James Baduor: Meet Graduate Who Was Featured by Forbes for Raising KSh 1.4 b for his Start-up
- A brilliant graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Samuel Baduor started a design company in 2020 during the height of the pandemic
- Samuel and his co-founder Felix Lee started built their platform with intentions to support fellow designers across the world but eventually realised the business opportunity involved
- After a year, the duo have been able to raise over Ghc7.8 million in funds and are ready to take their platform to the next level
James Badour, an alumnus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology along with his partner, Felix Lee has raised over Ghc7.8 million in funds for their design company known as Amazing Design People List (ADPList) according to Forbes.
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The recent publication reported that Samuel started his company with his partner last year, 2020 at the heart of the -19 pandemic when most designers were going out of jobs.
Desire to help others
The duo, out of goodwill decided to help out their fellow designers across the world by doing something that would support them one way or the other
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In their quest, they had an idea to compile a list of people who would be willing to support and advise fellow designers struggling during the pandemic.
Baduor and Lee would quickly learn that many designers were in search of mentorship services.
The million-dollar idea
With this knowledge, the duo realized the business opportunity in front of them and immediately pursued it.
With assistance from Surge, a rapid scale-up program run by Sequoia Capital India, the two have been able to raise over $1.3 million for their business.
Business growth
Their platform currently features 2500 mentors providing 5,000 booked sessions per month to 20,500 mentees.
Samuel Baduor and his partner confirmed that they are ready to take the platform to the next level.
They plan on extending the business beyond the design space, Forbes reported
Meanwhile, 24-year-old Nana Boakye, chief executive officer of Pizzaman chicken and pizza in Kumasi, has left many in disbelief after Zionfelix shared a post about this young man which spelt out what he has been able to accomplish at this age.
In the post, Zionfelix revealed that Nana Boakye completed Kwame Nkrumah Univerity of Science and Technology with first-class honours but decided to pursue his passion as a pizza maker.
He currently has over 120 employees with four pizza joints in Kumasi.
Netizens, as usual, after hearing this story, hit the comment section with various things to say about the post.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
Muyela Roberto (HOD Business) Muyela Roberto is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in digital media. He graduated from Maseno University with a BA in Communication & Media with IT in 2017. He's the head of the business desk. He previously served as copy editor. Before copy editing, he was a business and current affairs editor. He's undergone training from Google News Initiative, Digital ABC by WAN-IFRA, & Media Lab 101 by Kenya Airways. Before TUKO, he worked as People Daily correspondent in Kisumu, Scholar Media correspondent and contributor at Kenya News Agency. Email: roberto.muyela@tuko.co.ke
Racheal Nyaguthie (HOD Human interest) Racheal Nyaguthie is an accredited journalist in Kenya and is currently the Head of the Human Interest Department at TUKO. She has six years of experience in digital journalism, having previously worked in Tuko's Current Affairs desk as a senior politics and current Affairs editor. Racheal was also a recipient of the AWiM Women in Politics Fellowship programme, where she investigated the experiences of Kenyan women in politics. She is also a WAN-IFRA Women In News 2025 Fellow. Email: racheal.nyaguthie@tuko.co.ke.
