Four Nigerian Entrepreneurs Shortlisted To Compete For Share Of $1 Million Jack Ma’s Netpreneur Prize

Ten African startups founders have made it as finalists for the first-ever Africa Netpreneur Prize.

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Out of them, 4 are Nigerian founders, two from Egypt and Rwanda and one from Liberia, and Cote D’Ivoire.

The 10 finalists will participate in finale pitch competing for a share of $1 million in total grant prize money. 

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They will also gain access to the Netpreneur community of African business leaders to leverage the community’s shared expertise, best practice, and resources.

The shortlisted entrepreneurs are:

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Nigerian entrepreneurs

• Ayodeji Arikawe, co-founder, Thrive Agric
• Temie Giwa-Tubosun, CEO at LifeBank
• Dr. Tosan J. Mogbeyiteren, founder of Black Swan
• Chibuzo Opara, co-founder of DrugStoc

Egypt

• Waleed Abd El Rahman, CEO, Mumm
• Dr. Omar Sakr, CEO of Nawah-Scientific

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Liberia

• Mahmud Johnson, CEO of J-Palm

Rwanda

• Kevine Kagirimpundu, CEO of UZURI K&Y
• Christelle Kwizera, founder of Water Access Rwanda

Cote D’Ivoire

• Moulaye Taboure, CEO of Afrikrea.

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The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) for African entrepreneurs is founded by the Alibaba Group Executive Chairman, Jack Ma, in 2017, to award $10 million and recognise 100 African entrepreneurs over the next 10 years.