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Our country Nigeria, home to 170 million people. Some call us the “Giant of Africa” and others “Giant disappointment of Africa” due to the many problems which include:
1. Corruption
2. Crime & terrorism, specifically Boko Haram
3. Poverty & Unemployment
4. Poor Educational Systems
5. Environmental & Healthcare issues
6. Poor Infrastructure ( power, water, roads e.t.c)
7. Women and Child Labour Issues
8. Lack of Civic Pride and Patriotism
9. Deceptive Fraud -419 crimes
Our Proposed Solution: “We the citizens need to take more individual and collective initiatives towards correcting some of our social issues (Economy & society) rather than sitting around complaining and waiting for our leaders to solve everything– Jide Ipaye”
Our Contribution: Build a world class footwear brand with manufacturing plant setup in Nigeria, creating economic empowerment opportunity for thousands as well as giving 10% of all sales towards correcting some of our social challenges first in Nigeria, Africa & then Globally.
How to Achieve this:
1. 1st Sept- 4th Dec 2015 - Crowdfund to raise $25,000 with a stretch goal of $1,000,000
2. 6th Dec 2015 - 30th June 2016 –Launch brand and products, outsource production and build a strong local & international brand
3. 6th Dec 2015 to 30th June 2016- Acquire world class knowledge & skills to build world class factory in Nigeria at SLEM institute,Waalwijk, Holland.
4. 1st July 2016 – Setup world-class Footwear Plant in Nigeria & commence operations
1.Secured Gov. support & concessions
2. Start with simplest product line & ramp up
3.Sell, sell, sell (10% to social causes)
4.Dec 2016 – 1st Smart Shoe made in Africa!
Support required from community members
1.Build 2 million Facebook fans within 60 days (1st September to 4th November)
2.Join 30 day crowdfunding campaign from 5th Nov to 5th Dec on www.kickstarter.com .
3.Back the project by pre-ordering products and get rewards.
3.Similar project called Kabaccha shoes on kickstater achieved about $400,000 this year ( please Google “kabaccha shoes kickstarter”)
4.Upon achieving our $1m goal we will enter the Guinness book of records as highest funded shoe project as well as 1st African smart shoe Project.
What’s in it for you?
1.Global exposure on this project as we will reinforce with Media (Radio, TV, Print & online). First of this kind of project in Africa!
2.Periodic free offers/discounts on all new product collections
3.Recognition in Kxs Hall of Fame as backers to project success
4.Automatically part of the Kxs community of:
1. Ambassadors: Drive a social mission with us
2. Designers: Design your footwear line with us
3. Agents: Exclusive Resellers our products
What significant milestones has the project founder achieved to guarantee project success?
I have been opportuned with a diverse background; a Bsc graduate in Microbiology from the University of Lagos and garnered over 14 years experience in Information Technology, Consulting, Strategy (previous work experience in multinationals Guinness and Total) as well as founding 3 startups:
1. Torque Technologies
2. Business Minds
3. And 3CNET
4. Google me up “ babajide Ipaye”
1. Attended Sneaker design course at SLEM institute in Waalwijk,Holland. The only institute in the world for Footwear innovation that has pioneered 3D footwear printing as well as included sensors in Shoes that can talk to you and your mobile phone
2. Shot a 3-minute video pitch whilst in Amsterdam, being edited & ready in 1 week.
3. Company incorporation in International and Nigeria. Assembly of World-class business team and partners from Dutch, Nigerian, British and Czechoslovakian nationality.
4. Designed footwear collection and securing outsourced manufacturing engagement
5. Enrolled for 9 month masters in footwear innovation program at SLEM starting in November 2015 (3 months in Amsterdam, 3 months in China and 3 months in Europe-Spain, Italy and Portugal) to learn:
a. Footwear Manufacturing technologies
b. Footwear Design
c. Footwear forecasting
d. Footwear Business modeling
6. Engaged the Services of the Best
Crowdfunding consultant based in Amsterdam and has led several previously successful projects.
Partnering not limited to NGO, Public and Private Sector as well as societal leaders.
We will embark on a road show to 10 major University campuses to speak with students and get their support for this project.
