She Leads Africa is taking these 8 female entrepreneurs to pitch in the US

Woman empowerment initiative She Leads Africa recently announced the eight startups that will be traveling to the US to pitch at Diaspora Demo Day.

Diaspora Demo Day is said to be the largest gathering of African startups, entrepreneurs and angel investors outside of the continent. Taking place in Washington DC, US near the end of November, this event will showcase both innovative tech and social companies as well as keynotes and demonstrations.

The initiative is hosted by Tiphub — an accelerator and business consultancy that develops and supports seed stage technology and social impact ventures within Africa and the African Diaspora. The event is also co-produced by She Leads Africa and the Africa Technology Foundation.

In the spirit of celebrating women in tech and entrepreneurship, She Leads Africa will be taking the following exciting companies to Diaspora Demo Day:

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.

Loue1Voiture (or Book1Car) is said to be 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.

Tastemakers Africa is boasted as 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.

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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.