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Investing early, with conviction, in female-led high-growth startups | GPs: @ElohoGM & @OdunEweniyi | Info (pitches, etc):

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On #IWD2022 , our co-founders @ElohoGM & @OdunEweniyi have written an open letter to Africa's female founders. In an ecosystem that's in the spotlight and growing fast, they're reminding us what's at stake. 🔗: Happy Women's Day! #FirstCheckOpenLetter
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At FirstCheck Africa, we are early believers in Africa’s women in tech. So, this week, with our debut #FirstCheckRisingStars list, we're proud to celebrate 10 women that stand out to us as emerging Operator-Leaders in tech. We’re keeping an eye on them, and you should too!
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We’re thrilled to announce that @TLcomCapital , one of the largest Africa-focused seed to series B firms, has committed $2m to FirstCheck Africa. With our $10m debut fund, we're now investing a total of $12m into tech startups with female founders. 🔗:
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Hi @OdunEweniyi @ElohoGM ! Is this thing now on?
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This week’s #FirstMovers features Kathleen Siminyu ( @siminyu_kat ). She’s Kiswahili Machine Learning Engineer at @mozilla We profile Kathleen (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: .
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It's been six months since FirstCheck Africa launched! 👀 We're so excited to announce our first investments in female-led startups in three African countries: @Foondamate , @Healthtracka , @ZoieHealth & #Tushop ! 🚀🚀🚀 Read all about our progress here:
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@OdunEweniyi and @ElohoGM started FirstCheck Africa last year to write early-stage checks for startups founded or co-founded by exceptional African women. We've made progress. Here's a thread on our year 1: Spoiler: 100% of startups in our portfolio have female founders. 😉
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You can read the profiles their colleagues, mentors & bosses wrote for them here: 🔗: We hope they will inspire even more people, particularly women, to become world-class tech operators and founders. There’s certainly enough space!
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Happy International Women’s Day! For #IWD2021 , we spoke to 30 Nigeria women in tech challenging the status quo. Know someone who made the list? 😉 #FirstCheckAfrica
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Huge congratulations to Damilola Olokesusi ( @dammyoloke ) and everyone at @shuttlersng on the mobility tech startup’s $1.6M seed round, announced earlier today! Great coverage by Techcrunch: .
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This week’s #FirstMovers features Oluchi Enebeli ( @koderHolic ). She’s Nigeria's 1st female blockchain engineer and works at @BundleAfrica . We profile Oluchi (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: .
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This week's #FirstMovers features Princess Akari ( @thekitoye ). She's a Product Manager at @brassbanking . We profile Princess Akari (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: #techinclusion
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This week's #FirstMovers features Omolola Salehu ( @LolaSalehu ). She's a Senior Product Designer at Paystack ( @paystack ). We profile Omolola (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: #techinclusion
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This week’s #FirstMovers features Ada Nduka Oyom ( @Kolokodess ). She manages developer communities at Google and is co-founder of @SheCodeAfrica . We profile Ada (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here:
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We're on the hunt for an ambitious woman with 3+ years’ experience and an active interest in African tech to work closely with @OdunEweniyi and @ElohoGM in getting FirstCheck Africa off the ground! Details here:
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You and your friends have a solid product idea Make sure at least 1 person is a woman oh Do small work and develop the idea Pitch to FirstCheck Africa Get your first check Build MVP Work with Eloho and Odun to get solid traction Raise $5m Raise $20m Next: African unicorn 🦄
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This week’s #FirstMovers features Teju Adeyinka ( @TejuAdeyinka ). She’s Head of Growth for SendCash & GetCards at @buycoins_africa . We profile Teju (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: .
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This week’s #FirstMovers features Yewande Akomolafe-Kalu ( @WendyA__ ). She’s Head, Storytelling & Branding at @theflutterwave We profile Yewande (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: .
