Catherine Mahugu is the Founder of Soko (www.shopsoko.com), an innovation in fashion & technology: an ethical fashion brand
that expands access to economic opportunity for artisans in emerging economies,
disrupting the traditional export supply chain and revolutionizing the way money
& goods are exchanged between developing world artisans & global
consumers.
In 2013, the company raised $700,000 from a Dubai-based investment firm.
Catherine has been involved in various ICT for Development projects
including Stanford University and Nokia Africa Research Center Design Projects
focused on building mobile applications targeting informal communities.
At
Soko, she leads innovation to foster new scalable and appropriate solutions.
Catherine is an International Telecom Union (ITU)Young Innovators fellow, the
United Nations specialized agency for information and communication
technologies – ICTs as well as infoDev’s mobile startup camp fellow, a global
program in the World bank group.
Catherine has been recognized as:-
One of Forbes' top 30 under 30 Globally 2016
One of Forbes' Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa
2015.
BBC's top 30 under 30 2015
BBC's top 100 women 2015
Kenya’s top 5 Female Entrepreneurs under 40.
Top 5 upcoming tech women in Kenya to watch.
World bank’s top 11 inspirational women.
A Leader of Tomorrow at the St.Gallen’s 44th Symposium in Switzerland
2014
She was featured in Forbes Africa Magazine -June
issue 2015 as one of the top 30 under 30 (2015 ), She has also been featured by
CNN,BBC, World bank and other mainstream media.
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