Team Nigeria Wins Big at the 2018 NAÏF SUN Pitch Competition in Nairobi!!!
Nigeria made a significant footprint in Africa on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 as two of our entrepreneurs, Ope Olanrewaju and Oluwatoyin Onigbanjo emerged as winners at the 2018 Scaling Up Nutrition Pitch Competition. The competition which held on October 16, 2018 was organized by the Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network (SBN) in collaboration with the Global…
Announcing Our NutriPitch Entrepreneurs
With over 140 applications received from 26 states of the Federation and following a very rigorous screening and selection process, we are very excited to present to you the top ten (10) entrepreneurs who emerged as finalists for the NutriPitch – The Nourish Nigeria Challenge….
FATE Foundation’s 2017 Highlights
In 2017, we focused on accelerating the development of our entrepreneurs by using our learnings from the past and leveraging digital technology to deepen our business support initiatives. New Collaborations Live-Video Signing in Ceremony between FATE Foundation & YBI Strategic Impact. We kickstarted the year…
FATE FOUNDATION ANNUAL CELEBRATION 2017 “THE FUTURE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP”
FATE Foundation had its 2017 Annual Celebration on the 7th December, 2017 at the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) Centre with the theme “The Future of Entrepreneurship”. The Annual Celebration is FATE Foundation’s grand finale of all our programs in the year graduating all the…
Press Release: ScaleUp Lab Agribusiness Accelerator Programme By FATE Foundation
The ScaleUp Lab Agribusiness Accelerator Programme by FATE Foundation was officially concluded on Saturday, December 2nd, 2017. The accelerator programme was brought to an end with an Agribusiness Pitch Competition in which ScaleUp Fellow, Emeka Nwachinemere (CIO, Kitovu Technology Company) emerged as the overall winner…
FATE Alumni Spotlight: Ekene Som Mekwunye of Riverside Productions
Our alumni feature this week is on Ekene Som Mekwunye (AEP 29) of Riverside Productions who has produced several features and also won accolades in the entertainment industry including the 2015 AMVCA Award for Best Short Film Why and when did you start Riverside Productions? Riverside Productions…
Filling the Void in Osogbo’s Auto Care Business
Adeyemi Ifaturoti is an aspiring entrepreneur whose autocare startup aims to provide computerized diagnostic services, automobile repairs and mechatronics training to residents of Osogbo, Osun state. Osogbo, the capital and commercial center of Osun state is where Adeyemi Ifaturoti comes from and also where he…
FATE Alumni Spotlight: Monalisa Abimbola Azeh of Mona Mathews
On today’s FATE Alumni Spotlight, we profile Monalisa Abimbola Azeh (FATE AEP 4 ) as she shares the vision behind the Mona Mathews brand and her passion to push “made in Nigeria” What was your mission when you started Mona Matthews? I had several missions. To start with, it was to provide…
Turning A Fashion Startup Into a Successful Venture
In our next profile of our newest startup entrepreneurs, Onomeme Adene, Founder of Onomene Couture and of our Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme (AEP) 54 class talks to us about her growing fashion venture. What is Onomene Couture all about? The name Onomene Couture is a combination of…
FATE Alumni Spotlight: Yinka Osobu of CMC Interiors
Our inaugural FATE Alumni Spotlight is on Yinka Osobu (FATE EEP 4). In this post, Yinka talks about CMC Interiors, her vision for the company and what she has learnt from FATE Foundation. What products and services are offered by CMC Interiors? We manufacture home office and hotel furniture, bespoke,…