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Do you have a GREAT idea for a tech startup?⁠ ⁠ "Is My Idea Fundable?" is the opportunity to pitch your ideas to our co-founders & Africa's top investors- @mayahorgan & @kola_aina ⁠ Sign up to pitch here: Sign up to attend here:
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Do you have an idea for a tech startup but do not know what to do next?⁠ ⁠ "Is My Idea Fundable?" is the opportunity to pitch your ideas & receive feedback from our co-founders & guest judges - @iaboyeji & @LeboMokgabudi ⁠ Sign up here: ⁠ #FCAPitchRoom
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This week’s #FirstMovers features Tobi Otokiti ( @TobiOtokiti ). She’s Senior Growth Product Manager at Flutterwave ( @theflutterwave ). We profile Tobi (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: .
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“Is My Idea Fundable?” is a new, monthly pitch-room hosted by FirstCheck Africa. Listen to quick-fire pitches from aspiring founders and hear investors' live feedback. Join our team with @OtunbaSho and @JuneAngelides next Thursday! 🔗 :
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Investing in African women. 🤷🏾‍♀️
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What doesn’t feel risky to you, but looks risky to others?
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Our pan-African portfolio of female-led startups is growing and we’re excited to see ⁦ @healthtracka ⁩ led by ⁦ @ife_adeyemi ⁩ (an absolute rockstar!), join the Techstars Toronto accelerator this month. Rooting for you! 🔥🔥🔥
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As the co/founder of a startup, you’ll be pitching your startup all the time: elevator pitches, 3-minute pitches, demo days, pitch competitions, Investor 1-on-1s. But becoming a convincing storyteller (because that’s what pitching is) takes a lot of practice.
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Join us on Clubhouse at 7PM next Thursday, as @ijbkid (Co-Founder/CEO, @mono_hq ) walks us through Mono's journey from ideation to raising their first $100,000 in funding. Host: @ElohoGM (Co-Founder, FirstCheckAfrica) 🔗: #FirstCheckAfrica
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Congratulations to Honey Ogundeyi ( @HoneyOgundeyi ) and the team at @edukoya on their $3.5 million seed round, which was announced earlier today! ⁠ Great coverage by Techcrunch: #FemaleFounders
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We’re hiring an Operations Manager at FirstCheck Africa. 🚀🚀🚀 The right person is committed to the tech ecosystem in Africa and is as enthusiastic about entrepreneurship and diversity-focused communities & VC funds as we are! 🔗:
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This week’s #FirstMovers features Lateefah Abdulkareem. She’s Software Engineer at @Microsoft . We profile Lateefah (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: .
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Join us on Clubhouse at 7PM next Tuesday, as @IreAderinokun (Co-Founder/COO, Buycoins) and @alephile (Co-Founder/Chief Product Officer, Buycoins) walk us through the journey from ideation to acquiring their first 100 customers. 🔗: #FirstCheckAfrica
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#FirstCheckAfricaSpotlight : Meet Layo Ogunbanwo ( @LayoOgunbanwo ), VP Product Strategy, Piggyvest. #FirstCheckAfrica #womenintech
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This week’s #FirstMovers features Adenike Sherriff ( @AdenikeRaks ). She’s an investment principal at @anafricanfuture . We profile Adenike (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: .
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This week’s #FirstMovers features Adora Nwodo ( @AdoraNwodo ). She’s a Software Engineer at @Microsoft . We profile Adora (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: .
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We're excited this morning for @Okra_HQ 's $3.5M seed round! 🚀🚀🚀 Congrats to Fara Ashiru JItuboh (Co-Founder, CEO & CTO) and David Peterside (Co-Founder, COO) and the team at Okra! @Ulonnaya got the full scoop for @TechCrunch here:
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This week's #FirstMovers features Kehinde Ladipo ( @kennyladipo_ ). She is the Software Engineering Lead at Microsoft ( @Microsoft ). We profile Kehinde (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here:
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This week’s #FirstMovers features Omolara Adejuwon ( @_larikraun ). She’s Engineering Manager at Kudi ( @KudiHQ ) We profile Omolara (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: .
