Preparing my Tech Nation submission (Business Founder Route) — would love your honest feedback! 🙏

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Hi everyone,

I’m getting my application ready for the Global Talent Visa (Exceptional Promise – Business Pathway) as a non-technical founder. I would love to share my evidence map and politely ask for any advice or blind-spot checks from this amazing network.

A quick background on me:

I am a maternal health specialist and entrepreneur from Nigeria. In 2021, I started Milky Mommas, an online community and support network for breastfeeding mothers that now has over 120 active members and 3,700 Instagram followers. To scale this solution, I have spent the last year working as the Product Lead to design MamaCare, a mobile app that provides automated guidance, baby feeding tracking, and tools to help mothers check their baby’s breastfeeding latch using their smartphone camera.

Because my background is in maternal care, my biggest focus is making sure my application reads like a proper business operator and product manager, rather than a healthcare provider.

Here is how I have organized my 10 slots:

Letters of Recommendation (3): Fully signed on official letterheads with LinkedIn links from:

  1. A UK-based FemTech founder and investor.
  2. A prominent African health-tech executive who runs a large clinic network.
  3. A US/UK founder whose digital health products are already used within the UK NHS landscape.

Mandatory Criteria (Potential Leader Recognition):

  • Doc 1: An organic, non-paid profile feature in Build With Her Magazine, including my official profile in their international founder directory and the editor’s scouting emails.
  • Doc 2: National TV appearance as a guest expert on NTA’s “Good Morning Abuja” discussing maternal health and digital innovation and Akweyatv, Abuja, with a reference letter.
  • Doc 3: A mainstream national media portfolio containing a full-page interview in The Daily Sun, recognised as Woman of the Sun, and a digital feature in Vanguard Newspaper and The Nation.

Optional Criteria 1 (Product Innovation & Traction):

  • Doc 4: A product portfolio showcasing four high-fidelity MamaCare interface designs alongside the core product features I personally defined.
  • Doc 5: A live screenshot of our backend admin dashboard demonstrating that the platform is operational, including evidence of the pre-launch waitlist growing to 50 verified sign-ups within the first 48 hours.
  • Doc 6: CAC incorporation documents confirming the company is registered within the digital technology sector and that I own 100% of the company’s shares.

Optional Criteria 2 (Contribution to the Digital Technology Sector Outside My Day Job):

  • Doc 7: Community-building evidence showing how I have led the Milky Mommas WhatsApp support community since 2021 to gather user insights, validate product ideas, and inform platform development.
  • Doc 8: Records of webinars, virtual education programmes, and user engagement campaigns used to test demand, together with analytics from Zoom sessions and Instagram Live events.
  • Doc 9: A broadcast feature from Isu Media’s “The 5th Estate Show,” where I was invited to discuss how digital innovation can help bridge gaps in maternal healthcare.

I would really appreciate any feedback, particularly on:

  • Whether the evidence clearly demonstrates leadership and recognition as an emerging digital technology founder.
  • Whether my Optional Criteria evidence is strong enough for a non-technical founder.
  • Any gaps or weaknesses you think I should address.

Thank you so much for taking the time to review this. Any advice from those who have successfully gone through the process would be greatly appreciated.

@Raphael @Francisca_Chiedu @Akash_Joshi @pahuja I would truly appreciate your feedback.

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Media pieces need to frame you as an emerging digital tech founder. If the Daily Sun, Vanguard and NTA coverage reads as maternal health advocacy instead, it won’t count as MC recognition on the Business route. The assessor needs external voices describing you as a product founder building in the digital sector.

OC1 leans heavily on self-documented material. Interface designs you produced, admin dashboard screenshots, and the CAC incorporation all come from inside the company, so they show the product exists without validating that it’s innovative. Fifty waitlist signups is thin traction. Assessors want to see users paying, partners integrating, or a credible third party writing about the innovation.

OC2 has a category problem. Milky Mommas is the origin and user-research arm of MamaCare, which makes it part of your day job rather than a contribution outside it. Doc 9 is media coverage and belongs under MC. OC2 needs voluntary work that contributes to the digital tech sector itself, such as mentoring other founders or unpaid advisory work with a tech body.

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Thank you very much for taking the time to review my evidence and for the honest feedback. I really appreciate it.

You’ve given me a different perspective on how the assessor may interpret my evidence, particularly around positioning myself as a digital technology founder rather than primarily a maternal health advocate. Your comments on MC, OC1 and OC2 are very helpful and have given me a clearer idea of the areas I need to strengthen before submitting.

I’ll take your advice on board as I continue building traction, strengthening my product evidence, and gathering more third-party validation. Thank you again for your time and willingness to provide such constructive feedback.