Meet She Leads Africa’s Top 10 Finalists

She Leads Africa has announced their top 10 finalists for the 2014 Entrepreneur Showcase.
The lucky 10 were selected from 380 applications from more than 27 countries. The top 10, according to the organisers, represent the best young female entrepreneurs across the continent.
They will present their businesses to panel of esteemed business leaders, investors from leading venture capital firms, and the media on September 20th in Lagos and compete for more than $50,000 in cash and prizes.
Afrocentric Bamboo Limited, Kumasi, Ghana
Afrocentric Bamboo Limited designs, develops, and markets bamboo bikes and frames and related products and services.
Banke Kuku Textiles, London, United Kingdom
Banke Kuku Textiles designs African inspired luxury fabrics and accessories for the fashion, interiors and soft furnishings markets.
Fashpa Lagos, Nigeria
Fashpa.com is an online retailing platform, dedicated to providing African consumers with access to fashion and lifestyle brands. In an interview, Ogundeyi said the company got started out of “our frustration with the limited access to fashion in Nigeria. Nigerians have the same modern sophisticated fashion tastes and love for fashion when compared to consumers elsewhere in the world. The only difference between us is that it is difficult for us to access our favourite fashion brands.
“For example, even in Nigeria, it can be hard due to traffic or location to get access to a Nigerian designer’s shop. We saw this as a clear opportunity to leverage on technology and create a leading fashion online platform, giving consumers access to the best fashion and lifestyle brands whether international or local, the latest trends and at good prices with the added value of providing convenience by delivering this goods to them. The response has been amazing and in a short amount of time, we have taken a leadership position as number one fashion online retailer in Nigeria.”
Lizzie’s Creations, Abuja, Nigeria
Lizzie’s Creations develops mobile and web applications uniquely aimed at the development and education of women and children in Africa.
Loue 1 Voiture, Casablanca, Morocco
Loue 1 Voiture is the first online platform that enables you to reserve a car from big and small car hire companies in Morocco.
Mamelette, Lagos, Nigeria
Mamalette is a website and information portal dedicated to the needs of Nigerian parents and parents to be.

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Night Bus, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Rare Customs, New York, USA
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Thandos, Lagos, Nigeria
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