Jumoke Dada

Jumoke Dada began her career working as an intern at various interior design, architectural, and furniture manufacturing companies in Nigeria.^[5] At 26, Jumoke Dada became the Founder and CEO of Taeillo,^[6][7] an e-commerce furniture business in Nigeria that enhanced customer experience by allowing them to envision furniture designs through augmented reality and virtual reality.^[8][9]

In December 2022, Jumoke helped raised $2.5 million for her start up company.^[1] The company has raised over $3 million across three funding rounds, including an initial $365,000.^[4]

In 2017,  She received the She Leads Africa Accelerator Award for young female-led businesses leveraging technology to create better African Communities.^[10][11] In 2017, she was named one of 1000 entrepreneurs by The Tony Elumelu Foundation and awarded the Diamond Bank Building Entrepreneur Award.^[12] In 2020, She was featured in TechCabals Women in Tech and Elle Decoration South Africa 2021.^[13][14][15]

Jumoke Dada was also featured as a Milestone Maker of the Fall 2020 cohort of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center on the Nasdaq Tower at the New York Times Square.^[16] She is a Pritzker Fellow and was among the '100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria' in 2021.^[17]

Jumoke Dada has also been a speaker at various national conferences, including the Nigerian Energy Forum 2021^[18] and TEDx AjaoEstate 2021.^[19] She has been featured in a BBC World News interview talking about the challenges facing young entrepreneurs in Africa.^[20]