She Leads Africa has finalized plans to take eight female entrepreneurs to Washington DC to pitch their business at Diaspora Demo, scheduled to hold in the United States of America, next the week. Diaspora Demo day is a social impact pitch competition and the largest gathering of African start-ups, entrepreneurs and angel investors outside of the continent of Africa. The start-up showcase will present emerging tech companies and social enterprises focused on Africa and the African Diaspora.
Hosted by Tiphub, in conjunction with She Leads Africa and the African Technology Foundation, the event will include a series of keynotes and demonstrations followed by a cocktail and networking reception. The following companies will be giving the opportunity to pitch their businesses to the world at the event: AfriTrade is a simple, intuitive online securities trading platform customized for the retail segment in Nigeria and abroad to trade on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
Eve & Tribe is an on-trend, ready-to-wear apparel brand created specifically for the middle-income modern day African woman, who currently finds it difficult to consistently access affordable, contemporary clothing of international standard that is designed with her taste and unique body type in mind. Loue 1 Voiture is the first online platform that enables you to reserve a car from big and small car hire companies in Morocco.
Mother’s Delivery Kit provides women across Nigeria life saving supplies needed to ensure a clean, safe and hygienic delivery at childbirth and economically empowers rural women who act as our agents. Taste-Makers Africa is the world’s only mobile app dedicated to buying upscale, curated experiences on the African continent. Thandos provides a platform that empowers aspiring African artists to design women’s fashion footwear that is comfortable, convenient and affordable. Tomato Jos is a for-profit social enterprise that produces tomato paste in West Africa for the domestic market, operating across the full value chain from farming to processing, packaging and branding. Zuvaa is an online marketplace for African Fashion that helps African fashion labels, increase revenue, scale operations and streamline their supply chain with our easy to use online platform for social selling and personal shopping.
Diaspora Demo day is supported by several community partners including AllAfrica.com, ThoughtWorks, Evernote, The Africa Channel, Africa 2.0, Toniic, Impact Hub, Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative, Georgetown Aspiring Minority Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs and The African Impact Group.Ruth
