HerVest

HerVest is an inclusive fintech that provides access to savings and credit for smallholder women farmers and women-led business in Nigeria

Nigeria, Africa TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

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Founded Date

2021

Industries

Female-focused Finance and Fintech

Operating Status

Open

Website

www.hervest.ng

Founders

Solape Akinpelu Founder

News About HerVest

Fintech

Nigerian fintech HerVest wants to bring financial inclusion to more African women

11:29 AM PDT • September 21, 2021 Mary Ann Azevedo

After years of working in marketing for a number of financial services companies, Solape Akinpelu came to a conclusion: There was an “alarmingly low adoption” by women for financial services in her home country of Nigeria and all of Africa as a whole. “I could see women living the reality around me,” Akinpelu recalls. “These […]

Startups

Announcing the Startup Battlefield companies pitching at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

6:58 AM PDT • September 20, 2021 Neesha A. Tambe

Today, TechCrunch is excited to announce the 20 startups pitching onstage in this year’s Startup Battlefield. Selected from the most competitive batch in TC history, selected founders from across the globe will pitch on the virtual stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021. Startups will be competing for $100,000 in equity-free prize money and the attention of […]