Temie Giwa-Tubosun, 2019 Grand Prize Winner
CEO of LifeBank
- Won Global Citizen Business Award
- Expanded across Nigeria and launched in Kenya
- Launched new products and services, including AirBank
Omar Shoukry Sakr, 2nd Prize Winner
CEO of Nawah Scientific
- Business Growth (Revenue 3X↑)
- Raised $1 million in investment
- Inaugurated new facility becoming the biggest private multidisciplinary research hub in Egypt
Christelle Kwizera, 3rd Prize Winner
Founder of Water Access Rwanda
- Won awards: Global Citizen Cisco Youth Leadership, Silver Loerie & IsDB Transformer
- Connected over 6,000 households to direct water supply
- Raised investment & grants
Mahmud Johnson
CEO of J-Palm Liberia
- Won grant to expand into 20 communities and serve an additional 6,500 farmers
- Formed partnership with U.S. Based Pacha Soaps to supply organic palm-oil
Kevine Kagirimpundu
Co-founder of UZURI K&Y
- Launched two new physical stores in Kigali and online presence on Afrikrea.com
- Raised Investment in 2020
- Business growth Revenue 2X
- Kevine featured in Afrique Femme for her environmentally sustainable entrepreneurship: View More
Chibuzo Opara
CEO of DrugStoc
- Business growth (300%↑)
- Supplied health workers in very remote facilities with critical anti-COVID-19 products and protection kits
- Nominated as 1/10 “Builders of Africa” by the Africa Diaspora Network
Moulaye Taboure
CEO of Afrikrea
- Strong business growth - revenue 5X and Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) 2.5X
- Currently DHL’s biggest e-commerce exporter out of Africa
- Raised Investment in 2020
Tosan Mogbeyiteren
CEO of Black Swan Tech LTD
- Won the Boost Community award for innovation in routine immunization by the Sabin Vaccine Institute
- Established the Black Swan NGO foundation
Ayodeji Arikawe
CEO of Thrive Agric
- Expanded to 3 new states in Nigeria
- Created 2,000 indirect jobs
Waleed Abd El Rahaman
Founder of GetMumm
- Raised investment
- Pivoted to provide B2B catering software solutions
Axel Emmanuel Gbaou
CEO & Founder of Le Chocolatier Ivoirien
- Featured in CNN's African Voices Changemakers for his work leading a "chocolate revolution" in Ivory Coast: View More
