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FirstCheck Africa
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Investing early, with conviction, in female-led high-growth startups | GPs: @ElohoGM & @OdunEweniyi | Info (pitches, etc): linktr.ee/FirstCheckAfri…
Lagos, Nigeria
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    FirstCheck Africa
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    Mar 8, 2022
    On #IWD2022, our co-founders @ElohoGM & @OdunEweniyi have written an open letter to Africa's female founders. In an ecosystem that's in the spotlight and growing fast, they're reminding us what's at stake. 🔗: bit.ly/firstcheckopen… Happy Women's Day! #FirstCheckOpenLetter
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    FirstCheck Africa
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    Feb 14, 2022
    At FirstCheck Africa, we are early believers in Africa’s women in tech. So, this week, with our debut #FirstCheckRisingStars list, we're proud to celebrate 10 women that stand out to us as emerging Operator-Leaders in tech. We’re keeping an eye on them, and you should too!
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    FirstCheck Africa
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    Jun 27, 2022
    We’re thrilled to announce that @TLcomCapital, one of the largest Africa-focused seed to series B firms, has committed $2m to FirstCheck Africa. With our $10m debut fund, we're now investing a total of $12m into tech startups with female founders. 🔗:
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    FirstCheck Africa Adds $2m Commitment From TLcom Capital To Its $10m Debut Fund
    We're thrilled this morning to announce two things: TLcom Capital, one of the most prominent Africa-focused seed to series B venture…
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    FirstCheck Africa
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    Jan 25, 2021
    Hi @OdunEweniyi @ElohoGM ! Is this thing now on?
    GIF
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    FirstCheck Africa
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    Jun 21, 2021
    This week’s #FirstMovers features Kathleen Siminyu (@siminyu_kat). She’s Kiswahili Machine Learning Engineer at @mozilla We profile Kathleen (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: instagram.com/firstcheckhq.
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    FirstCheck Africa
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    Aug 9, 2021
    It's been six months since FirstCheck Africa launched! 👀 We're so excited to announce our first investments in female-led startups in three African countries: @Foondamate, @Healthtracka, @ZoieHealth & #Tushop! 🚀🚀🚀 Read all about our progress here: firstcheckhq.medium.com/sixmonthsupdat…
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    FirstCheck Africa
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    Feb 1, 2022
    @OdunEweniyi and @ElohoGM started FirstCheck Africa last year to write early-stage checks for startups founded or co-founded by exceptional African women. We've made progress. Here's a thread on our year 1: Spoiler: 100% of startups in our portfolio have female founders. 😉
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    FirstCheck Africa
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    Feb 14, 2022
    Replying to @FirstCheckHQ
    You can read the profiles their colleagues, mentors & bosses wrote for them here: 🔗: bit.ly/FirstCheckRisi… We hope they will inspire even more people, particularly women, to become world-class tech operators and founders. There’s certainly enough space!
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    FirstCheck Africa
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    Mar 8, 2021
    Happy International Women’s Day! For #IWD2021, we spoke to 30 Nigeria women in tech challenging the status quo. link.medium.com/kViDciYmseb Know someone who made the list? 😉 #FirstCheckAfrica
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    #ChooseToChallenge: 30 Nigerian Women In Tech Challenging The Status Quo
    Happy International Women’s Day!
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    FirstCheck Africa
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    Nov 16, 2021
    Huge congratulations to Damilola Olokesusi (@dammyoloke) and everyone at @shuttlersng on the mobility tech startup’s $1.6M seed round, announced earlier today! Great coverage by Techcrunch: techcrunch.com/2021/11/16/nig….
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    FirstCheck Africa
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    Apr 26, 2021
    This week’s #FirstMovers features Oluchi Enebeli (@koderHolic). She’s Nigeria's 1st female blockchain engineer and works at @BundleAfrica. We profile Oluchi (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: instagram.com/firstcheckhq.
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    FirstCheck Africa
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    Dec 6, 2021
    This week's #FirstMovers features Princess Akari (@thekitoye). She's a Product Manager at @brassbanking. We profile Princess Akari (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: instagram.com/firstcheckhq #techinclusion
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    FirstCheck Africa
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    Nov 29, 2021
    This week's #FirstMovers features Omolola Salehu (@LolaSalehu). She's a Senior Product Designer at Paystack (@paystack). We profile Omolola (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: instagram.com/firstcheckhq #techinclusion
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    FirstCheck Africa
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    Apr 5, 2021
    This week’s #FirstMovers features Ada Nduka Oyom (@Kolokodess). She manages developer communities at Google and is co-founder of @SheCodeAfrica. We profile Ada (and a different African woman in tech each week) on our Instagram page here: instagram.com/firstcheckhq