Recognized for Building Africa's Chronic Care Infrastructure
From pitch competitions to global accelerator cohorts, HubPharm Africa's model for closing the medicine access gap keeps earning recognition, and funding, from institutions that back what works.
Awards & Selections
Independently verified wins, placements, and cohort selections, each linked to its original source.
HubPharm Africa's Founder, Sesan Kareem, was named overall winner of the grand final, beating 12 other finalists to take home the ₦15 million top prize.
Read the announcement →HubPharm won the first-ever HERccelerate pitch competition, selected from over 1,000 applications down to 10 finalists at Hub One, FCMB's Innovation Hub in Yaba, Lagos, securing grant funding, a year of fundraising-platform access, and free coworking space.
Read the announcement →HubPharm Africa placed 1st runner-up in a live pitch session against six shortlisted startups at the Demo Day closing the second edition of LSETF's Female Founders and Funders Programme, securing a cash prize toward its growth.
Read the announcement →HubPharm placed second at the Demo Day pitching session closing a 12-week fellowship for 30 startups (selected from 500+ applicants), earning a share of $10,000 in startup resources awarded to the top three ventures.
Read the announcement →HubPharm Africa won at PitchFest 2025, adding to its run of pitch competition wins and placements.
Visit Pitchfest NG →HubPharm Africa placed second at the Amplifier Business Clinic pitch competition, part of a Lagos State entrepreneurship programme training and funding youth-led businesses.
Watch the presentation →Co-founder Tope Kareem was selected as one of 21 entrepreneurs (from 500 applicants) in the inaugural Vanguard Fellowship, completing a two-week Ignite Bootcamp and receiving a $5,000 investment grant toward HubPharm's growth.
Read the announcement →HubPharm Africa was one of 12 founders selected into the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center's Spring 2026 Health Tech cohort, working toward a milestone of expanding its pharmacy distribution network from 10 to 20 partners and growing revenue by 30% over 12 weeks.
Read the announcement →Co-founder Tope Kareem advanced to the top-ten finalist stage of Standard Chartered's Women in Tech Incubator, completing a 12-week executive bootcamp with industry mentors before emerging as overall winner among the ten, one of five finalists awarded a $10,000 grant.
Read the announcement →Founder Sesan Kareem was selected into the Tony Elumelu Foundation's 2024 Entrepreneurship Programme, Africa's largest philanthropic initiative for entrepreneurs, providing seed capital, mentorship, and training.
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