Jumoke Dada

Jumoke Dada
Founder of Taeillo
EducationUniversity of Lagos
OccupationEntrepreneur
Years active2012 - present
OrganizationTaeillo
Awards
Websitedadajumoke.com

Jumoke Dada is a Nigerian entrepreneur and the founder of Taeillo.[1] It’s a Nigerian furniture and lifestyle brand with timeless collections designed to elevate spaces.[2][3] Taeillo, a Lagos-based Afro-urban furniture maker, blends technology with astute craftsmanship to create a masterpiece.[4]

Career

Jumoke Dada began her career working as an intern at various interior design, architectural, and furniture manufacturing companies in Nigeria.[5] At 26, Jumoke Dada became the Founder and CEO of Taeillo,[6][7] an e-commerce furniture business in Nigeria that enhanced customer experience by allowing them to envision furniture designs through augmented reality and virtual reality.[8][9]

In December 2022, Jumoke helped raised $2.5 million for her start up company.[1] The company has raised over $3 million across three funding rounds, including an initial $365,000.[4]

Awards & Honours

In 2017,  She received the She Leads Africa Accelerator Award for young female-led businesses leveraging technology to create better African Communities.[10][11] In 2017, she was named one of 1000 entrepreneurs by The Tony Elumelu Foundation and awarded the Diamond Bank Building Entrepreneur Award.[12] In 2020, She was featured in TechCabals Women in Tech and Elle Decoration South Africa 2021.[13][14][15]

Jumoke Dada was also featured as a Milestone Maker of the Fall 2020 cohort of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center on the Nasdaq Tower at the New York Times Square.[16] She is a Pritzker Fellow and was among the '100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria' in 2021.[17]

Jumoke Dada has also been a speaker at various national conferences, including the Nigerian Energy Forum 2021[18] and TEDx AjaoEstate 2021.[19] She has been featured in a BBC World News interview talking about the challenges facing young entrepreneurs in Africa.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nigerian startup Taeillo raises funding to scale its online furniture e-commerce platform". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  2. ^ "Taeillo". Taeillo Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  3. ^ Okogba, Emmanuel (2023-04-27). "Good sleep essential for productivity — Dada, Taeillo Furniture boss". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  4. ^ a b Seyi (2024-09-26). "Transforming Africa's Furniture Landscape: Jumoke Dada With The Womanly Touch of Taeillo Carpentry - Bold and Beautiful Magazine". Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  5. ^ "Jumoke Dada". the-trailblazers-africa.mailchimpsites.com. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  6. ^ "How a 26-year-old African Woman – Jumoke Dada Built a Multimillion Dollar Furniture Manufacturing Company". Motivation Africa.
  7. ^ "MEET 26 YEAR OLD JUMOKE DADA, FOUNDER AND CEO OF TAEILLO FURNITURE". Motipass.
  8. ^ "How Taeillo is using AR/VR to change the experience of furniture shoppers in Africa". Techpoint.
  9. ^ "Taeillo taps virtual reality tech to redefine furniture shopping". Business Day.
  10. ^ "Farmties, Taeillo & Greymate Care emerge Winners of the 2017 She Leads Africa Demo Day". Bella Naija. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  11. ^ "Farmties, Taeillo and Greymate Care Emerge Winners at the She Leads Africa Demo Day". TechNext. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  12. ^ "Diamond Bank Rewards Budding Entrepreneurs with N15m through BET 7". This Day.
  13. ^ "Founders Spotlight 2022". Digimillennials. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  14. ^ "TechCabal celebrates 21 women entrepreneurs in Nigerian Women in Tech report". TechCabal. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  15. ^ "40 outstanding African women in tech". Benjamindada. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  16. ^ "Meet the Entrepreneurs In Our Fall 2020 Milestone Makers Cohort". Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  17. ^ "Maiden Alex Ibru, DJ Switch, FK Abudu, Aisha Yesufu, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Toyin Abraham, Osaremen Okolo & more! These are Nigeria's 100 Most Inspiring Women for 2021!". Leading Ladies Africa. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  18. ^ "NEF 2021 virtual conference to focus on powering sustainable energy for Africa". 2022-10-02.
  19. ^ "Egwu Nnanna hosts TEDx AjaoEstate Saturday". Nigeriam Tribune. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  20. ^ "The challenges facing young entrepreneurs in Africa". BBC. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
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