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This week’s #FirstMovers feature is on Desiree Craig, VP of Product & Technology at ULesson. She shared a little about her current role and her 10-years so far in tech. Follow us on Instagram for more:
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When deciding on a co-founder, do not only look out for someone you can work with, look for someone you can also get a drink with after work. - Tayo Oviosu ( @oviosu ) #FirstCheckAfrica
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Welcome to the team, Oluwadunni! 🎉🎉🎉
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Happy to be joining @FirstCheckHQ in its early days as the Chief of Staff. Looking forward to working with @OdunEweniyi @ElohoGM and super excited about doing the work to fix the gender financing gap in Africa through FirstCheck Africa. 🎉 The future is female 🙌🏽
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We're so proud to have been included in this year's list of the World's Most Innovative Companies 2022 by @FastCompany ! #3 in EMEA! 🌍🌍🌍 Congrats to all the amazing companies featured! Read the profile of FirstCheck Africa here:
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"Is My Idea Fundable?” is our new, monthly pitch-room. Listen to pitches from aspiring founders and hear investors' live feedback. Join @ElohoGM , @OdunEweniyi , @OtunbaSho and @JuneAngelides on Clubhouse TODAY at 7:00PM! 🔗 : #FCAPitchRoom
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Join us next Thursday at 7:00PM (WAT) as we discuss “How To Get Started In Product Management” with @LayoOgunbanwo (VP Product, @Piggybankng ), @mstemigiwa (Product Manager, @Paystackhq ) and @DrFoxyCleo (Senior Product Manager, @Kudabank )⁠ ⁠ Register here:
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From early-stage startups to unicorn, every startup undergoes these 5 stages of growth. If you are a startup founder, comment below the current stage of your startup! #FirstCheckAfrica #FemaleFounders
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Big meetings today. Wish us luck!
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"Is My Idea Fundable?” is our virtual monthly pitch room. Listen to pitches from aspiring founders and hear investors' live feedback. Join @iaboyeji , @LeboMokgabudi , @ElohoGM , and @OdunEweniyi on Clubhouse TODAY at 7:00PM! 🔗: #FCAPitchRoom
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This week's #FirstMovers features Aderinsola Oluwafemi ( @Aderinsola_O ) She is a Product Designer at Eden Life ( @ouredenlife ). We profile Aderinsola (and a different African woman in tech twice a month) on our Instagram page here: #FirstMovers
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This is why @FirstCheckHQ exists — to back female founders and diverse teams building startups in Africa!
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Female single founders and female-only founding teams received less than 1% of the total raised by startups in Africa in 2021. Crumbs, basically...
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“How I Acquired My First 100 Customers” is a quarterly conversation hosted by FirstCheck Africa on Clubhouse and we are launching TODAY!⁠ Join @IreAderinokun @alephile & @OdunEweniyi at 7:00PM on Clubhouse. 🔗:
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This week’s #FirstMovers features Mohini Ufeli ( @MohiniUfeli ). She’s Media Manager at @Paystack .⁠ ⁠ We profile Mohini (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: .
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Our fireside chat on "Building an MVP Without Code" with @shikuwangombe @stickysisa & @mokilanko is in 3 days! Are you curious about what it takes to build an MVP using no-code tools? Then join us at 6:00PM (WAT) this Thursday. Register here:
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We crossed 2,000 followers today!
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Tomilola Adejana ( @msteebimbs ) is building @BanklyNG , the fintech company for the unbanked in Nigeria. Inspired? What would you build? Follow us @FirstCheckHQ on Instagram for more African female founder profiles. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #FemaleFounderFridays #FirstCheckAfrica
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Women’s Month ends today, so we’re re-upping our #IWD2021 post! 832 likes on Medium! 🎉🎉🎉 Let’s amplify these 30 amazing women and get those likes to 1,000! | #ChooseToChallenge : 30 Nigerian Women In Tech Challenging The Status Quo
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Our upcoming space “Launch To Seed” will be live today at 7 PM WAT. Our host @ozzyetomi will be in conversation with @IndicinaCo ’s Co-founder & CEO @YTJohnson on her Launch To Seed journey.