1. Corruption
2. Crime & terrorism, specifically Boko Haram
3. Poverty & Unemployment
4. Poor Educational Systems
5. Environmental & Healthcare issues
6. Poor Infrastructure ( power, water, roads e.t.c)
7. Women and Child Labour Issues
8. Lack of Civic Pride and Patriotism
9. Deceptive Fraud -419 crimes
Our Proposed Solution: “We the citizens need to take more individual and collective initiatives towards correcting some of our social issues (Economy & society) rather than sitting around complaining and waiting for our leaders to solve everything– Jide Ipaye”
Our Contribution: Build a world class footwear brand with manufacturing plant setup in Nigeria, creating economic empowerment opportunity for thousands as well as giving 10% of all sales towards correcting some of our social challenges first in Nigeria, Africa & then Globally.
How to Achieve this:
1. 1st Sept- 4th Dec 2015 - Crowdfund to raise $25,000 with a stretch goal of $1,000,000
2. 6th Dec 2015 - 30th June 2016 –Launch brand and products, outsource production and build a strong local & international brand
3. 6th Dec 2015 to 30th June 2016- Acquire world class knowledge & skills to build world class factory in Nigeria at SLEM institute,Waalwijk, Holland.
4. 1st July 2016 – Setup world-class Footwear Plant in Nigeria & commence operations
1.Secured Gov. support & concessions
2. Start with simplest product line & ramp up
3.Sell, sell, sell (10% to social causes)
4.Dec 2016 – 1st Smart Shoe made in Africa!
Support required from community members
1.Build 2 million Facebook fans within 60 days (1st September to 4th November)
2.Join 30 day crowdfunding campaign from 5th Nov to 5th Dec on www.kickstarter.com .
3.Back the project by pre-ordering products and get rewards.
3.Similar project called Kabaccha shoes on kickstater achieved about $400,000 this year ( please Google “kabaccha shoes kickstarter”)
4.Upon achieving our $1m goal we will enter the Guinness book of records as highest funded shoe project as well as 1st African smart shoe Project.
What’s in it for you?
1.Global exposure on this project as we will reinforce with Media (Radio, TV, Print & online). First of this kind of project in Africa!
2.Periodic free offers/discounts on all new product collections
3.Recognition in Kxs Hall of Fame as backers to project success
4.Automatically part of the Kxs community of:
1. Ambassadors: Drive a social mission with us
2. Designers: Design your footwear line with us
3. Agents: Exclusive Resellers our products
What significant milestones has the project founder achieved to guarantee project success?
I have been opportuned with a diverse background; a Bsc graduate in Microbiology from the University of Lagos and garnered over 14 years experience in Information Technology, Consulting, Strategy (previous work experience in multinationals Guinness and Total) as well as founding 3 startups:
1. Torque Technologies
2. Business Minds
3. And 3CNET
4. Google me up “ babajide Ipaye”
1. Attended Sneaker design course at SLEM institute in Waalwijk,Holland. The only institute in the world for Footwear innovation that has pioneered 3D footwear printing as well as included sensors in Shoes that can talk to you and your mobile phone
2. Shot a 3-minute video pitch whilst in Amsterdam, being edited & ready in 1 week.
3. Company incorporation in International and Nigeria. Assembly of World-class business team and partners from Dutch, Nigerian, British and Czechoslovakian nationality.
4. Designed footwear collection and securing outsourced manufacturing engagement
5. Enrolled for 9 month masters in footwear innovation program at SLEM starting in November 2015 (3 months in Amsterdam, 3 months in China and 3 months in Europe-Spain, Italy and Portugal) to learn:
a. Footwear Manufacturing technologies
b. Footwear Design
c. Footwear forecasting
d. Footwear Business modeling
6. Engaged the Services of the Best
Crowdfunding consultant based in Amsterdam and has led several previously successful projects.
Partnering not limited to NGO, Public and Private Sector as well as societal leaders.
We will embark on a road show to 10 major University campuses to speak with students and get their support for this project.
Overview
Location
Nigeria
Employees
1-10
Phone
+234 815 307 6709
Founded date
2015
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| Nov 21, 2016 | She Leads Africa announces Demo Day winner | She Leads Africa (SLA), an ecosystem designed to help young African women make their entrepreneurial dream a reality, has announced the winner of their 2016 accelerator. The 2016 SLA Accelerator Programme began in July in Lagos with help f... |
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FAQ about Keexs
When was Keexs founded?
Keexs was founded in 2015.
What has the press written about Keexs?
Parsers VC has collected 2 articles mentioning Keexs, among them “She Leads Africa announces Demo Day winner” (Nov 21, 2016).
Is Keexs still active?
Yes, Keexs is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 21, 2016.