From Uber Driver to CEO: Meet the Owner of Cryptocurrency Business Valued at $8M

• Anade Davis is the Founder and Chief Data Scientist for the World Data Science Institute and inventor of the CryptoShare app
• Cryptoshare, which officially launched in February 2022, allows users to pay bills, shop, and borrow money using digital currency
• Davis is now empowering young ones to take an interest by offering free data science training sessions for teenagers

The Founder and Chief Data Scientist for the World Data Science Institute, Anade Davis, has invented a CryptoShare app that allows users to transact business online.

The app allows users to pay bills, shop, and borrow money using digital currency.

Before establishing his company valued at $8 million, Davis was driving for Uber in 2017.

Launching the app

Cryptoshare officially launched in February 2022 and has raised over GHc1 million ($200,000) from more than 400 investors on Wefunder, according to BlackNews.

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The app also allows users to use physical and digital assets as collateral to get loans. It also allows them to use their cryptocurrency to buy real-life items.

Through his accomplishments, Davis has inspired young ones to take an interest by offering a free data science training session for teenagers related to those that invest $1,000 or more.

Recognition for his accomplishments

Davis and his company received the 2021 Technology Innovator Award for their achievements, BlackNews reported.

In addition, they won a $10,000 Pitch Competition from Blacks in Technology, a non-profit community of Black Technology professionals.

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In more stories, YEN.com.gh previously reported that when Godwin Agyapong decided to venture into the technology industry, he was unemployed with little to no idea of how he would finance his business idea into reality.

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But that didn't deter him from pursuing his goal to start a high-quality delivery and pickup system, which became known as LocQar.

At the time, it was just an idea inspired by the Amazon Locker and shot into reality following a tragedy that nearly claimed his life.

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Meanwhile, Lois Bailey is a venturesome student at the University of Education, Winneba, making strides in a male-dominated occupation as a female creative painter.

Despite the challenges she has encountered in her young career, she is determined to break barriers and become one of the most loved painters in Ghana.

Some of her clients undermine and underrate her judgment and expertise because of her gender, but she is eager to exceed expectations for herself.

Source: YEN.com.gh