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Morning! We’ve received hundreds of questions in the 96 hours since FirstCheck Africa launched. 🎉🎉🎉 Here are answers to the most frequently asked!
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In May, the co-founders of @Buycoins ( @IreAderinokun & @alephile ) shared how they acquired their first 100 customers with us.⁠ ⁠ Did you miss this fireside chat? Then head to our medium page for a recap. 🔗: #FirstCheckAfrica
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Build software without code! 👀 Join us ⁠next Friday for our first ever workshop, "A Jumpstart On Building Tech Products With No-Code", led by @iruhdam24 (Founder, Nocoloco) & @tamborini_ (Founder, ). Register here: #FCAWorkshops
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Join us next Thursday at 7:00PM as we discuss “How To Hire Your First Key Employees When You're Starting Up” with #TitoOvia (Co-Founder, Helium Health), @akindolu (Co-Founder, Brass) & #SonaShah (Co-Founder, Neopenda)⁠ Register here: #FirstCheckAfrica
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🛎️ Set a reminder to join Launch to Seed at 7 PM WAT tonight. Co-founder and CEO of @healthtracka , Ifeoluwa Dare-Johnson @ife_adeyemi will chat with @ozzyetomi about Healthtracka's impressive journey and what they've learned so far.
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Folayemi Agusto ( @follypops_ ) is building @TixdotAfrica , a self-service ticketing platform for event creators. Inspired? What would you build? Follow us @FirstCheckHQ on Instagram for more African female founder profiles. ⁠⁠ #FemaleFounderFridays #FirstCheckAfrica
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This week's #FirstMovers features Chinyere Eze ( @mozschino ). She is a Product Manager at Nestcoin ( @Nestcoin ). We profile Chinyere (and a different African woman in tech twice a month) on our Instagram page here: #FirstCheckFirstMovers #FirstCheckAfrica
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Congratulations to all the women featured on @THISDAYLIVE . It's exciting to see Nigerian women in tech constantly breaking new grounds. We are excited for each of you and we celebrate your accomplishments. #Firstcheckafrica #womenintech
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Congratulations to everyone at @oze on their $3M seed round 🥳🎉 🇬🇭 The startup’s pre-Series A round was led by Speedinvest, Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund, Savannah Fund, and several angels. Great coverage by TechCrunch here:
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Do you have an idea for a tech startup but happen to be unsure what to do next? "Is My Idea Fundable?" is the perfect opportunity to pitch your ideas to Africa's top investors & receive actionable feedback on how to take them forward. Sign up here:
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Join us on @joinClubhouse on Thursday at 7:00PM (WAT) as we discuss “How To Get To A Great MVP When You’re Starting Up” with #ThatoSchermer @YeleBademosi & @DigitalWoman Host: @ElohoGM 🔗:
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4/5 of our portfolio companies have a female CEO. 🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♂️
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Comment if you are an investor and have backed a Female-CEO led startup in Africa in 2021 👇
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#Wordle had 90 daily active users on Nov 1. By new year's day, 300K. A month later? Over 2M DAUs. #Wordle guy just sold his side project for over $1M. MVP advice from #Wordle guy: 1. Start with simple features 2. Make something users love 3. Get people talking 🔥🔥🔥
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Are you curious about what it takes to build an MVP without code? Join us for a fireside chat with @shikuwangombe @stickysisa & @mokilanko at 6:00PM (WAT) on June 17th as we discuss "Building an MVP Without Code" Register here: #FirstCheckAfrica
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Last Monday, we released our debut #FirstCheckRisingStars list - a celebration of 10 emerging operator-leaders in tech. We hoped people would like the campaign, but we were wrong… …they loved it! 😊 They loved the list, the art and the format. ICYMI, here it is:
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It’s here! FirstCheck Africa’s first info session! Register at : + How to pitch us + What to pitch us + How to invest with us + How to partner with us Open to founders, investors and potential partners. Tell us what you’d like answered in the replies!
