program designed to identify, support and fund the next generation of Nigeria's best female entrepreneurs.

For 2016, She Leads Africa received applications from over 120 startups across Nigeria. The entrepreneurs that were selected were chosen based on their progress in the market, traction of their products, management team, their vision for growth and potential to scale across Africa.

The chosen startups are:

Fresh Direct Allied and Agro-Allied Services - An eco-friendly social enterprise that reduces the cost of premium organic produce through hydroponics and community action.

DeliveryBros - Helps you save time and stress through pickup and drops from the market to your house or office.

VivaSante - Solves the medical industry’s procurement problem, by providing a technology enabled distribution solution resulting in transparency and simplicity.

Koko’s Kitchen - An indigenous brand of confectionary dry mixes specially to suit the taste buds and pocketbook of the quintessential person on the go.

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Bubble Tii - Bringing the Bubble Tea phenomena to Africa.

Shuttlers - Enables professionals to access comfortable and efficient transportation to and from work using seat matching technology.

Keek’s - Designs tailored weight loss packages for busy women who a plan that is both effective and simple to implement.

Native Bukka - A chain of Afrocentric quick service restaurants that specialize in exceptionally good bukka food served fresh all day for busy individuals on the go.

BathKandy Co. - Creates sumptuous dessert-inspired beauty treats for women who crave the finer things.

Independent Personal Assistant (iPA) - Provides strategic virtual assistance to high-level executives across Africa. We take care of the mundane while you focus on what matters.

Participants in the She Leads Africa program will spend the next three months working on their business strategy and growth while networking with investors and potential partners in the process.

Program mentors and experts that will be participating in the program include Chudi Amu, Vice President of Investment at Verod Capital; Shirley Somuah, Investor at Cardinal Stone Partners; Seun Abolaji, Creative Director at Wilson’s Juice Company; and Tunde Kehinde and Ercin Eskin, Co-founders of ACE.

Selected entrepreneurs in the She Leads Africa program will have the opportunity to pitch to investors at an Investor Demo Day in October and compete for N2 million in investment from She Leads Africa as well as other business support services.

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