Emma Okonji
Dropque, one of the six technology
startups that were sponsored by the Nigerian Communications Commission
(NCC) to this year’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
conference in Durban, South Africa, made the final list of three in the
category of Most Scalable Startups.
Other startups from Nigeria that pitched
with startups from other countries of the world, 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. 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.
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. 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.
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.
“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.
“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.
PrepClassNG, one of the startups that
represented Nigeria at the ITU, 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. In a market
with over 30 million 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.
Prepclass was founded by Obanor
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. 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.
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. 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.
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