New York Times Square featured venture builder and founder of Ghana’s edtech Stars From All Nations has been tapped to lead the inaugural African Fashion Futures Incubator as program manager and entrepreneur in residence.
The African Fashion Futures Incubator provides a space to challenge ideas and business concepts and give access to mentors and resources for 14 fashion designers from Ghana, Nigeria, and Rwanda participating in the program. The incubator will equip new, up-and-coming fashion designers and brands with the necessary skills and monetary resources to create a brand founded on ethical principles in regard to people, place, and profit.
Participants will experience an exponential and transformative program over a 9-12 month incubation period to scale their ventures and enhance their value chains. Through a tried and tested methodology, the fashion designers will receive hands-on support from industry experts across a global network and grant funding of up to USD 5,000 each and additional fundraising support.
The African Fashion Futures Incubator was initiated by Impact Fund For African Creatives in partnership with the African Fashion Foundation in Ghana, with Seedstars as the implementing program partner.
“Statista estimates that global revenue in the fashion vertical could reach $9.60bn this year, with a CAGR 2023-2027 of 13.01% and a market volume of $15.65bn by 2027. As Africa is the new frontier of global commerce, I’m thrilled about this opportunity to participate in building up Africa’s fashion industry,” says Tom-Chris Emewulu.
About Tom-Chris Emewulu:
Tom-Chris Emewulu is an exceptional leader whose work has created innovative change across organizations and communities and impacted millions worldwide.
He has worked with several global entrepreneurs and executives to fuel innovation at the intersection of technology and social impact, including educating +20K students about the path to gainful employment and pioneering startup events like Global Student Entrepreneurship Week, a growth-focused event with budding African entrepreneurs learning from investors and entrepreneurs from Africa, Silicon Valley, and beyond.
When heʼs not leading his team to build the future of education in Africa and helping rising professionals create their dream companies through Stars From All Nations, he is telling African innovation stories or advocating for people-centered policies.
Emewulu cares deeply about how data can empower young Africans, a desire that led him to establish Ghanaʼs premier digital career accelerator, ReadyforWork.
Tom-Chrisʼ work has been featured in Forbes, DW, Business Insider, SABC, Next Billion, and many other publications. He is the author of Breaking the Limits.