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#FirstCheckAfricaSpotlight : Meet Tosin Oyetade ( @tvsin_ ), Marketing Manager, Kuda Bank. #FirstCheckAfrica #womenintech
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@adoranwodo by @Samson_Goddy : "Adora's first book, Cloud Engineering for Beginners, was the #1 New Release on Amazon Kindle’s 90-minute Education & Reference Short Reads the week it came out." 🔗:
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We’ve also evolved our model: we’re now a pre-seed and seed-stage fund with the capacity to write checks of $25K and more. We’re better able to serve female founders that way. We’ll keep pushing until we’re the preferred early-stage investor for diverse founding teams in Africa.
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Female-led startups in Africa raise smaller amounts at lower valuations than all-male founder teams. Africa’s gender funding gap is still huge. And there’s still a massive overlooked opportunity in funding startups founded and co-founded by women.
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⏰ Set a reminder to attend Launch to Seed at 7PM WAT tomorrow. @ozzyetomi will chat with Lucy Hoffman, co-founder and COO of @Carry1st , Africa’s leading mobile games publisher.
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Launch to Seed is back again! Join us at 7 PM WAT on March 17. @ozzyetomi will be in conversation with Yanmo Omorogbe, Co-founder & COO of @investbamboo . Bamboo launched in January 2020 and announced a $15M series A last month! 🚀🚀🚀 Register here:
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This week’s #FirstMovers features Ibukun Akinnawo ( @TheOnlyIbukun ). She’s Launch Lead (West Africa) at @pawapay We profile Ibukun (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: .
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We are looking to hire a data-driven social media and content executive with 3+ years experience to manage our marketing, communications and community engagement across all our social media (Twitter, Instagram, Medium & LinkedIn). Details here:
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@PeaceItimi by @Mochievous : "Because she’s building her career 'in public', Peace’s resume is easily discoverable online. What’s not discoverable on Google is her spirit: her tenacity and the passion she has for growing people and businesses." 🔗:
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This week's #FirstMovers features Mitchell Chibundu ( @MitchelleC_ ). She's the Product Designer at Wise ( @Wise ). We profile Mitchelle (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: #techinclusion
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Do you have a great idea for a tech startup but happen to be unsure what to do next?⁠ ⁠ "Is My Idea Fundable?" is the perfect opportunity to pitch your idea & receive actionable feedback from Africa's top investors. ⁠ Apply here: ⁠ #FCAPitchRoom
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This week’s #FirstMovers features Zandile Mkwanazi ( @zandy_keebine ). She's Chief Executive Officer at GirlCode ( @GirlCode_za ) We profile Zandile (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: .
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We’re so pleased to have been an early investor on the journey with Foondamate for the past year! Congrats to everyone on the team on closing this $2M seed round! 🎉 Dacod and Tao are amazing founders building their Edtech company with heart! ICYMI, Foondamate is hiring! 🚀🚀🚀
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Excited to share that we've closed our $2M Seed round led by LocalGlobe. Hyped to bring online learning to students previously unable to leverage the internet for learning.
