Jumoke Dada
Jumoke Dada (born July 1994) is a Nigerian entrepreneur and the founder of Taeillo[1].
Career
Jumoke Dada began her career working as an intern at various interior design, architectural, and furniture manufacturing companies in Nigeria. At 26, Jumoke Dada became the Founder and CEO of Taeillo[2][3], an e-commerce furniture business in Nigeria that enhanced customer experience by allowing them to envision furniture designs through augmented reality and virtual reality[4][5].
In December 2022, Jumoke helped raised $2.5 million for her start up company[1].
Awards & Honours
In 2017, She received the She Leads Africa Accelerator Award for young female-led businesses leveraging technology to create better African Communities[6][7]. In 2017, she was named one of 1000 entrepreneurs by The Tony Elumelu Foundation and awarded the Diamond Bank Building Entrepreneur Award[8]. In 2020, She was featured in TechCabals Women in Tech and Elle Decoration South Africa 2021. [9][10][11]
Jumoke Dada was also featured as a Milestone Maker of the Fall 2020 cohort of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center on the Nasdaq Tower at the New York Times Square[12]. She is a Pritzker Fellow and was among the '100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria' in 2021[13].
Jumoke Dada has also been a speaker at various national conferences, including the Nigerian Energy Forum 2021[14] and TEDx AjaoEstate 2021[15]. She has been featured in a BBC World News interview talking about the challenges facing young entrepreneurs in Africa[16]. https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2022/05/06/sustainable-design-south-africa-nigeria-uganda-ghana-spc-intl.cnn)
References
- ^ a b "Nigerian startup Taeillo raises funding to scale its online furniture e-commerce platform". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ "How a 26-year-old African Woman – Jumoke Dada Built a Multimillion Dollar Furniture Manufacturing Company". Motivation Africa.
- ^ "MEET 26 YEAR OLD JUMOKE DADA, FOUNDER AND CEO OF TAEILLO FURNITURE". Motipass.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ "How Taeillo is using AR/VR to change the experience of furniture shoppers in Africa". Techpoint.
- ^ "Taeillo taps virtual reality tech to redefine furniture shopping". Buiness Day.
- ^ "Farmties, Taeillo & Greymate Care emerge Winners of the 2017 She Leads Africa Demo Day". Bella Naija. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Farmties, Taeillo and Greymate Care Emerge Winners at the She Leads Africa Demo Day". TechNext. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ^ "Diamond Bank Rewards Budding Entrepreneurs with N15m through BET 7". This Day Newspaper.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ "Founders Spotlight 2022". Digimillennials. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "TechCabal celebrates 21 women entrepreneurs in Nigerian Women in Tech report". TechCabal. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ "40 outstanding African women in tech". Benjamindada. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ "Meet the Entrepreneurs In Our Fall 2020 Milestone Makers Cohort". Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "Maiden Alex Ibru, DJ Switch, FK Abudu, Aisha Yesufu, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Toyin Abraham, Osaremen Okolo & more! These are Nigeria's 100 Most Inspiring Women for 2021!". Leading Ladies Africa. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "NEF 2021 virtual conference to focus on powering sustainable energy for Africa". 2022-10-02.
- ^ "Egwu Nnanna hosts TEDx AjaoEstate Saturday". Nigeriam Tribune. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "The challenges facing young entrepreneurs in Africa". BBC. Retrieved 2022-10-02.