Ifeanyi Ossai

Last updated
Ifeanyi Ossai
Ifeanyi.jpg
Born (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 30)
Delta
Known forFounder CribMD
SpousePrincess Sarah Ossai
Website cribmd.com

Ifeanyi Ossai Nwabuonwu Idriss (born December 16, 1992), known as Ifeanyi Ossai is an Ambassador of Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) and Founder of CribMD, a Digital health consultation platform. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

He pioneered advanced technology and data-driven insights in Nigeria to revolutionize construction supply and procurement through Indigeneex. [5] [6] [7]

Early life and education

Ifeanyi was born in Nigeria. He obtained his MBA from Avila University. His further education came in the form of management, Electrical Engineering and communication industry courses, where he utilized these skills to start businesses. [8]

Career

As co-founder and CEO, Ossai secured $2.5 million in venture capital funding from investors to expand CribMD which later acquired Charisland Pharmaceuticals group to tackle the counterfeit medication epidemic. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Ossai also founded Indigeneex, a construction company focused on sustainable building practices and green construction. [13]

Awards and recognition

Ossai's contributions to healthcare innovation and access earned him a nomination for Forbes 30 Under 30. [5]

Related Research Articles

Pager, Inc. is a virtual care platform that offers a variety of services to guide patients and health plan members through the healthcare journey. Pager offers virtual nurse chat and triage, appointment scheduling with assistance from care coordinators, telemedicine, aftercare follow-up, and more while implementing artificial intelligence on its platform.

HealthUnlocked is a social networking service for health. The company uses health-specific artificial intelligence to support patients to better manage their own health, by recommending relevant and tailored health content, information and services to patients The site enables peer support for various health conditions and promotes patient empowerment by actively engaging people with their healthcare.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nomad Health</span>

Nomad Health is an online marketplace that directly connects physicians, nurses, and medical facilities for healthcare jobs, without the involvement of third party employment agencies. Nomad Health is based in New York City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cera Care</span> UK home care company

Cera Care is a digital-first healthcare-at-home company delivering care, nursing, telehealth and repeat prescription services in people’s homes via technology. Founded in 2015, the company provides elderly and vulnerable communities with care in their own homes, and allows families to arrange the care.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nkiru Balonwu</span> Nigerian entrepreneur

Nkiru Balonwu is an entrepreneur and activist based in Lagos, Nigeria. She is known for her views of women as the solution to Africa's problems and is the founder and chairperson of African Women on Board, an independent, women-led African non-profit organisation focused on advancing narratives to improve realities for women and girls of African heritage. She is also founder and managing partner of RDF Strategies, a consultancy firm that provides advice on strategic communication and stakeholder engagement. In 2016, during her time at the helm of Spinlet, Balonwu was featured in YNaija as one of "Nigeria's 100 Most Inspiring Women". In October 2019, Balonwu was awarded the 2020 Powerlist International Award by the Powerlist UK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Onyeka Akumah</span> Nigerian businessman

Onyeka Akumah is a technology entrepreneur with a focus on transportation, agriculture, real estate, and media sectors. He is popularly known as the founder of Treepz Inc. Prior to founding his company in 2019, Onyeka Akumah was the CEO of Farmcrowdy. He is credited to have been involved in the success of various tech and e-commerce companies in Africa where he held positions and contributed to their growths.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adebayo Alonge</span> Nigerian social entrepreneur

Adebayo Alonge is a Nigerian pharmacist, inventor, deep tech entrepreneur, and market development professional. He is the winner of the 2019 Hello Tomorrow Global Deeptech Challenge, known as the BNP Paribas Group Deep Tech Award, for creating a handheld nano scanner that detects counterfeit drugs

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Freeman Osonuga</span> Nigerian social entrepreneur

Freeman Osonuga is a Nigerian medical doctor, entrepreneur, Chief Executive Officer of Adloyalty Business Network (AdloyaltyBN), and founder PropTech Hub Africa Inc. He gained recognition when he volunteered as part of the African Union response team during the Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone in 2014. He also founded the Dr. Freeman Osonuga Foundation (DFO), a charitable organization to support orphans and people with disabilities in Nigeria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Farida Kabir</span> Public health scientist

Farida Mohammad Kabir is a Nigerian epidemiologist, software developer, and technology entrepreneur. She is the team lead for Google Women TechMakers and co-organizer for Google Developer Group, Abuja. She is also the founder/CEO of OTRAC, a health technology company that develops enterprise software systems for the healthcare sector in Nigeria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ernest Azudialu Obiejesi</span> Businessperson

Ernest Nnaemeka Azudialu Obiejesi is a Nigerian business magnate and philanthropist. He is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nestoil and the founder of the Obijackson Foundation.

