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This year, Samsung has drawn on the support of rising stars within the world of tech to raise awareness of the competition and share their experiences of setting up their businesses.

The scheme is backed by successful entrepreneurs including Mariam Jimoh, founder of Oja, an app that allows people to order specialist cultural foods in south and east London and have them delivered. Jimoh raised $3.4m (£2.5m) in her funding round and plans to roll Oja out nationally.

Judges include:Entrepreneur and Founder of WCAN and Oja, Mariam Jimoh

According to founder Mariam Jimoh, Oja’s mission is to radically reshape grocery “by making foods from all cultures easily accessible from anywhere in the world.”

How Mariam Jimoh Is Disrupting The UK Ethnic Grocery Market With Online Delivery App Oja

FOOD CHOICE I quit my banking job to start my own business – it’s so successful even Premier League legend Raheem Sterling loves it

Panel Event: Challenging Diversity Part II - Own Your Potential

Spotlight: Oja app founder Mariam Jimoh on bringing local world foods to your doorstep

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The Techathon featured panel discussions featuring tech leaders, emerging tech entrepreneurs, and tech learners from London and Dubai

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Hear from the speaker panel as to how these companies valued over $1billion have got to where they are today and hear from the founders behind them.

Podcast: Your Passion Can Become your Profession

Mariam Jimoh has made it her mission to find creative solutions for the challenges that affect minority groups in the UK, and will not stop until she sees a change.

Raheem Sterling backs Oja

Just 0.02% of VC funding in the UK has gone to Black female founders in a decade.

As well as becoming an angel investor for the online supermarket, Sterling is to serve as the platform’s first brand ambassador

Between university terms, Mariam Jimoh completed a number of corporate internships. As she moved through different companies, one thing remained the same: she worked with very few people who looked like her.

Mariam Jimoh shares her secrets of the side hustle

Mariam Jimoh built her first business in University

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