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Yanga TV Noni Talk Show
Society has always policed women’s sexuality. A woman monetizing her sexuality and having agency over her body, even a woman being sexually free gets labelled as ‘ill virtued’.
Yanga TV Noni Talk Show
There has to be a better way for black people to meet and date people with similar cultural backgrounds and values.
BBC Radio London
Africlick founder, Dayo discusses the daily news with BBC London's breakfast show host, Vanessa Feltz
BBC Radio 5
It’s going to be interesting with VR dating, seeing where we are going to be comfortable as humans using this on the scale of reality vs fantasy.
BBC Radio London
It’s a product intended for the global African and Caribbean communities. Our aim is to empower people to connect to their culture. It recognises that there are over a billion Africans around the world. It’s a product where the profiles are rich and cultural, I can show on my profile that I’m Dayo from London, but also that I’m originally from Nigeria. I can talk about the tribe that I’m from and the languages I speak. I found when I was using Tinder, the data wasn’t rich enough for me to take decisions.
BBC Focus on Africa
I was motivated to set the app up because I believe the mainstream dating apps don’t provide Africans with a good dating experience. The aim of Africlick is to provide a safe and encouraging safe for Africans to date. I personally had bad experiences on other dating apps where race was a key factor in the interactions. There are numerous studies, including the okay cupid race and attraction study, that shows that black users are less likely to get matches on online dating and are more likely to face racism. Statistically, the African population represents 17% of the world. So I thought why shouldn’t there be a product out there that is dedicated to us and caters to our culture.
Global Dating Insights Podcast
Dayo has since become a role model for BAME entrepreneurs and was named by the Financial Times as one of the top 100 minority ethnic leaders from the UK tech industry
Dear Diaspora Podcast
There has to be a better way for black people to meet and date people with similar cultural backgrounds and values
‘I Was Ready To Die Just To Be A Mum.’ The Hidden Heartbreak Of Sickle Cell Disease'
Acknowledging sickle cell as a very live issue, Africlick, a new dating app for professionals and creatives of African and Caribbean heritage, has actually factored it into its matching algorithm.
100 Bame Leaders Influencing The
Tech Sector
The Financial Times publishes an annual list of the 100 most influential Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic leaders in technology.
West Africa Herald Interviews Africlick Founder, Dayo Akinrinade
Much like the prolific rise of Afrobeats music, African millennials and gen-y want to use products that reflect their culture. For our users, their cultural heritage and religion form a key part of their identity and who they chose to be in a relationship with.
West Africa Herald Interviews Africlick Founder, Dayo Akinrinade
Much like the prolific rise of Afrobeats music, African millennials and gen-y want to use products that reflect their culture. For our users, their cultural heritage and religion form a key part of their identity and who they chose to be in a relationship with.
Building Safer Environments For Communities Of Color On Dating Apps
Our mission is to have a billion people of African descent find love in a culturally positive space.
Superheros
The Women In Dating council has launched its superhero campaign to celebrate International Women’s Day 2022.
Women In Dating Council Launches Superhero Campaign To Celebrate International Women’s Day
Each month, the Women In Dating council will honor a woman superhero who we are better for having part of our lives and industry- including Dayo. These women will be featured on the Women In Dating site and immortalised with a personal superhero illustration, capturing their positive impact, great strength, and steadfast spirit.
Podcast: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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London Village Diaries With Dayo Akinrinade of Africlick Part 2 -
Pan-African dating solutions
In this episode, Dayo sketches the magnitude of the business opportunity she is looking to convert and unpacks her company’s growth focus.
Dayo Akinrinade, founder of Africlick discusses launching/funding a tech startup and using technology to reimagine the world of dating and networking.
In this episode we speak to Dayo Akinrinade, founder of Africlick which is a dating and networking app for ambitious African-Carribean professionals and creatives.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, In Association With Women In Dating
While online dating is one of the more progressive arms of the wider technology sector, there is still a lot more that needs to be done to aid the development of a more diverse, inclusive environment that provides equity across an organization.
Diveristy, Equity & Inclusion
We were so thrilled to be joined by three fantastic guests to talk about how DEI is addressed within their own teams, how brands can ensure they have the right intentions when setting up programs, and what their hopes for the future are.