Ifeoluwa Olatayo from Soupah wins local heat of the Chivas Venture 2020 and will now represent Nigeria at the $1m Global Final.
LONDON, Feb. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Social enterprise, Soupah, is preparing to go head-to-head in a series of spirited pitches with 25 of the hottest start-ups from around the world. Ifeoluwa Olatayo and her business Soupah has won the Nigerian final of the Chivas Venture; a global competition from leading blended Scotch whisky Chivas that gives away $1 million in no-strings funding every year to social businesses that blend profit and purpose to have a positive impact on the world.
Soupah tackles inefficiencies in the food supply chain in Nigeria by connecting small scale rural farmers with urban retailers. The innovative corporation engages in rooftop farms, fortified food processing and farm linkages for rural smallholders into urban markets.
LONDON, Feb. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Social enterprise, Soupah, is preparing to go head-to-head in a series of spirited pitches with 25 of the hottest start-ups from around the world. Ifeoluwa Olatayo and her business Soupah has won the Nigerian final of the Chivas Venture; a global competition from leading blended Scotch whisky Chivas that gives away $1 million in no-strings funding every year to social businesses that blend profit and purpose to have a positive impact on the world.
Soupah tackles inefficiencies in the food supply chain in Nigeria by connecting small scale rural farmers with urban retailers. The innovative corporation engages in rooftop farms, fortified food processing and farm linkages for rural smallholders into urban markets.