9 Startup Companies Led by Nordic Women of Colour You Should Know
Despite their lack of resources and access to funds, Women of Colour are not lacking in the entrepreneurial realm of Tech. Below, we’ve made a list of Start-up companies that have Women of Colour in their founding teams.
1. EmiGreat
Analí Guzmán is Co-Founder and CEO of EmiGreat
EmiGreat is a software company, working to close the information gap between immigrants and locals, by providing migrants with the resources needed to thrive in a new country. Their goal is to increase process efficiency for authorities and enable societal integration for migrants.
Industry: HRTech/DiversityTech
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
2. Conpetence
Conpetence, Co-Founded by Nema Abdihakim, is a one-stop shop for professionals seeking expert-advice and mentorship through video-call. Their solution connects you with experts and mentors that can answer your questions to help you run your business.
Industry: EdHRTec
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Find out more at https://ledarskapsjouren.se/
3. Bantaba
Bantaba enables Startups in Africa to access talent and capital from the diaspora community. They run a community centered platform which will foster innovation in Africa by enabling startups to access the diaspora’s resources.
Industry: HRTech
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
4. Local Purse
Lola Åkerström and Sara Mansouri, co-founders of Local Purse
Local Purse, Co-Founded and run by Lola Akinmade Åkerström and Sara Mansouri, provides you with cultural live video shopping experiences. You get to meet guides around the world and shop from local artisans preserving beautiful traditio
Industry: HospitalityTech/E-commerce
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
5. OPKEEP
OPKEEP is determined to make self-care and beauty accessible & hassle-free in Denmark, especially for women. Their aim is to help both salons and customers to find each other easily - all in one place!
Industry: BeautyTech
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
6. Propl
Propl is a tech startup founded by Mai Phan and Thanh Nguyen Nygaard that focuses on humans and our impact in the workplace. “We aim to help organizations place the right talents in the right positions at the right time, applying high technology and scientific research evidence.” (EU-Startups)
Industry: HRTech
Location: Oslo, Norway
7. Rely
Somit Fessehazion & Carmen Beltran are Co-Founders and run Rely
Rely’s mission is to provide a space for women to strengthen their financial power by breaking down simple concepts, providing resources, and doing our best to cover our communities' financial literacy needs.
Industry: FinEdTech
Location: Uppsala, Sweden
8. Zimify
Zimify’s mission is to encourage and provide all students with a platform to increase networking, attain higher grades, a way of preventing mental illness, and lastly to give students a fulfilling university experience through digital means. Amal Qassim is Head of Operations and part of the founding team at Zimify.
Industry: Community Tech/EdTech
Location: Karlstad, Sweden
9. BeautyQlick
Maria Villanueva is Founder and CEO of BeautyQlick
BeautyQlick Is the Next-Gen social-commerce platform. The platform will guide the user based on the products that they use to get personalized recommendations according to your skin type and skin tone.
Industry: BeautyTech/AI
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
+Honorary mention
Although it does not operate in Nordic territory, we wish to introduce a last start-up that has been innovative in the textile industry:
Faber Futures
Natsai Audrey Chieza, Founder & CEO of Faber Futures
Faber Futures is a biotechnology start-up with a mission to provide toxin-free and water-efficient natural dye solutions for industrial textile production.
Industry: FashionTech
Location: London, UK
