An organisation, Heels and Tech, has continued its drive to equip women innovators with the knowledge, technology, mentorship and funding required to develop scalable businesses that tackle challenges affecting women, families and society.
Under its programme, FemNest 2.0, it has opened application for woman with an idea, early stage product or emerging venture addressing a real problem affecting women and families.
In a statement, Bisola Alabi, Founder of Heels and Tech, said FemNest Lab 2.0 is a five weeks venture building programme for early stage women founders building solutions across female health, fertility, maternal health, parenting, caregiving, safety and family wellbeing.
Bisola Alabi said in the statement that the impact of the programme is already reflected in the women who have come through its earlier cohort. “One example is Adeyinka Adesuyi, whose work around menopause support was recognised during FemNest’s first cohort, receiving a ₦1 million award to support the development of her solution. Her venture is focused on using a social platform and personalised AI driven care tools to address the challenges and stigma surrounding menopause.”
According to her, that is the kind of woman FemNest 2.0 is looking to find and support: women who understand a problem because they have seen it, experienced it or worked closely with the people affected by it, and who are ready to turn that understanding into something that can serve others.
