Temie Giwa-Tubosun, a Nigerian entrepreneur, has won
$250,000 grant from Jack Ma foundation.
The entrepreneur emerged as the top winner of the
foundation’s first annual prize for African businesses.
The event took place in Accra, Ghana, on Saturday.
Jack Ma, a Chinese investor, had started the Africa
Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) with $1 million.
Giwa-Tubosun is the CEO of LifeBank, a Lagos-based blood and
oxygen delivery company that connects registered blood banks to hospitals and
patients in need of urgent blood supply.
Speaking at the event, the entrepreneur said the prize will
ensure the growth of LifeBank in Nigeria
and beyond.
“The Africa Netpreneur Prize will give me the resources to
grow LifeBank and expand our presence in Nigeria and throughout the rest of
Africa. I look forward to continuing my journey to solve problems and make a
significant impact on the future of Africa,” she said.
In a tweet, she thanked the Chinese investor, adding that
more work will be done.
“Thank you Mr. Ma! Let them know that we are who we’ve been
waiting for! We will continue to do the work and show them that greatness is
evenly distributed!” she tweeted.
Thank you Mr. Ma! Let them know that we are who we’ve been waiting for! We will continue to do the work and show them that greatness is evenly distributed! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/VvV1Jzz8Oa— Temie Giwa-Tubosun (@temite) November 17, 2019
Giwa-Tubosun established LifeBank
in 2015 “to help reduce blood shortage in Nigeria”.
LifeBank provides records of
blood banks across Lagos. It allows health centers to find the relevant blood
types and order for delivery.
The company delivers an average
of 300 pints of blood a month to more than 170 hospitals across the state.
When he visited Nigeria earlier in the week, Jack Ma had expressed
delight that Nigerian entrepreneurs were finalists in the competition.
“In the next few days we are
going to have the all the internet prize, everyone in Africa can apply for
award. I am happy to know that four Nigerian entrepreneurs are among the top
10. We will have the final competition in two days and I think Nigeria entrepreneurs
will have great result,” he had said.
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