2022年10月24日

Fast Company是一家美國在線出版物，已有27年曆史。它涵蓋了關於商業、環境和社會問題以及娛樂和社會問題的領導力和創新的對話。該雜誌還經營著幾個專營權，其中一個是“最具創新力公司”專營權。“最具創新力公司”自2008年開始評選，是該雜誌表彰正在改變行業並為社會建設做出根本貢獻的全球組織的來源。考慮到《快公司》雜誌的在線讀者每月超過4000萬的頁麵瀏覽量，以及其他一些好處，獲得這一獎項的非洲初創公司在曝光率和可能吸引資金方麵大有收獲。今年，《快公司》(Fast Company)發布了歐洲、中東和非洲(EMEA)最具創新力的10家公司名單，三家非洲初創公司因在非洲大陸引領創新解決方案而上榜。這家初創公司是一家早期風險投資基金，致力於為非洲女性在科技領域的創始人席位上建立幾個席位。FirstCheck Africa是一家由女性領導的基金，投資於至少有一名女性創始人或聯合創始人掌舵的種子期和種子期初創公司。該組織由兩位傑出的女性領導，一位是Odunayo Eweniyi，她也是金融科技初創公司Piggyvest的聯合創始人，另一位是Eloho Omame。到目前為止，FirstCheck Africa已經在四個非洲國家投資了八家女性領導的初創公司，這些公司正在解決非洲大陸的複雜問題。根據FirstCheck的說法，他們是行業不可知論者，專注於在大市場中解決問題的技術型公司。 Sote This Kenyan startup is using technology to resolve Africa’s supply chain issues. Sote , which means ‘all of us’ in Swahili, is a logistics platform that provides entrepreneurs with a stack of digital tools and services necessary for streamlining their shipping business operations. Using the company’s software, entrepreneurs and business owners can manage freight clearing and forwarding as well as track shipment status, payment history, and delivery status of cargo from their account dashboards. Having served five countries so far and operating out of Kenya which accounts for one-sixth of Africa’s shipping market, Sote is poised to become the first digital gateway to the continent’s shipping industry. Operating out of Africa’s most populated city-Lagos, Shuttlers is tackling transportation challenges faced by Nigerians living in Lagos. The transportation system in Lagos is riddled with challenges such as inadequate infrastructure, ill-maintained public buses, and air pollution caused by carbon monoxide emitted by rickety vehicles. Damilola Olokesusi, Co-founder and CEO Image Credit: Techpoint Africa Overall, Lagosians will tell you that commuting via danfo (public buses) is an annoying and stressful experience. This is the problem that Shuttlers is aiming to solve. By booking on the app, commuters get to access air-conditioned comfortable means of transportation as they shuttle to and fro the city. This transport tech startup offers users a subscription-based service with a first-of-its-kind ‘no surge during peak periods or bad weather mode of pricing in Nigeria. Last year, Shuttlers raised a seed funding of 1.6M dollars which the company says would be invested in expanding business operations across other cities in Nigeria. Related