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“I hope the next generation of women technologists are able to show up as their authentic selves and thrive in a technology field that accommodates for a variety of diverse leadership styles. After all, leadership is not one size fits all.” - Dayo

See Wisdom (Noom Vibe’s predecessor) listed alongside Snapchat, Discord, TikTok, BeReal, and a handful of other important culture-bending apps in the App Store.

In a social environment that seems to be driven by divisive news and angry public debate, Wisdom (Noom Vibe’s predecessor) cuts through to offer friendship and inclusion by finding like-minded people.

We’re excited to showcase and amplify the work of these stellar leaders who are claiming space and power, while paving the way for women to shine in fields where they are historically underrepresented.

Noom Vibe GM and founder Dayo Akinrinade wants to use technology to connect those she terms “knowledge-seekers” with lifestyle and professional mentors. “As a Black woman in tech working in London’s largest diversity startup program, I’ve observed firsthand how lack of access to mentors contributes to systemic inequity,” says Akinrinade. “I created Wisdom to address this.”

Wisdom (Noom Vibe’s predecessor), a social audio app that’s focused on surfacing “life advice” and broadening access to mentorship — has nabbed $2 million in seed funding off the back of early traction.

Just over 8 weeks since the Wisdom app launched across the UK, US, Australia and Canada, the social audio platform has raised $2 million in Seed funding to bring its mission to democratise mentorship to even more people.

Differing from other apps in the market, Wisdom is designed from the ground up to promote conversations that matter, those of substance on a topic of importance.

In this master class, our panelists will discuss some of the complex ideas around audio moderation like data privacy, transcription vs proactive detection, and what actions should be taken to keep a community safe.

Dayo Akinrinade, the Black female founder of NoomVibe, created a platform that combines Clubhouse with Masterclass and addresses some of the criticisms of Clubhouse.

I hope the audience appreciates the complexity of moderating effectively in a real-time environment and realizes that any new app starting today must work on issues of moderation from day 1. Safety is not something to bolt on after an app is created; it must be part of the DNA of the earliest team.

New social audio app Noom Vibe has launched in the US, UK, Australia and Canada, attempting to "create an inclusive space where diverse people come together to have conversations that matter," according to founder Dayo Akinrinade.

Logging into NoomVibe is like showing up at a party powered by conversations between thought leaders and big thinkers. NoomVibe takes the podcast format and makes it interactive.

For NoomVibe, via the Apple Developer Program – I am able to access resources within the portal and get one-to-one code-level support from software engineers. I can not underscore how helpful this is – when you are building an innovative startup, one-off interventions are great, but to effect sustainable change, long-term support is required. That’s something that Apple’s global network provides and I believe this will go some way to sustainably addressing ethnic disparities within the tech startup ecosystem.

Wisdom, the world’s largest social audio-powered mentorship platform, today announces its launch on Google Play to reach more people on its mission to help connect knowledge-seekers to mentors around the world.

Android users can now listen to talks, both live and recorded, and engage intimately through the live chat function with experts across dozens of topics – from life coaching, fitness, and dating to startups, mental health, to name a few. This is a much-anticipated launch with thousands of Android users having already signed up as a Top Mentor ready to be active to share their wisdom at go-live.

Dayo Akinrinade, founder and CEO of Wisdom comments: “We have built a strong community on iOS and our team is extremely excited to grow this community on Android with many more social audio features to come. Now existing mentors on iOS can benefit from reaching a bigger audience and the new Android creators can help shape the future of app.”

Dayo Akinrinade, founder and GM of NoomVibe comments on the impact of the Ukraine war on the tech industry.

As the UK's media regulator says the internet remains a more hostile place for women than men, Tech Tent asks how to make the global internet safer.

Numerous studies have shown the importance that social connections can have for the elderlies. Research has linked social isolation and loneliness to higher risks for a variety of physical and mental condition. Creating an online connection between older adults may help to reduce loneliness, which could result in healthier and happier individuals.