Deya

Previously at Deya… (the film in me is still strong 🤣) Our dream team has been hard at work! Here are our latest wins and losses: 💥Took home my first award at the Advertising Week & LinkedIn’s Future Is Female! 💥Submitted 3 funding bids which we’re waiting to hear back on 🤞🏾 💥Won a grant at the Foundervine's Wray Forward Pitch Night, securing a grant to propel our growth and innovation 💥Collaborated with Jamie Wilson Productions Ltd and Lyric Hammersmith Theatre to offer over 340 free and discounted tickets for the Deya community 💥Had an inspiring ideation session with the team (& ate delicious Venezuelan food after! If you’re ever in Haggerston, check out Arepas) 🌪Last month we shared that we were shortlisted for Forbes Family Group’s Table Cap Competition. After multiple public rounds, we made it to the quarter-finals, but didn’t get through to pitch to the judges. That said, the Deya community really showed up to support us and the visibility was great! So, duality ☯️ 🌪Didn't hear back re funding opportunity that we interviewed for (fundraising can be such a rollercoaster.. but that’s a convo for another time)  🌪Summer time naturally means more team members are on holiday, which you really feel as a small team! If you want to stay up to date with our journey, sign up as a supporter at www.deya.world! #WomenInTech #GetFunded #CreativeStartUp #BlackCreative

Where the money resides 💸 I'm proud to share that Deya was selected as a winner at the WrayForward Pitch Night last week, securing a grant to propel our growth and innovation! Hosted by Foundervine and Campari Group, the WrayForward Pitch night provides a platform for startups and entrepreneurs to showcase their ideas and compete for funding opportunities. We're grateful for this recognition and the support from Foundervine. This grant will be instrumental in helping us to amplify Black creatives and bring our vision to life. We're more motivated than ever to continue pushing boundaries and making a positive impact. Congrats to all my 5 fellow founders who were selected from 166 applicants! Henry McNeill-Njoku, Maatin Adewunmi, Gbemi Shitta, Emmanuel Abimbola, Hamda Salwe. Thank you for the masterclass in pitching, I'm so excited to witness your businesses grow. 🙌🏾 #WrayForwardPitchNight #StartupSuccess #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #Foundervine #FundingWin

About last night. I'm incredibly honoured to announce that I won the Future is Female Award!  🙌🏾 This recognition means so much in celebrating the achievements of women leaders and innovators across industries. A huge congratulations to all nominees and my fellow winners Anastasia Brand, Anna MacDonald, Chloe Davies, Claire Gillis, Flavilla Fongang, Kamiqua Lake (nèe Pearce), Sarah Parkes, Charlotte Mullan and Stefanie Sword-Williams FRSA (she/her). Your work is inspiring and driving meaningful change. I'm grateful to be in the remarkable company of such trailblazers. This award is a testament to the growing power of women's voices. While there's still progress to be made, I'm energised by the momentum behind elevating female leaders and creating more inclusive and equitable workplaces and communities. It’s this drive towards inclusivity that is at the heart of Deya. Thank you to Advertising Week and LinkedIn. Cheers to celebrating a future that is female! 🥂 #WomenInTech #FutureIsFemale #WomenInnovators

Exciting news! Deya has been shortlisted for Forbes Family Group’s Cap Table Pitch Competition 🙌🏾🎉 We’ve been entered into the public vote stage of the competition, and we please need your support to be in the running for a share of the £45K prize! Watch my pitch here: https://shorturl.at/erxCG And if you want to see Black creatives win, please vote for us here! https://shorturl.at/aqACT Thank you 🙏🏽❤️

Lately at Deya 🙋🏽♀️  It’s felt like a rollercoaster at times, but it’s so worth it. Here’s the highs and lows of this month: 💥Shortlisted for the Advertising Week’s Future Is Female award 💥Submitted 6 funding bids which we’re waiting to hear back on 💥Invited to the EU Start-Up Summit in Malta  💥Invited to attend Forbes Family Group's Cap Table Competition Scaling and Investment Readiness Training, powered by HSBC Innovation Banking 💥Approached by a leading publication that wants to spotlight Deya when we launch later in the year 💥Completely switched off and recharged in Zanzibar, because resting is a win too! 🌪Had to turn down an amazing peer-support network opportunity due to a clash 🌪Turned down for a funding opportunity that we put ourselves forward for   🌪Timelines shifting had costly knock-on effects It's crazy how despite the list of wins being so much longer, I'm often skewed towards a negative bias! Does anyone else feel like this? ⬇️ #WomenInTech #GetFunded #CreativeStartUp #BlackCreative