Nigeria’s Dropque, one of the six
technology startups, sponsored for this year’s International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) conference in Durban, South Africa, has
made the final list of three in the category of Most Scalable
Startups.
technology startups, sponsored for this year’s International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) conference in Durban, South Africa, has
made the final list of three in the category of Most Scalable
Startups.
The outfits sponsored by the Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC) conference included PrepClassNG,
Zenafri, VoguePay, FarmCrowdy and WeSabi.
Communications Commission (NCC) conference included PrepClassNG,
Zenafri, VoguePay, FarmCrowdy and WeSabi.
Dropque, which made the finalist in the category of Most Scalable Startups, was recognised at global conference.
Product Lead at Dropque, Mr. Yinka
Akinbobola, who received the global recognition on behalf of his team,
said the solution called Dropque, was designed to address employment
selection process for job recruitment.
Akinbobola, who received the global recognition on behalf of his team,
said the solution called Dropque, was designed to address employment
selection process for job recruitment.
According to him, due to high level of
unemployment and a rapidly growing population in emerging markets, there
is an enormous inflow of applications, making it difficult in
recruiting the best candidates for the job.
unemployment and a rapidly growing population in emerging markets, there
is an enormous inflow of applications, making it difficult in
recruiting the best candidates for the job.
The Dropque solution is Africa’s first interactive and intelligent talent exchange.
It uses crisp candidate profile,
unassisted video interviews and artificial intelligence (AI) to help
companies find talent faster than ever, save money and make better
hiring decisions.
unassisted video interviews and artificial intelligence (AI) to help
companies find talent faster than ever, save money and make better
hiring decisions.
“Dropque has an ambitious goal to transform the way interviews are done globally.
“Although we are beginning from Nigeria,
we are focused on improving the experiences of job seekers, SMEs,
corporations and governments. On the supply side, we are attracting job
seekers and enabling them present themselves in
more interactive ways,” Akinbobola said.
we are focused on improving the experiences of job seekers, SMEs,
corporations and governments. On the supply side, we are attracting job
seekers and enabling them present themselves in
more interactive ways,” Akinbobola said.
“In Africa, we aspire to reach between 10 and 15 million job seekers over the next few years.
On the demand side, we are eliminating
the frustration that hiring managers face when looking for and
interviewing talent, as well as reduce communication bottlenecks inside
and outside the enterprise when filling positions,”Akinbobola
added.
the frustration that hiring managers face when looking for and
interviewing talent, as well as reduce communication bottlenecks inside
and outside the enterprise when filling positions,”Akinbobola
added.
PrepClassNG, is an
innovative platform that connects African learners with local tutors who
provide the highest quality of education to help the learners achieve
their learning goals.
innovative platform that connects African learners with local tutors who
provide the highest quality of education to help the learners achieve
their learning goals.
In a market with over 30 million
learners, PrepClass provides a means for students to connect with
professional tutors through its website
learners, PrepClass provides a means for students to connect with
professional tutors through its website
Prepclass also has a mobile app with
numerous locally relevant educational videos created by professional
teachers across Nigeria.
numerous locally relevant educational videos created by professional
teachers across Nigeria.
Prepclass was founded by Obanor
Chukwuwezam and Ogunlana Olumide and is backed by a 25-man team
dedicated to changing education across Africa.
Chukwuwezam and Ogunlana Olumide and is backed by a 25-man team
dedicated to changing education across Africa.
Zenafri, another startup solution,
simplifies learning for African children and young adults by creating
mobile applications and video content that teach children in their
native languages and in contexts they understand.
simplifies learning for African children and young adults by creating
mobile applications and video content that teach children in their
native languages and in contexts they understand.
It also teaches children across the world about Africa’s culture, history, languages and heritage.
VoguePay is another startup solution that
was designed as a payment processor and aggregator that makes
multi-channel and cross-currency transactions safer, cheaper and more
accessible for businesses and consumers in Africa and
across continents.
was designed as a payment processor and aggregator that makes
multi-channel and cross-currency transactions safer, cheaper and more
accessible for businesses and consumers in Africa and
across continents.
Farmcrowdy, one of the startups that
represented Nigeria at this year’s ITU global conference, is Nigeria’s
first digital agriculture platform that connects small scale farmers
across Nigeria with access to finance sourced from
individuals and corporates.
represented Nigeria at this year’s ITU global conference, is Nigeria’s
first digital agriculture platform that connects small scale farmers
across Nigeria with access to finance sourced from
individuals and corporates.
It equips the small-scale farmers with
know-how of sustainable and highly efficient farming practices and
ultimately assist farmers to achieve bumper harvest, and prepare them
for trading within their locality.
know-how of sustainable and highly efficient farming practices and
ultimately assist farmers to achieve bumper harvest, and prepare them
for trading within their locality.
