In a first time attempt to accept technology startups from Africa on its accelerator program, Google has chosen Delivery Science, a Nigerian technology startup company to be one of its beneficiaries in the fourth Google Launchpad Accelerator program, providing $150,000 opportunity for global expansion.
As part of the Google Launchpad Accelerator program which starts in July 2017, Google is providing the participating start-ups $50,000 in cash and $100,000 in platform credits for Google products, the opportunity to work closely with Google for 6 months, a 2 week all-expense-paid training at Google headquarters in the heart of Silicon Valley, Equity-free support, access to Google engineers, resources, and mentors as well as marketing opportunities.
Commenting on his company’s opportunity to be part of this unique initiative to support startups for global expansion, Lanre Oyedotun, CEO/Co founder, Delivery Science said; ”It is a worthy recognition of the innovative work the team is doing and it is a step in the right direction, because part of our goals and objectives as an organisation is to scale across Africa.”
Also speaking, Chuka Ofili, Co-Founder/CEA Delivery Science said; ”It is a positive feat for the Nigerian tech industry. The Google Launchpad Accelerator will not only catapult Delivery Science to the global stage, it will also help the local tech industry in Nigeria achieve global acclaim.”
In three short years, Delivery Science has made giant strides in the technology space and has been named among the most impressive start-ups of 2016 by Ventures Africa. The company also made the Disrupt 100 list- a global list of disruptive companies in various technological pursuits; and was listed among the 10 African Start-ups that rocked 2014 by CNN.
Operating from the heart of Yaba, the tech hub of Nigeria, its flagship product, FieldInsight, is an innovative solution that helps manufacturers collect and process data in the field using mobile devices handled by the manufacturer’s field workers.
Jumoke Akiyode