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Once a week, we share a guide to a common term in tech, VC, startups & entrepreneurship to help our community get smarter about the topics that matter. Cut through the unnecessary jargon! Head to our Instagram at to read the rest. #FirstCheckAfrica
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Are you curious about what makes the best co-founder relationships work? Join us on @joinClubhouse on April 22nd at 7:00PM (WAT) as we discuss “How To Think About Co-Founder Dynamics When You’re Starting Up” with @LuciaWamala @oviosu & @OdunEweniyi 🔗:
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@FirstCheckHQ
FirstCheck Africa
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Join us on Thursday at 7:00PM (WAT) for a panel discussion on “Founders Funding Founders” with @ireaderinokun (Co-Founder, @Helicarrierinc ), Tito Ovia (Co-Founder, @HeliumHealth ), & @OdunEweniyi (Co-Founder, @PiggyBankNG ) ⁠ Register here:
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@FirstCheckHQ
FirstCheck Africa
3 years
It's going pretty well! 🚀 "As a founder, your goal is to go from problem to market and you want to reduce the time to market. No-code lets you go to market quickly and validate your product ideas without spending a lot of time and money. No-code is democratisation of software."
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@FirstCheckHQ
FirstCheck Africa
3 years
This week’s #FirstMovers features Lade Tawak ( @notlaide ). She’s Design & UX Lead at 54Gene ( @weare54gene ) We profile Lade (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: .
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@FirstCheckHQ
FirstCheck Africa
3 years
Good morning! FirstCheck Africa has the best community! 🥰😍🧚🏾 We’re having our first information session this month. Make sure you’re signed up to our email list at to get notified. We’re also re-sharing 13 FAQs below!
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@FirstCheckHQ
FirstCheck Africa
2 years
🎉 Hillary Omitogun (UX Researcher, WhatsApp) -- @Hillary_LO 🎉 Tosin Oyetade (Marketing Manager, Kuda) -- @tvsin_ 🎉 Ada Nduka Oyom (Developer Relations Ecosystem Community Manager, Google) -- @kolokodess
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@FirstCheckHQ
FirstCheck Africa
3 years
Do you have a great idea for a tech startup but happen to be unsure what to do next?⁠ ⁠ "Is My Idea Fundable?" is your opportunity to pitch your ideas to Africa's top investors & receive actionable feedback.⁠ ⁠ Sign up here: ⁠ #FCAPitchRoom
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@FirstCheckHQ
FirstCheck Africa
2 years
@Kolokodess by @IkegahRuth : "A community-builder at heart, Ada equips women and girls with technical skills through She Code Africa, which has trained more than 10,000 women across 17 African countries." 🔗:
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@FirstCheckHQ
FirstCheck Africa
3 years
@IreAderinokun is building @buycoins_africa , a cryptocurrency exchange for Africa. Inspired? What would you build? Follow us @FirstCheckHQ on Instagram for more African female founder profiles. ⁠⁠ #FemaleFounderFridays #FirstCheckAfrica
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@FirstCheckHQ
FirstCheck Africa
3 years
Join us next Thursday at 7:00PM WAT as we discuss “How To Build a Career In Software Engineering” with @SaraAlaaKhodeir (Snr Software Engineer, @Facebook ), @onyecar (Software Engineer, @Microsoft ) & @Moyheen (Software Engineer, @Twitter ) ⁠ Register here:
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@FirstCheckHQ
FirstCheck Africa
3 years
Join us on Thursday at 7:00PM WAT as we discuss “How To Break Into Tech Sales” with Olubanke Tejuoso (Global Sales Manager, @Amazon ), Ernest Obi (Head of Global Sales, @theflutterwave ) and Napa Onwusah (Head of Sales, SSA, @googleafrica ). ⁠ Register here:
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FirstCheck Africa
3 years
Did you know that less than 5% of funding in Africa goes to female startup founders & less than 10% of those funded startups have raised over $1 million in the last 10 years? #FirstCheckAfrica #IWD2021
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@FirstCheckHQ
FirstCheck Africa
2 years
👏🏾 👏🏾 Well done to everyone at @healthtracka on the launch of their at-home PCOS test – the first of its kind. We’re proud of the work @ife_adeyemi and her team are doing to democratise access to diagnostic health tests. 🚀
@healthtracka
Healthtracka
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Introducing At-Home PCOS Test for Women. With over 85% of cases undiagnosed, it is time for more women to take control of their health. We are making that possible with convenient home testing and free review of results with a doctor. Visit to book now.
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