We hope by sharing a curated list of successful black entrepreneurs, that will inspire our aspiring young entrepreneurs to build similar businesses or greater ventures
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Sim Shagaya
He is a graduate of George Washington University and Dartmouth College, he also holds an MBA certificate after graduating from Harvard Business School. Sim Shagaya is a Nigerian media and technology entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of uLesson Education Limited - an app built to make education available to learners across Africa.
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Tope Awotona - CEO
Calendly
Calendly helps you schedule meetings without the back-and-forth emails
scheduling
$350,600,000.00
Toyin Ajayi, MD, MPhil - CHO & Co-founder
Cityblock Health
Cityblock is a healthcare company that address the root causes of health for underserved urban populations.
Healthcare
$299,300,000.00
Peter Njonjo - CEO
Twiga Foods
Twiga Foods is a business-to-business marketplace platform that sources produce directly from farmers and delivers it to urban retailers.
Marketplace
$107,100,000.00
Delane Parnell - CEO
Play Versus Inc.
PlayVS is an operator of an eSports platform used to organize competitions in eSports on behalf of high school.
EsportGaming
$106,200,000.00
Songe LaRon - CEO
Squire Technologies, Inc.
Squire offers a barbershop management and POS/Booking mobile application that connects barbers and clients nationwide.
Online BookingStaff ManagementMarketingClient ManagementPOS
$106,100,000.00
Ikenna Okezie - CEO
Somatus, Inc.
Somatus is a healthcare company that partners with health plans, health systems, and nephrology, and primary care groups.
Healthcare
$80,000,000.00
Donnel Baird - CEO
BlocPower
BlocPower is an energy technology startup that develops healthier, greener, and smarter cities.
Energy
$75,900,000.00
Olugbenga Agboola - CEO
Flutterwave Inc.
Flutterwave provides a payment service for global merchants and payment service providers.
Payment processing
$64,700,000.00
Ham Serunjogi -CEO
Chipper Cash
Chipper Cash is a fintech platform that offers cross-border money transfer services through mobile.
Payment processing
$52,200,000.00
Obi Ozor - CEO
Kobo360
Kobo360 is a tech-enabled digital logistics platform that aggregates end-to-end haulage operations.
Logistics
$37,300,000.00
Diishan Imira - CEO
Mayvenn
Mayvenn enables Stylists to sell products directly to their clients without the upfront costs and burdens of holding inventory.
E-commerce
$36,000,000.00
Travis Holoway - CEO
SoLo Funds
SoLo is a community that allows members to easily access and supply short-term funds for immediate needs.
Fintech
$12,800,000.00
Shola Akinlade - CEO
Paystack Inc.
Paystack lets businesses accept payments via credit card, debit card, money transfer and mobile money on their websites or mobile apps.
Payment processing
$11,700,000.00
Sim Shagaya - CEO
ULesson
ULesson deploy educational contents via smartphones, that allows learners to use the product without concern for internet limitations and costs.
Edtech
$10,600,000.00
Ricardo Villadiego - CEO
Lumu
Lumu is the cybersecurity company that helps the world measure compromise in real time.
cybersecurity
$7,500,000.00
Thomas Njeru -
Pula
Pula delivers agricultural insurance and digital products to help smallholder farmers navigate climate risks, improve their farming practices and bolster their incomes over time.
Insurance
$7,200,000.00
Kevin Dedher, Founder & CEO
Hurdle
Hurdle is an app that helps people find healthy ways to manage stress from all parts of life and create routines that promote wellness.
Mental Health
$5,000,000.00
Kenfield Griffith - CEO
AJUA
Ajua captures and organizes customer experiences in Africa, to understand consumers to drive business growth, and give consumers options.
Analytics
$3,500,000.00