The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), through its Lagos Innovates initiative, has awarded female founders for their innovative work.
The award was presented at the third year of the Demo Day of the Female Founders & Funders (FFF) Programme, held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts, National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos.
Omolara Sanni, founder of Middleman, a trade-tech startup that simplifies sourcing, payments, and logistics between African businesses and Chinese suppliers was awarded N5 million naira. Bassanat Abubakar, founder of FUSE Varsity, (Future Skills Education Varsity), an edtech platform and workforce took second place by winning N3 million naira, while the third prize of N2 million was awarded to Oluwaseyi Ebire, founder of Univast Space Limited, a digital platform for space and climate education.
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The event drew investors, ecosystem partners, government representatives, and entrepreneurs and it culminated in the disbursement of a N10,000,000 prize pool sponsored by MTN Nigeria, comprising both cash awards and enterprise support to the top three female founders.
