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Happy Holidays from all of us at WomHub! ✨🎄 Wishing you a season filled with joy, rest, and inspiration as we look forward to an exciting year ahead. 🌟 Here’s to dreaming bigger and achieving more together in 2025! 💫🌍

One of my favorite moments at #COP29 was chatting to Veronica Nyhan Jones on accelerating access to finance for female climate entrepreneurs. This is part of the work WomHub is doing with the #CGEF grant. In 2025 we would love to see more money flowing into the hands of female founders. It’s why Five35 Ventures was created, what Hema Vallabh is driving and what Anjani Harjeven and I have been collectively working on in different ways. Thanks again to the IFC - International Finance Corporation and a shoutout to the team & Franziska Deininger for all the coordination and support. Check out our conversation from #Baku

Women entrepreneurs are critical to the fight against climate change. Veronica Nyhan Jones, IFC - International Finance Corporation’s Global Head, Climate Capacity and Inclusion Accelerator, speaks to Naadiya Moosajee,  Co-Founder of WomHub and WomEng, about her passion to support female entrepreneurship in emerging markets and the urgent need to bring more capital to unleash the potential of women entrepreneurs. #BankingOnWomen #AcceleratingTheTransition Franziska Deininger Vally Tsiftsi #COP29 #Baku https://lnkd.in/d-9X3DKA

Reflecting on a Year of Growth 🚀 At NEXT176 Ventures, we’ve had a dynamic year filled with innovation, partnerships, and scaling opportunities. 🔍 Here’s what we achieved: ⭐We engaged with 35 startups and closed 5 investments along with 2 follow-ons. ⭐Our startups excelled: ✅ The Awareness Company and Jem HR won Startup Awards with Startup Club ZA and Mathew Marsden. ✅ Vault22 was awarded FNB App of the Year. ✅ JOBJACK won the Africa Tech Festival pitchathon. ⭐Events that built connections: 14 hosted/sponsored events, including: ✅ Product Meetups with Annu Augustine. ✅ NEXT176 Summit. ✅ Female Founder Events with WomHub. ✅ NEXT176 Founder Meetup. ⭐Designed 5 theses: WhatsApp, Web3, Protect Income, Debt, and BNPL. ⭐Validation & Launches: ✅ 7 businesses validated: Notable mentions include Paystachio (Alpha) by Byte Orbit, Craft (MVP), and NextData (GTM). ✅ Relaunched Craft, launched NextData, and scaled Reveal. We’re proud of the people, ideas, and innovations that shaped our journey. Here’s to more partnerships, bold moves, and impact ahead. 💬 What’s been your proudest milestone this year? Let’s celebrate growth together. #VentureCapital #Innovation #Startups #GrowthMindset #NEXT176Ventures

In 2024, we proudly welcomed 14 new members in France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Serbia, South Africa, St. Lucia, and the UK to YBI’s global network of enterprise support organisations. With 66 members operating across 85 countries, we unite to exchange ideas, collaborate, and innovate—multiplying impact and empowering young entrepreneurs worldwide. As we look ahead to 2025, we’re excited to grow our membership even further and continue building a vibrant global network dedicated to youth entrepreneurship support worldwide. #YBIHighlights2024 Bizrupt, WomHub, Mann Deshi Foundation, Centre for Enterprise Learning C., MyDough, FITT gGmbH, Les Premières IDF, St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture, The Challenges Group, Udruženje ENECA, Social Impact gGmbH, Empow'Her, The Anzisha Prize, School for Social Entrepreneurs

Due Diligence - a process that can feel daunting, your business, your financials and your processes under scrutiny! And no one does it as intensely as the Germans - leaving no stone unturned. So excited to come out of the process with flying colours and be awarded a groundbreaking project with GIZ South Africa, Lesotho & eSwatini building on our work to develop and support female founders in Sustainability. This brings more of the much needed funding and a wide array of opportunities, allowing us to scale the already impactful work we’ve started with the 2X Global Climate Gender Equity Fund. WomHub continues to be the premium gender lens ecosystem in Africa. In the words of the IFC - International Finance Corporation team visiting our hub this week “We have never seen anything like this!” Want to come see what makes us such a trusted advisor to partners & clients, developer of incredible entrepreneurs, and investor in the leading female founders? Reach out and come and visit us at any one of our Innovation Hubs across South Africa! #DueDillience #NewProject #FemaleFounders #Sustainability #CGEF #Investment #Sustainbility #RenewableEnergy #genderlens Anjani Harjeven Hema Vallabh

🌟 We’re excited to unveil the Africa Innovation Fellowship 2024 Cohort! This dynamic group of female entrepreneurs and innovators represents the next wave of transformative leadership across Africa. Through mentorship, leadership development, and collaboration, these changemakers are equipped to tackle global challenges and redefine industries. Stay connected as we highlight their journey toward impact and innovation! Royal Academy of Engineering Okuhle Badli Nneka Amafor Eng. Suzanna Chulu Nafeesa Alibedi Gift Kenneth Cecilia Ndafaanhu Naule Tšireletso Thulo Witness Shangali Ibila Prudence Rachel Kumwenda Kaunda Julieth Tarimo Jesica Parenzee ANATHI HLAULA Esther Angkor Cresentia Moyo Bukunola Bolajoko Siphesihle Kubeka Vera Mwasinga Dr Joannie Marlene BEWA MD, PhD Christine Kikome Maryjane Hlabane Ndinavhushvhelo Famadi Liode Dawid Grace Mwakinga Mmesomachukwa Olufunmilayo Igbokwe #AIF2024 #WomenInInnovation #AfricaRising #TechLeadership #FemaleFounders #Connect #Convert #Cultivate #IgniteTheEcosystem

🎉 Happy 40th to our incredible partner, Cisco! 🌟 Through this dynamic partnership, WomHub innovation hubs in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and East London have flourished with cutting-edge technology and a commitment to empowering people and businesses. The hubs have become landmarks for innovation, attracting global tours and showcasing some of the continent’s first implementations of groundbreaking tech. ✨ Curious to see the future of innovation? Come visit our hubs and witness the impact firsthand! Here’s to building an even brighter future together! #CiscoEdge #NetAcademy #WomHubInnovationHubs #connect #convert #cultivate #ignitetheecosystem

Happy 40th to our partner Cisco it’s been incredible to work with the team to build out WomHub innovation hubs in Cape Town, Johannesburg & East London! Not only has this partnership come with the latest tech in our hubs, but an investment in people, opportunities and capital. It’s been incredible to engage with the team from the CEO to all the VPs who have come to visit us. It has put the hubs on the map and we have had tours from all corners of the world to come and check out the latest tech, some of it the first time it’s landed on the continent! Come check it out for yourself and a super happy birthday to Cisco #ciscoedge #NetAcademy

Siphelele Nqaba’s story is a powerful reminder of the systemic challenges women face in entrepreneurship—where courage and innovation are often met with exploitation and harassment. No woman should have to choose between her dreams and her dignity. It’s time to create a world where female founders can thrive in safe, equitable ecosystems. Let’s dismantle barriers, hold exploitative practices accountable, and empower women to lead without compromise. If you or someone you know is facing Gender-Based Violence or harassment, seek help: 📞 GBV Command Centre: 0800 428 428 📱 WhatsApp Line: 076 694 5911 📲 SMS Line: 1207867# 👩💻 Childline South Africa: 0800 055 555 Together, we can #Connect #Convert #Cultivate #IgniteTheEcosystem and ensure every woman’s voice is heard and respected. UN Women United Nations #orangetheworld #16daysofactivism #genderbasedviolence #awareness