Nigeria - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

AquaOrg is a startup focused on providing sustainable aquaculture solutions to stakeholders in the industry. Our solutions are around education, management software, and HR.

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

AquaOrg is built to help the aquaculture stakeholders in sustainable development. AquaOrg runs 3 arms focusing on education, management software, and human resources. The education and management software are deployed as technology solutions. The Human Resource is the first of it's kind in Nigeria.

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

Our startup is focused on solving the problem of unskilled personnel and bridge sustainable knowledge gap needed for the success of aquaculture production. We are also solving the issues of poor management and record keeping among stakeholders which holds for poor data-driven decision making and reduced profitability in the aquaculture business.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your startup provides (at least 3).

For Educational Solutions _ You can learn aquaculture business anywhere, anytime, at your preferred comfort zone For Management Software Solutions - You can use data-driven decision-making to improve your farm profitability and attract funding with good and proper record statements of farm operations and cash flow. For Human Resources - You can hire pre-vetted quality aquaculture professionals, that are subjected to constant learning and development on technical and business skills, reducing you talent search by over 50%.

01.04 Please describe who exactly your startup’s product/service is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

Our Target Audience: For Educational Solutions: Students in any field of study, school young and young citizens, 9 - 5 workers, retirees in other fields not relating to aquaculture, professionals in aquaculture willing to learn the business of aquaculture For Management Software Solutions: B2B (focusing on fish farm owners, research farm owners), B2C - Student and Aquaculture Professionals (Offering paid certification programs in the software solutions). For Human Resources Solutions: B2B - recruiting for fish farm owners, research institutes, and aquaculture project builders. 2. Aquaculture professionals (to fill our talent pipeline for pre-vetting process,

01.05 When was your company established?

2021-06-21

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

Yes

01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?

0

01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?

0

01.09 Please describe the profile of the other owners within your startup (skills, experience, etc.)

Samuel Paul- Has a B. AgriTech in Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology Leads business development, growth, and execution with a team of 8 Professional member and sub-committee of World Aquaculture Society, African Chapter, West African Region. Head of Programs for DB4T at RID LABS (a Veterinary Diagnostics Laboratory) Has experience working in SaaS organizations, AgriTech, FinTech, Real Estate etc.

01.10 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link(s) here:

https://pescademy.substack.com/publish/home?utm_source=user-menu, aquatals.net, https://www.youtube.com/@Pescademy, https://www.linkedin.com/company/aquaorg/

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

h) IT (digital services, equipment and software)

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

With our Educational technology solutions, we are helping the immediate community get access to quality aquaculture business knowledge needed to start a venture on their own. We go as far as teaching how to start with a low budget and scale .

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

With our educational solutions, everyone can have access to the creation of business, and our HR solutions helps provide jobs for talents

02.03.01 My startup contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

2

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification for my startup

Nil

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

With our Educational technology solutions, we are helping the immediate community get access to quality aquaculture business knowledge needed to start a venture on their own. We go as far as teaching how to start with a low budget and scale .

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

3

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

Nil

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

3

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

Nil

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

2

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

Nil

02.08.01 My startup contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

7 - Strongly Agree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification for my startup

We provide jobs via our HR Solutions

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

2

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

Nil

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

3

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

NIl

02.11.01 My startup contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

2

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification for my startup

Nil

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

2

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

NIl

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

3

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

NIl

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

Our management software solutions focuses on improving sustainable farming of fish products through data-driven decision-making.

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

2

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

NIl

02.16.01 My startup contributes to the Peace Justice and Strong Institutions goal

3

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

Nil

02.17.01 My startup contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

5

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification for my startup

We interact with different partners for the success of our business like training institutes, healthcare

06.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

3

06.02 The product/service represents an entirely new type of product/service.

4

06.03 The product/service could be described as a new technology.

6

06.04 The product/service is an improvement on an existing product or service.

5

06.05 The product/service could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

6

06.06 The product/service responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

6

06.07 The product/service is a new version of an old product/service.

4

06.08 Justification for my startup

The Ideas is a unique and innovative Idea because it is the first of it's kind in the Nigerian Aquaculture Industry, The HR Partner solution, The EdTech Solution, and the Management Software Solution. Aquaculture is a growing subsector that has not adapted the success input has seen in other industries until now, It's time for the sector to prove it's potential via this innovations.

06.09 Competitive Analysis

AquaTrack (Nigeria), Aquamet (Ghana)- For Management Software Solutions Youtubers for Aquaculture business trainer. For HR - None

11.05 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?

Yes, I have female members in my team actively supporting and pushing on their business Ideas.