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Top Story: Nigerian Healthtech Startup SereniMind Launches Digital Campaign to Tackle Mental Health Across 25 African Countries
A Nigerian youth-led health technology startup, SereniMind, has launched a pan-African mental health awareness campaign aimed at challenging stigma and promoting emotional wellbeing among young people across as many as 25 African countries.
The Lagos-based startup, founded by entrepreneur Ridwan Oyenuga, said the initiative, known as the Africa Wellness Voices Initiative (AWVI) will run throughout February and feature daily wellness messages spotlighting a different African country each day.
The campaign will be delivered through digital platforms, youth-led conversations, and contributions from partner organisations across the continent.
“At SereniMind, we are building more than awareness; we are building a new way for young Africans to connect, speak, and support one another around mental wellbeing. As a young Nigerian founder, I have seen how stigma keeps people silent. With AWVI, we are using digital platforms, youth networks, and AI-supported coordination to amplify African voices,” Oyenuga said.
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On Startup Spotlight:
Two Stanford Students Launch Breakthrough Ventures, Raises US$2 Million to Support Student Startup Founders
Two Stanford University students have raised US$2 million to launch Breakthrough Ventures, a new accelerator programme designed to fund and support startups founded by college students and recent graduates across the United States.
The accelerator was founded by Roman Scott and Itbaan Nafi, who began building the programme after organising a series of well-attended Demo Days at Stanford in 2024.
“Breakthrough’s purpose is to fill in the funding and opportunity gap that exists in many of these ecosystems because students have historically lacked access to capital and the networks required to launch their entrepreneurial pursuits,” Scott added.
“We hope that by supporting young entrepreneurs, we’re able to uplift as many stories as possible to then inspire many more across the world to use the tools and knowledge around them to pursue entrepreneurship not only to change their communities, but also gain economic stability for themselves and their families,” Nafi said.
Quadri Adejumo brings you all the details. Read here.
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CBE Turns Smartphones into Payment Terminals, Accelerating Egypt’s Push Toward a Cashless Economy. Yakub Abdulrasheed brings us the details, here.
Quote of the Day:
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke.
Thank you for joining me yet again this evening. Stay safe, and see you tomorrow for the next tech newsletter.
Best, Quadri