This list of telemedicine services providers is for notable telemedicine, telehealth, and mobile health providers and services. This includes virtual care facilities for remote care, services or platforms used for specific steps within the healthcare industry, and clinical navigation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sehat Kahani</span> Pakistani telehealth company

Sehat Kahani is a Pakistan-based telemedicine company.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oak Street Health</span> US health care network

Oak Street Health, Inc. is a health care network of primary care centers for older adults on Medicare.

The uLesson Group commonly known as uLesson, is a Nigerian edtech company, also operating as an online education platform through uLesson Education mobile application for primary and secondary E-learning. It was founded in 2019 by Sim Shagaya.

Abimbola Adebakin is a Nigerian business executive and pharmacist. She is the founder and CEO of Advantage Health Africa. Abimbola was previously the Chief Operations Officer for The Tony Elumelu Foundation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Virtue Oboro</span> Nigerian visual artist

Virtue Oboro is a Nigerian entrepreneur, and Co-founder of Tiny Hearts Technology. In 2016, she developed and launched Crib ‘A Glow, an LED-lit portable crib that treats jaundice utilizing solar energy, and patented the innovation in 2017.

Kobo360 is an African tech-enabled digital logistics platform that aggregates end-to-end haulage operations, offering cargo owner logistics management process, with presence in 19 African countries but its headquarters is in Lagos with the goal of solving lack of access to truck owners for goods to be transported from one place to another. Its targets are mostly large multinationals and manufacturing and production companies. Kobo360's idea matches cargo owners with truck owners to solve the delay faced in getting goods delivered in time. It was founded by Obi Ozor and Ife Oyedele II. Kobo360 also has an app which enable users to carry out their activities easily.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Babajide Oluwase</span> Nigerian Entrepreneur

Babajide Oluwase is an adviser to the European Union (EU) Delegation in Nigeria and West Africa, through its Youth Sounding Board, on Green and Digital Economy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dekunle Okunrinboye</span> Nigerian Entrepreneur

Dekunle Remi Jr. Okunrinboye is a Nigerian Businessman and Industrialist. He currently serves as the co-founder and CEO of DK Industries Group. He was one-time Nigeria largest exporter of cocoa and 2020 winner of Young Entrepreneur of the Year award by Ondo state government.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blessing Abeng</span> Nigerian entrepreneur (born 1994)

Blessing Abeng(born 16 October 1994) is a Nigerian entrepreneur and co-founder of Disha, now acquired by Flutterwave.She co-founded Ingressive for Good (I4G) alongside Maya Horgan Famodu and Sean Burrowes.In 2023, she was listed in the "Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30".

References

  1. "An emerging leader of tech innovation in health". thenationonlineng.net. 2023-01-13.
  2. "Nigeria records surge in extraordinary youths making waves globally". tribuneonlineng.com. 2023-05-16.
  3. "Using CribMD for Home Patients' Services". thisdaylive.com. 2021-02-21.
  4. "Ifeanyi Ossai Co-Founder & CEO, CribMD". meaningful.business. 2020-10-07.
  5. 1 2 "Distinguished leader, diplomat & entrepreneur". tribuneonlineng.com. 2023-03-30.
  6. "Using CribMD for Home Patients' Services". thisdaylive.com. 2021-02-21.
  7. "How one digital healthtech startup in Nigeria is bringing care online in a moment of pandemic-fueled crisis". africa.businessinsider.com. 2021-07-19.
  8. "TELEMEDICINE AND HEALTH TECH STARTUPS LIKE CRIBMD ARE THE FUTURE'- IFEANYI OSSAI". venturesafrica.com. 2021-12-07.
  9. "CribMD Acquires Charisland for Better Drug Deliveries". businesspost.ng. 2021-07-12.
  10. "Nigerian e-health startup CribMD raises $2.6m seed funding for expansion". nipc.gov.ng. 2021-06-01.
  11. "How Nigerian-founded CribMD evolved to become a telemedicine healthtech startup". techpoint.africa. 2020-10-07.
  12. "Exclusive: How one digital healthtech startup in Nigeria is bringing care online in a moment of pandemic-fueled crisis". meaningful.business. 2021-07-19.
  13. "Medical Services Can Be Just A Tap Away With Cribmd". nairametrics.com. 2021-06-30.